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Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Bisque with Snapper, Prawn and Crab (an MKR recipe)


I must confess I am a cooking show junkie.
This recipe is one from MKR (or My Kitchen Rules). For those of you who don't know, it is a reality cooking show where couples compete against each other for a cash prize.
When one couple, Megan and Andy (aka seafood king), cooked this dish, originally Coral Trout with Prawn and Crab, they scored 57/60!


It looked heavenly and not that difficult, so of course I had to try it. 
We used Snapper as Coral Trout was not available. Neither fish is considered sustainable but actually Snapper is actually the worse of the two :(
My husband filleted his first fish.


The dish begins with a fish stock using the carcass, onion, celery, carrot, fennel, white wine and herbs.


The crab is boiled for a few minutes then all the meat reserved.


Meanwhile the base of the bisque is cooked, onion, garlic, carrot and fennel, followed by the prawn heads and shells.


The fish stock is strained into the prawn stock and cooked for almost 20 minutes before that is also strained.


You then reduce it some more and add cream, seasoning and butter to this amazing sauce.
Before serving I popped in the prawns that had been boiled briefly for a minute and the crab meat.


The fillets are cooked in the frypan, three minutes skin side down, then turn over for one, then rested while the dish assembled. 
I accompanied ours with beans, topped with the prawn and crab, surrounded by the incredible bisque. The fish is placed on topped and garnished with fennel fronds.


Seriously this dish was amazing. 
The entire family went crazy for it.

26 comments:

  1. Easy?! That is a work of art kind of dish. The flavors must have been so delicious with that authentic stock of seafood juices. It looks so so good.

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  2. I love a good bisque! They do take time to make but the flavour concentration is absolutely incredible.

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  3. Wow this is a very special dish! I love everything about it. I have not watched MKR this season but if they are making dishes like this, I am missing out!

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  4. This looks like a fantastic dish! Yum!

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  5. Nawwwww "darlin'" they would be proud lol

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  6. I'm a big fan of MKR as well!

    This seafood dish is beautiful and I think Andy is truly a seafood king!

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  7. Yum - How I'd love for you to cook this one for me Muppy. Looks great and I just don't cook fish, but love it when someone else is cooking. Great filleting job too if it was his 1st! cheers Wendy

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  8. I love the depth of flavour in a good bisque. All the work put in is truly rewarded when you sit down and eat :)

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  9. This looks amazing! I love that you just get in there and try all new recipes! Megan and Andy's seafood recipes were amazing!

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  10. What a beautiful creation worthy of a Special meal. Saving this one.
    Rita

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  11. This sounds so decadent and incredibly delicious! I can see why everyone loved it!

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  12. Oh, wow this sounds amazing. Thank you for sharing this.

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  13. I think I saw that episode too and it looked really good! And you've just got to try something that gets marked that highly don't you! :D Well done to your hubby for filleting his first fish :)

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  14. wow, ive never been game enough to cook with a whole fish..

    this dish is seafood galalore!!!

    YUM.... and it looks decently healthy which is an added bonus!

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  15. How can they not be crazy about it? You have put so many incredible ingredients in it Muppy! I would love to have a bowl of this, looks fantastic!

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  16. Looks beautifully fresh! Thank you for sharing this lovely dish.

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  17. Looks faithful to the original, well done! Not a fan of seafood (or of that particular MKR couple, lol), but it seems quite appetising :)

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  18. There is something very therapeutic about making bisque isn't there? With regards sustainability - we all have different definitions of what that means.
    The GoodFishBadFish site - http://goodfishbadfish.com.au/ - offers good advice. I often ask them about more sustainable options and they have a wealth of knowledge about lesser know fish species, which helps protect the more popular types. They even got me eating sardines! Great photographs. Thank for sharing.

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  19. wow..I love to cook but have never tried anything like this before..looks and sounds just fabulous!! thank you for the easy to follow instructions!!
    I am your newest follower..pls follow back if you can.

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  20. This just looks amazing, bookmarked to try very soon. Thanks, Diane

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  21. That looks so good! I always keep shells of prawns and if I'm lucky crabs/lobsters.. as they make such good stock :) MmMMm

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  22. Oh my goodness once again a dish that looks just divine! Seafood is right up my alley so I may need to try this. Thanks a mil for posting! :)

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  23. looks like a stunning dish Muppy! you have a very lucky family :)

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  24. Thanks so much for stopping by my website so that I could find yours. I love the layers of flavors and textures to this bisque. I was also happy to see the fresh fish you used. I love shopping for seafood at the Aberdeen wet market here in Hong Kong. Take Care, BAM

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