Melissa Frohloff

Melissa is Bush 'n Beach Fishing magazine's celebrity chef. She is happy to share all her tasty recipes.

Sage-smoked chicken skewers with smoked peanut sauce

A delicious alternative to your ordinary chicken skewers. This recipe adds a beautiful smoked flavour, making the dish something truly special to be enjoyed on any occasion. INGREDIENTS 3 chicken breasts 10 sage leaves Marinade: 3 tbsp soy sauce Juice of one lime 70ml oil 1 tsp grated ginger 1 bunch chopped fresh coriander  or parsley Salt and pepper Skewer …

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Salt and vinegar crumbed whiting

A delicious twist on crumbed whiting as detailed by Melissa Frohloff. Create your own taste in crumbs with your favourite flavour of potato chips. Ingredients 700g butterflied winter whiting fillets 170g Smiths salt and vinegar chips 1 cup plain flour 2 eggs Method Cut a large corner off the salt and vinegar chip packet. Using a rolling pin, finely crush …

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Lemon salted prawns and fennel salad

This recipe for lemon salted prawns and fennel salad will be sure to get your juices flowing thanks to the Muurikka Electric Smoker. INGREDIENTS 500g uncooked prawns 4 tbsp coarse sea salt Lemon zest 2 cups smoking chips Fennel salad 2 fennel bulbs 1 cucumber 1 red onion 15 pitted olives Orange zest Juice of orange Juice of lemon 1 …

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Beef Stroganoff

If you’ve got a hankering for a tasty beef stroganoff, look no further than this delicious recipe by Melissa Frohloff. Beef Stroganoff Ingredients 2 tbsp smoked paprika 100g flour 500g fillet steak, sliced into strips 1/4 cup olive oil 40g butter 200g Swiss brown mushrooms, thinly sliced 3 shallots, finely diced 2 tbsp tomato paste 1/2 cup brandy 1 cup …

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Baked sweetlip with shallots and pistachio nut seasoning

Baked sweetlip provides an alternative to the usual crumbed or battered fish. Cooked fresh it is a terrific treat for your taste buds. Ingredients 1 whole medium grass sweetlip 30g butter 6 green shallots, chopped 3 cloves garlic, crushed 3 slices stale bread 2 eggs 4 fresh basil leaves, finely chopped Rind of half a lime, grated 100g pistachio nuts, …

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Camp oven goat stew

Ever wondered how to make the perfect goat stew? This recipe by Melissa Frohloff will have you enjoying the hearty winter warmer in no time. Ingredients 100g butter 2 carrots, finely chopped 2 large brown onions, chopped 3 stalks celery, chopped  1.5kg goat meat, cubed 1 cup plain flour 2 x 400g cans whole tomatoes 1 bulb Australian garlic, crushed …

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Red emperor seafood chowder

Melissa Frohloff’s seafood chowder recipe comprises red emperor for a spectacular-tasting meal. Red emperor and prawn stock 1 red emperor head 250g prawn heads Water 1 bulb garlic Method Remove heads from green prawns. Place prawn heads and red emperor head into boiler and cover with water. Cut top and bottom off garlic bulb and place in boiler. Bring to …

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Slow-cooked lamb shanks

Lamb shanks, especially slow-cooked lamb shanks, make for the perfect winter warmer and this recipe makes it oh so easy to please the family. Ingredients 4 lamb shanks 3 bottles of Monteith’s Doppelbock dark ale 2 tbsp olive oil 0.5kg Roma tomatoes, roughly chopped 4 large cloves garlic, crushed 20 shallot onions, peeled 2 carrots, diced 2 large bulbs garlic, …

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Spanner crab and leek cob loaf

Spanner crab is something of a delicacy in southeast Queensland. Check out this tasty spanner crab and leek cob loaf recipe by Melissa Frohloff. Ingredients 4 peeled spanner crab bodies 1 cob loaf 1 tbsp butter 2 cloves garlic, crushed 1 leek 250g Philadelphia cream cheese, diced 1 tbsp butter 500g thickened cream 450g Perfect Italiano 4 Cheese Melt mix …

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Quinoa and spinach cheesy tart

Quinoa and spinach are a couple of superfoods that when combined make for an irresistible and healthy cheesy tart recipe. Ingredients 1 tbsp olive oil 1 onion, finely chopped 2 cloves garlic, crushed 1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves 250g washed baby spinach leaves 1 tsp ground nutmeg 6 eggs, lightly beaten 250g tub sour cream 50g prosciutto, chopped Fresh thyme …

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