Distraught by his father's suicide, at age 19 he went to Australia, where he worked as a labourer in an abattoir and as a clerk in a naval dockyard. The pair still had a licence for a restaurant in another part of the building, so they continued with that to avert bankruptcy. If you are lucky enough to possess an enormous frying pan or, even better, a paellera, then by all means double up the quantities in this recipe. Make 3 small slits in either side of each prawn between the shell segments to allow the marinade to penetrate. Line the pastry cases with crumpled greaseproof paper, cover the base with a generous layer of baking beans and bake blind for 15 minutes.

Pour the sunflower oil into a pan until it is about one-third full and heat to 190°C/375°F or until a small piece of white bread dropped into the oil browns and rises to the surface in 1 minute. Stein said at the time of opening, "Ever since a memorable weekend eating Pambula oysters and flathead in Merimbula in the sixties, I've had the image of the clean blue sea and sweet seafood of the South Coast fixed in my head so when I was introduced to Mollymook about six years ago I knew that one day I would open up a restaurant celebrating local fish and shellfish but keeping it really simple.But anyone who cooks, gets more out of cooking by expanding their horizons and watching and learning. July 2016, Rick and Jill Stein received the Special Award at the prestigious Catey Awards, for their more than 41 years of outstanding contribution to the hospitality industry.

Although it includes all the standard tandoori marinade ingredients, such as yoghurt, lemon juice, chilli and curry spices, I also put in a great deal of pounded fennel seed, which I find gives the marinated prawns an incomparable texture and aromatic flavour. Made with the freshest white crab meat, a little brown meat, some Gruyère cheese and the shortest of shortcrust pastry, this dish needs no accompaniment except perhaps a single sprig of parsley — and a chilled glass of premier cru Chablis.Stein was awarded the OBE in the 2003 New Year Honours for services to tourism in Cornwall [20] and the CBE in the 2018 New Year Honours for services to the economy. Find recipes from Jamie Oliver’s 2023 Channel 4 cookery TV series 5 Ingredient Meals and accompanying cookbook 5 Ingredients Mediterranean. His shows have included Rick Stein's Taste of the Sea, Fruits of the Sea, Seafood Odyssey, Fresh Food, Seafood Lovers' Guide, Food Heroes, French Odyssey, Mediterranean Escapes, Far Eastern Odyssey, Rick Stein's Spain and Rick Stein's India. Along with business partner (and first wife) Jill Stein, he has run the Stein hotel and restaurant business in the UK. He is also the head chef and a co-owner of the "Rick Stein at Bannisters" restaurants in Mollymook and Port Stephens in Australia, with his second wife, Sarah.

These fish cakes have plenty of fresh tarragon in them, which goes very well with salmon I always think, and they’re served with a simple salad and quite a sharp dressing to cut the richness of the deep-frying. In 2022, Stein underwent Open-Heart Surgery at the Royal Brompton Hospital to repair a defective heart valve. Tip into a large mixing bowl and stir in the water with a round-bladed knife until everything starts to stick together Bring together into a ball, turn out on to a work surface lightly dusted with flour and knead once or twice until smooth. However, what I like about it are the flavours of olive oil, garlic and saffron together with seafood and some good, large-grained rice. Cook the potatoes in boiling salted water until tender Drain well, tip back into the pan and mash until smooth.Pour the oil into a pan until it is no more than half full and heat to 180°C/350°F, or until a small piece of bread dropped into it browns and rises to the surface in 1½ minutes. One of the most popular recipes from the series and handed down to Rick from his mother, it features two different varieties of apple encased in a bread-based pudding and served with custard. Put into a bowl with the mashed potatoes, melted butter herbs, salt and some black pepper Mix together well. Put the fish cakes on 4 warmed plates, pile the dressed salad leaves to one side and spoon a little more dressing over the remainder of the plate. Inspired by the deeply flavourful free-range meat from a farm Rick visited in Cornwall, these tender pork chops are served with sautéed cabbage and poached sloes.

Remove from the heat and leave for 5 minutes, then uncover and gently fork the seafood and rice together before serving. For the pastry, sift the flour and salt into a food processor, add the butter and lard cut into small pieces and process until the mixture looks like fine breadcrumbs. He told me about this great dish consisting of a tortilla filled with deep-fried fish, coriander, chilli, tomato, a little soured cream and some salad. In October 2009, Stein and his future second wife (fiancée at the time), the publicist Sarah Burns, opened Rick Stein at Bannisters in Mollymook, Australia.

For the tandoori masala paste, grind the fennel, coriander and cumin seeds in a coffee grinder or a pestle and mortar. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover – to celebrate the British cultural figures of the last six decades. On 22 June 2020, it was confirmed that Stein's restaurant in Porthleven, Cornwall would close permanently due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Being on his own, he read widely, reflected on his attitude to education, and applied successfully to New College, Oxford, where he earned an English degree in 1971. Dip the strips of fish into the batter and then drop them into the hot oil and fry for 4 minutes, until crisp and golden.