Recipes

Stir Fry Tiger Prawns

With egg noodles in a coconut and Thai green curry sauce Sunflower oil 300ml Prawn stock 16 peeled and deveined prawns 120g egg noodles 200g stir fry mix – finely sliced peppers, courgettes, carrots and sugar snap peas 2 garlic cloves, finely diced 15g finely sliced ginger 40g shitake mushrooms 30g pak choi 120ml coconut [...]

---

Gingerbread Houses for Christmas

We have a tradition at Mussel Inn of making gingerbread houses at Christmas time. It’s a tradition that is mostly popular in Europe but our customers here in Scotland can’t get enough of them. We can’t tell you exactly how we build our houses but here’s our gingerbread recipe. Why not have a go yourself! [...]

---

Moroccan Steamed Mussels with Coconut Milk

3 Whole Red chillies 3 Whole Green chillies 1 Small onion, finely chopped 1 tbsp brown mustard seeds 3 cloves of garlic, finely chopped 20g fresh ginger, finely chopped ½ tsp of ground cumin ¼ tsp of ground coriander ½ tsp paprika ¼ tsp tumeric ¼ tsp ground nutmeg 3 spring onions, sliced Small bunch [...]

---

Pan Fried Squid

With Mediterranean salad, crispy pancetta and basil oil 500ml water 1 tbsp salt 50g basil oil 150ml olive oil 4 slices of pancetta 170g mixed salad leaves, such as radicchio, lollo roso, oak leaf and endive 80g cucumber, peeled, deseeded and sliced 50g red onion, sliced 12 oven roasted tomatoes 400g squid 150g Parmesan shavings [...]

---

Mini Seafood Platter

In a rich shellfish sauce, topped with creme fraiche Olive oil 150ml dry white wine 2 sea bass fillets, cut in half 160g cubed coley fillet 400g mussels, scrubbed and beards removed 4 king scallops 12 queen scallops in the shell 12 tiger prawns peeled and deveined 300ml fish stock Half a lemon, cut into [...]

---

Steamed West Coast Mussels with Blue Cheese and Bacon

2kg mussels, cleaned 80g shallots, finely chopped 3 cloves of garlic, finely chopped 150ml white wine 80g blue cheese, cubed 150ml double cream Pinch of salt and pepper 120g unsmoked bacon, cooked and diced 1tbsp fresh parsley, chopped Enough fresh crusty bread for 4 1. Put the mussels, shallots, garlic and white wine into a [...]

---

Light Summer Strawberry Cheesecake

Delicious, light and easy to make, our summery strawberry cheesecake is the perfect dessert on a summer’s day. Ingredients Makes 1 cheesecake 200g digestive biscuits 50g unsalted butter 600g strawberries 1/2 lemon juice and zest 4 gelatine sheets 200g cream cheese 4 tbs caster sugar 3 tbs plain yoghurt 150 ml double cream Method 1. [...]

---

Fillet of Sea Bass with Roasted Red Peppers, Feta, New Potato and Rocket Salad

Ingredients 100g new potatoes, boiled 1 handful of rocket 30g 4 cherry tomatoes, cut in half 10g red onion finely sliced 1 roasted red pepper, sliced into rings (jars are available in most supermarkets) 35g Feta cheese, cut into cubes 40g cucumber, finely sliced 1 x 160g fillet of sea bass, seasoned with salt and [...]

---

Steamed West Coast Mussels with Black Bean and Pepper Sauce

Ingredients 2kg Mussels – cleaned 3 tbsp Salted Black Beans – roughly chopped 1 Green Bell Pepper – finely diced 1 Red Bell Pepper – finely diced 1 bunch Spring Onions – sliced (save 2 for garnish) 4 Garlic Cloves – finely chopped 20g Ginger – finely chopped 3 tbsp Soy Sauce 2 tbsp Rice [...]

---