Gordon Ramsay's Guide To Shellfish

my guide to buying the finest shellfish whether it's scallops prawns crabs or lobster spanking fresh shellfish never fails to make an impression and when you want the best crustaceans it pays to ask an expert 19 pound it's a bargain at 20 pounds fishmonger roger barton really knows his shellfish inside out hello he said can he go back home so i'm sorry brother you're with me he's been in the fish game at london's billings gate market for over 35 years glean some of his knowledge and you'll never be at a loss when it comes to shopping for shellfish right what we've got here are corvettes some people known as prawns and these are a picture they've got to be lovely and shiny you'll find if they're too limp the head starts coming away from the body not a good sign looks a bit like me worse for the whale chop your old garlic up get the old wok lovely bit of olive oil lovely lovely jubbly lovely lovely jubilee in they go absolutely fantastic and if you like prawns as much as me then you'll love all these different kinds here are my favorites brown shrimps might be tiny but punch well above their weight in terms of taste i love them potted in spice butter and spread on toast atlantic prawns are great value and packed with flavor fantastic as tapas or in curries small tiger prawns are also good value and great for asian salads stir fries and fish stews whereas these massive ones are so spectacular i just keep them simple marinated in garlic oil and chili char grilled and served in their shells and longustings are one of my favorites you can buy the succulent beauties whole just roast or boil and serve with garlic mayonnaise [Music] people used to eat winkles goggles they're not doing it anymore it's such a shame they should be more daring all due respect you wouldn't make love the same way for the rest of your fat life wrinkles there they are lovely they smell of the seed a little bit of pepper and salt and a dash of vinegar then that does enhance the flavor in this country we have got the finest oysters in the world i die for these the only thing you have to look for with an oyster that is tightly closed if it's open avoid be adventurous come on try it nothing ventured nothing going get the right recipe and the freshest shellfish and you'll guarantee success in the kitchen whether it's in one of my restaurants or back at home i know that as well as delicious food one of the fundamentals to making guests happy is creating a great atmosphere vietnamese style fresh prawn rolls one of the keys to cooking for crowds is creating the atmosphere and that buzz getting your guests to sort of almost get involved and dip in and dip out this is an exciting fragrant wrap that is so easy to do first off soak the noodles these are thin glass noodles basically bring the kettle up to the boil and just pour just let them steep there for a couple of minutes the noodles are for my prawn rolls as they soak i'm gonna make a spicy dipping sauce to go with them start off with sugar we're trying to create that sweet sour salty but a really nice sort of heated sauce as well rice wine vinegar that will dissolve the sugar fish sauce now that's going to give it saltiness next the chili i want the seeds left in because i want some power chilli in a little bit of garlic don't need to chop it too finely just slice it take a spring onion just top and tail them slice the slices bring it in nice and thinly so it sort of almost permeates that dipping sauce i grew up with the love of spring rolls but on the back of my visit to vietnam it sort of transformed my respect for a spring roll give that a little mix a little bit of coriander and fresh mint roll them up and chop herbs in there's no olive oil in there there's no cream there's no butter it's just a really nice light dipping sauce and wow all those senses going on now we're gonna make the filling for the wraps a really nice fresh noodle salad rinse the noodles in cold water then chop them into bite-sized lengths prawns peeled and cooked slice them up the prawns give a really nice sweetness next the vegetables i want crunch freshness texture baby gem lettuce and just shred that lettuce next spring onion the good news about these wraps is that you can make them up in advance sit them in the fridge and then take them out literally seconds before you guess arrive peel the carrot so you got really nice fresh crunchy carrot now fresh mint fresh basil and fresh coriander together it sounds a little bit bizarre but it tastes amazing don't hold back with the herbs they'll really help make the filling vibrant fresh and aromatic finally touch a lime just squeeze that fresh lime juice over there a couple of tablespoons of your dipping sauce don't put too much in there it just makes all the filling too wet just give that a really good mix that's a very quick simple salad to eat now but let's get it into a wrap now take your rice paper wrap literally 30 seconds in warm water you can get rice paper wraps from your local asian supermarket or buy them online gently lift it out the water there beautiful lay it carefully onto your board [Music] place the mixture at the bottom don't overfill it because it'll be a nightmare to roll fold them over first nice and tightly halfway then tuck in the ends make sure nothing's coming out the sides beautiful it's so light fragrant incredibly simple to do and there you go a very delicious fragrant asian wrap certainly different to the chinese spring rolls i grew up with to prep it get the head and twist keep hold of those heads make the most amazing stock and then with your thumb get underneath the shell and just peel off that beautiful little layer now with your thumb on your finger push and shake and look the whole tail comes off you don't have to peel the whole thing from there get your knife and just gently cut the surface of the prawn and what we're looking for there is that little dirt sack that's got to come out otherwise if you cook the prawn with that sack in there it's crunchy it's not very nice and it ruins that sweet flavor and there you go the most amazing prawn ready for cooking

Channel: Gordon Ramsay

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Id: 0CpMh5uFL_g

Length: 7min 51sec (471 seconds)

Published: Thu Nov 05 2020