Marco Pierre White's Seafood Platter
A festive seafood platter featuring a variety of shellfish, perfect for sharing with family and friends.
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- •Dublin Bay prawnsfresh
- •Lobstersfrom Scotland
- •Crabsfresh from Cornwall
- •Oystersfrom Colchester
- •Prawnsfresh
- •Welksfrom the south coast
- •Shallotsfinely chopped
- •Red wine vinegargood quality
- •Mayonnaise
- •Capers
- •Gherkindiced
- •Parsleychopped
- •Ketchup
- •Worcester sauce
- •Tabasco saucefor spice
- 1
Boil a large pot of water.
5 min
- 2
Add welks and cook for 30 minutes.
30 min
- 3
After 20 minutes, add crabs and cook for 10 minutes.
10 min
- 4
Add lobsters and cook for 2 minutes.
2 min
- 5
Add Dublin Bay prawns and cook for 2 minutes.
2 min
- 6
Drain and cool the seafood.
10 min
- 7
Prepare sauces: For oysters, mix finely chopped shallots with red wine vinegar.
5 min
- 8
Make tartar sauce with mayonnaise, capers, diced gherkin, chopped shallots, and parsley.
5 min
- 9
Prepare cocktail sauce with mayonnaise, ketchup, Worcester sauce, and Tabasco.
5 min
- 10
Serve the seafood platter with the sauces.
5 min
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