The New Zealand Seafood Industry Council Ltd

New Zealand Seafood Recipes

CRISPY SEAFOOD SURPRISES

Ingredients
Preferred measurement of units  

200g7 oz skinless, boneless fish, diced into 1cm cubes

100g3½ oz mussel meats, finely chopped

2 Tbsp butter

3 spring onions or 1 small onion, finely chopped

3 Tbsp flour

½ cup milk

½ tsp dried basil

Salt to taste

1 egg, lightly beaten

1 tsp lemon juice

Freshly grated nutmeg

Freshly ground black pepper

200g7 oz packet phyllo pastry

½ cup melted butter

Method

Melt butter in a saucepan, saute spring onion or onion until soft, approximately 2-3 minutes.

Add flour & cook 1-2 minutes until frothy.

Gradually stir in milk & heat until boiling, then add basil & fish.

Simmer 3-4 minutes until sauce is smooth & thickened.  Season to taste with salt.

Stir in mussel meats, egg, lemon juice, nutmeg & pepper to taste.  Allow to cool.

Cut sheets of pastry into widthwise strips 4cm wide.  Brush 1 strip with melted butter.  Place a teaspoonful of filling on bottom left hand corner of strip.  Fold bottom right hand corner over filling to form a triangle.  Then fold triangle up, then to the right & continue folding, keeping triangle shape with each fold.

Place triangle, seam side down, on a greased tray.  Repeat with remaining strips & filling.

Brush completed triangles with melted butter & bake at 200°C392F until golden brown, approximately 10-15 minutes.

Serve warm.

Mussel
Omega 3: Good Omega-3
Color when cooked:
  • Shell
Flesh:
  • Shellfish
Cooking Methods:
  • Bake
  • BBQ
  • Fry
  • Curry
  • Marinate
  • Microwave
  • Soup/chowder
  • Smoke
  • Steam
  • Sushi / raw
Gurnard, Red
Omega 3: Good Omega-3
Color when cooked:
  • White
Flesh:
  • Firm
  • Holds shape when cooked
Cooking Methods:
  • Bake
  • BBQ
  • Casserole
  • Fry
  • Poach
  • Steam
  • Sushi / raw
Tarakihi
Omega 3: Good Omega-3
Color when cooked:
  • White
Flesh:
  • Medium
  • Moist
  • Thick flakes
Cooking Methods:
  • Bake
  • BBQ
  • Curry
  • Fry
  • Poach
  • Marinate
  • Microwave
  • Soup/chowder
  • Sushi / raw