Easy Spaghetti Marinara

Serves 4 | Approximately 30 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 1kg Fisho seafood marinara mix (or ask the Fisho team to put together one for you with scallops, prawns, fish, squid, mussels)
  • 500g spaghetti
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 small onion, finely diced
  • 3 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 700g tomato passata
  • 100ml water
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon chilli flakes, optional
  • 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
  • Finely grated zest of 1/2 lemon
  • Salt and pepper

Method:

  1. Soften onion in oil over medium heat for 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook for 30 seconds.
  2. Stir in passata, water, oregano and optional chilli. Simmer gently for 12 minutes.
  3. Meanwhile, cook spaghetti according to the packet. Save a mug of cooking water before draining.
  4. Add raw seafood to the sauce and simmer gently until cooked through, approximately 3-5 minutes depending on size. Add any already-cooked seafood towards the end, allowing it to heat through.
  5. Toss through spaghetti, parsley and lemon zest. Loosen with a splash of pasta water and season.

Creamy Seafood Chowder

Serves 4 | Approximately 40 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 700g seafood marinara mix, thawed and drained
  • 25g butter
  • 1 leek, washed and finely sliced
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed – 500g potatoes, peeled and cut into 1cm cubes
  • 750ml reduced-salt fish or vegetable stock
  • 150g corn kernels
  • 200ml thickened cream
  • 2 tablespoons chopped chives
  • Salt and pepper
  • Crusty bread, to serve

Method:

  1. Melt butter in a large saucepan. Gently soften leek for 5 minutes. Add garlic and stir for 30 seconds.
  2. Add potatoes and stock. Simmer for 15-20 minutes until potatoes are tender.
  3. Mash some potatoes against the side of the saucepan to thicken the broth.
  4. Stir in corn and cream. Bring back to a gentle simmer.
  5. Add raw seafood and cook gently until cooked through, approximately 3-5 minutes depending on size. Add any already-cooked seafood towards the end and heat through.
  6. Stir in chives, season to taste and serve with bread.