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COVID-19 Update: Sydney Seafood School
Sydney Seafood School has suspended all face-to-face classes while social distancing is required. However we are excited to now offer SSS@Home - a virtual cooking class and meal you can enjoy at home.
Sydney Seafood School Cookbook
Master delicious seafood recipes from 49 of Australia’s leading chefs – plus step-by-step seafood preparation photos and cooking tips from the masters!
Private & Corporate Events
We’re happy to welcome private groups of up to 20 for a premium, all-inclusive cooking and dining experience. Perfect for family & friends get togethers or corporate team building!
Established in 1989 and hosting around 12,000 guests each year, Sydney Seafood School has a mission to inspire everyone to eat well together through fun, engaging cooking experiences.
More than a cooking class, Sydney Seafood School offers fun, hands-on cooking experiences. The 3-in-1 format ensures you’ll enjoy learning new cooking skills starting with a cooking demonstration before you whip up a delicious meal (with all ingredients and a detailed printed recipe provided), then sit down to enjoy the results (with a glass of wine we hope).
As we like to say WATCH - COOK - EAT!
Cook alone or with friends and family. Perfect for date nights or social gatherings and a great way to get the whole family into the kitchen together! Whether you’re a kitchen novice or a dinner-party-dynamo, you’ll have fun while learning new recipes and handy cooking tips and techniques then enjoy a delicious seafood meal.
There are good commercial teriyaki sauces and marinades available, or you can make your own by combining equal quantities of light soy sauce and mirin. The name comes from the Japanese words “teri” meaning shine and “yaki” meaning grill, as meat and fish are brushed with the marinade while being grilled to give a shiny coating.
Ras el hanout (literally ‘top of the shop’), a classic North African spice mix, is traditionally a blend of the spice merchant’s finest spices. There are many variations, but most contain a dozen or more different spices, with old traditional recipes often including hashish and Spanish fly! This garlic sauce is delicious with any sort of seafood, meat or vegetables, thin it with a little water or lemon juice if need be to achieve a drizzling consistency.
The vine leaf wrapping helps protect the fish from the heat of the barbecue as well as providing a pleasantly crisp coating. Any leftover lentil salad can be kept, refrigerated, for a few days and is delicious on its own or as a side dish with any grilled seafood, meat or poultry.
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