Recipes

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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Smoked roast beef and nut coleslaw

Smoked roast beef is simply to dine for and when served with a crunchy nut coleslaw it really gets your mouth watering. Ingredients .5kg cut of chuck, round or rump beef 4 whole garlic cloves 4 sprigs of rosemary 1 tbsp Dijon mustard 2 tbsp course sea salt 1 tbsp rapeseed oil Nut coleslaw 500g white cabbage 1/4 cup crushed …

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Smoked trout tostada

Here’s a simple recipe for creating a tasty smoked trout tostada with the easy to use Muurikka Electric Smoker. Salsa Pepian 100g tomato 500g tomatillo or green tomato 100g white onion 60g hulled pumpkin seed 60g sesame seeds 3 whole allspice 2 pequin chillies salt to taste Method Smoke the trout for 25-30 minutes without removing the lid. Remove when …

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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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Corned beef fritters

Corned beef fritters are the perfect thing to fill up on before heading out for a day in the bush or on the boat. Check out this recipe by Melissa Frohloff. Ingredients 2 cups self-raising flour 1 cup milk 3 eggs 2 cups corned beef 2 tsp salt 1 large onion 270g tin Golden Circle corn 1 cup frozen peas …

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Braised lamb shanks

Ever wanted that perfect recipe for tender braised lamb shanks? Well here it is, as cooked by BNB’s Melissa Frohloff. Ingredients 4 lamb shanks 2 tsp olive oil 2 x 400g tins whole peeled tomatoes, roughly chopped 4 large cloves garlic, crushed 1 eggplant, peeled and diced 2 shallots, sliced 1 cup red wine (Shiraz) 1 cup water 1 tbsp …

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Steamed syrup pudding

Here’s a little sweet something. Cooking syrup pudding when you are out bush is a real delight and the task is made easy if you have an Ozpig. This compact stove is your best friend in the outdoors.  It burns very efficiently and requires far less wood than an open fire. You have full control over the heat of the fire by …

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Black kingfish curry

Black kingfish curry

This recipe details how to turn that black kingfish (cobia) you captured offshore into a delicious black kingfish curry. Ingredients 1kg black kingfish 8 eggs 1 tablespoon butter 3 shallots 1 teaspoon garlic 1 teaspoon Keen’s curry powder White sauce 2 1/4 cups milk 2 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoons plain flour Salt and pepper Method Boil eggs and peel. Dissect …

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