GAME OF THRONES returns to TV screens later this week and if you’re getting a little excited, here are some brilliant recipes inspired by the show for you to try.
They’re ideal if you’re hosting a viewing party for the first episode and fancy impressing your guests.
Seafish has created these recipes fit for a king – whoever that may end up being!
Everything from White Walkers and Weirwood Trees to The Wall have all made an appearance, and all cleverly made out of fish.
A Mackerel Iron Throne (of course!), Tuna Drogon and Braavos Seafood Platter also feature in the fishy twist on the hit HBO series.
Each dish takes less than 30 minutes to prepare and will impress even the most hardened GOT superfan – though the lack of blood and gore may disappoint a few!
Game of Thrones returns on Sunday, July 16, and will be the seventh series of the popular fantasy series.
Weirwood tree
Species: White fish
Type of dish: snack, Game of Thrones
Serves: 2
Time: 30 mins
Ingredients
1 large fillet of white fish (cod, haddock, hake etc.)
2 bunches spring onions, trimmed
2 tsp paprika
Method
- Preheat the oven to 160 degrees. Bake the fish for 10-12 minutes until cooked.
- Arrange the spring onions in the shape of a tree trunk and branches.
- Flake the fish into pieces, placing the flakes as ‘leaves’ on the tree.
- Lightly sprinkle the paprika over the fish.
Braavos seafood platter
Species: oysters, cockles, clams, langoustines, mussels
Type of dish: starter, dinner, party, game of thrones
Serves: 4
Time: 30 mins
Ingredients
8 oysters
500g clams
300g cockles
4 langoustines
400g mussels
1 shallot, finely chopped
Red wine vinegar
Mayonnaise
Lemon wedges
Crusty bread
Method
- Put the clams, cockles and mussels into a large enough saucepan with water, putting the lids on and cooking over a medium heat until the shellfish have opened (roughly 5 mins). Discard any that have not opened.
- Place the langoustine in cold well-salted water, bring to the boil and boil for 3-4 minutes.
- Shuck the oysters, leaving them in the shell. Alternatively, your fishmonger will be happy to do this for you.
- Make the vinegar dressing by combing the vinegar and shallots.
- Arrange the shellfish on a platter to serve, along with pots of the vinegar dressing, mayonnaise, lemon wedges and sliced crusty bread.
Krakens pasta
Species: Octopus, squid
Type of dish: dinner, game of thrones
Serves: 4
Time: 30 mins
Ingredients
250g black squid ink pasta
2 shallots, finely sliced
2 garlic cloves, finely sliced
1 jar baby octopus
1 pack cooked squid rings
100g unsalted butter
Juice of 1 lemon
Small bunch parsley, finely chopped
Pinch of chilli flakes
Salt and pepper, to taste
Method
- Cook the pasta according to the packet instructions.
- Heat the butter in a frying pan and cook the shallots and garlic until soft.
- Drain the baby octopus and half or quarter if large.
- Drain the pasta and combine with the butter, shallot and garlic mix, the octopus and squid, plus the lemon juice and chilli. Season to taste.
- Garnish with parsley and serve.
White walkers
Species: Squid
Type of dish: snack, party
Serves: 6
Time: 30 mins
Ingredients
6 small squid, defrosted
1 pack mashed potato
Small blue cake decorations (‘confetti’ type)
Olive oil
Method
- Heat a little oil in a frying pan and cook the squid for a few minutes in each side.
- Reheat the mash and spoon into a piping bag.
- Cut off the top of the squid and fill each one with mashed potato.
- Carefully place each squid down on to a plate of mashed potato, adding 2 small blue decorations for eyes. Garnish each with a plastic ‘sword’ pressed into the squid.
Fish finger wall
Species: Cod
Type of dish: dinner, snack, party, game of thrones
Serves: 2-4
Time: 30 mins
Ingredients
1 pack fish fingers (28 pack)
1 sheet nori seaweed
Tiny broccoli florets
Method
- Cook the fish fingers according to packet instructions. Steam the broccoli until cooked.
- Arrange the fish fingers in a row, and then build up the wall finger by finger. Secure with cocktail sticks if necessary.
- Cut a shape from the seaweed sheet to resemble Castle Black and another strip for the lift shaft. Place these against the wall.
- Arrange a few of the broccoli ‘trees’ in front of the wall.
Tuna Drogon
Species: Tuna
Type of dish: lunch, snack, party, Game of Thrones
Serves: 2
Time: 15 mins
Ingredients
2 tins tuna, drained
1 red pepper, deseeded and sliced
1 orange pepper, deseeded and sliced
1 yellow pepper, deseeded and sliced
2 red chillies, halved and deseeded
1 plum cherry tomato, cut in half
1 fresh coconut, broken into chunks
1 black olive, cut in half
Method
- Carefully flake the tuna and arrange the flakes like scales in the shape of a dragon’s head. Arrange the fresh coconut in the mouth of the dragon as teeth.
- Half the chillies and use them to form the dragon’s horns, using any offcuts to form the spines for the neck.
- Place half a tomato cut side up for the eye and place a slice of the black olive for the nostril.
- Arrange the sliced peppers to form fire breathing from the dragon’s mouth.
Mackerel iron throne
Species: Mackerel
Type of dish: snack, party, game of thrones
Serves: 2
Time: 20 mins
Ingredients
1 packet smoked mackerel
1 pack ready-made mash potato
Method
- Flake the mackerel into thin, spiky pieces. This is easiest to do when the mackerel is well chilled, do one fillet at a time and keep the rest chilling in the fridge.
- Heap the mashed potato on to a plate, creating a mound.
- Arrange the mackerel flakes in the shape of the Iron Throne!
Find out more about the recipes and how to cook seafood at www.fishisthedish.co.uk
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