Seafood Platter (Fruits de Mer)
Do you love seafood but don't know how to cook it? Do you find yourself avoiding entertaining because you're worried about preparing a meal that will impress your guests? Well, fear no more!This selection of fresh, succulent seafood is perfect for any special occasion, and you don't need to cook anything if you buy it already cooked.Our seafood platter includes crab, langoustines, prawns, crevettes, smoked salmon, caviar, smoked mackerel, cockles and mussels. Beautifully presented on a platter full of ice to keep it fresh.You can choose what cooked seafood items to include and what sauces to serve.Be confident in serving a flawless and memorable meal without the stress of cooking.We have listed enough for six hungry people, you can easily adjust the amount of seafood used for more or fewer people.
Ingredients
- 1 Dressed Crab
- 6 Langoustines
- 12 Crevettes
- 150 grams Small Prawns (Whole or Peeled)
- 80 grams Crayfish Tails
- 120 grams Smoked Salmon
- 150 grams Smoked Mackerel
- 12 Crab Stick (cut in half)
- 60 grams Caviar
- 90 grams Cockles
- 8 Mussels
- 16 Marinated Anchovy fillets
- 16 Pimento stuffed Olives
- 1 bag Crushed ice
- 1 bag Salad leaves
- 2 Lemons
- Blini
- Bread
- Butter (for bread)
- 10 Cherry Tomatoes
- Small handful Fresh Dill or Parsley
- Marie Rose Cocktail Sauce
- Seafood Boil Sauce
- Tartare Sauce
Instructions
- 1
--- Preparation ---
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Sauces: Make any sauces required ahead of time or transfer shop-bought ones into serving dishes.
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Cook: If any seafood has been purchased raw, cook them first and cool them immediately.Dress your cooked crab if not purchased already dressed.
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Wrap an anchovy fillet around each olive.
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--- Platter ---
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Ice: On a large platter plate or board, make a base of ice with some salad leaves and tomatoes around the outside.
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Centrepiece: Place the biggest seafood item, either lobster or dressed crab, in the middle as the centrepiece.
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Seafood: Continue adding the remaining seafood items, I usually add them in size order, largest first.
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Caviar: Place caviar into small serving bowls to place on to the platter.
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Fill: Add the smaller cooked seafood items. Fill any holes up with the anchovy-wrapped olives.
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Lemon: Cut wedges or slices of lemon, and place them all around the board.Add small sprigs of dill or parsley.
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--- Serving Suggestions ---
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Serve the Seafood Platter with buttered brown bread and blini's and pots of sauce on the side.
Cook it from the original
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