“Anyway, like I was sayin’, shrimp is the fruit of the sea. You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, saute it. Dey’s uh, shrimp-kabobs, shrimp creole, shrimp gumbo. Pan fried, deep fried, stir-fried. There’s pineapple shrimp, lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp, pepper shrimp, shrimp soup, shrimp stew, shrimp salad, shrimp and potatoes, shrimp burger, shrimp sandwich.” Out of all the characters in Forrest Gump, Pvt. Benjamin Buford ‘Bubba’ Blue may be remembered most for his culinary contribution; in sixty two words, Bubba gave millions of shrimp fanatics the…
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Cracking the Code – Your Guide to Cooking Prawns
Hubba Bubba One of my favourite food quotes from the movies is not inspirational in the sense it’ll make you want to better your life this minute. Okay, actually, it does exactly that; it makes you want to get up and go do something—it’s so full of ideas packed into all of sixty two words. Here it is: “Anyway, like I was sayin’, shrimp is the fruit of the sea. You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, saute it. Dey’s uh, shrimp-kabobs, shrimp creole, shrimp gumbo. Pan…
Read MoreMy Favourite Seafood Dishes – Part 2
And I’m back to complete this little series of my fav seafood dishes. Fish & Chips This one ranks high for many reasons – there is of course the whole childhood / mom / granddad connection to it but also it was the most often ordered thing at CCI after a swim during vacations. Fried Pomfret, club fries and tartar sauce or Dipys tomato ketchup… how wrong can it get right? I still, more often than not, use White or Silver Pomfret fillets for this dish. Yes people are using…
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