How good is an Australian seafood Christmas?
Dec 08, 2023 4:00amWhen we talk Australian Christmas feasting, does it get any more 'Strayan than a table heaving with seafood? Keep the ocean's catch front and centre with oysters, scallops and prawn co*cktails for starters, stunning fish and lobster dishes for the centrepiece mains, and plenty of options if you're firing up the barbecue.
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How to make salmon gravlax
Photo: Alicia Taylor
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Grilled lobster with beurre blanc and chives
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Lobster with lemon myrtle, tarragon and crab butter
Photo: Alicia Taylor
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Mixed grilled seafood salad with lemon mignonette
Photo: Alicia Taylor
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Coral trout with saffron and Sherry-roasted onions
Photo: Alicia Taylor
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Grilled Balmain bugs with charred grapes and ouzo
Photo: Alicia Taylor
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Oysters with two sauces
Photo: William Meppem
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Scampi with green mango and fried shallots
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Grilled scallops in the shell
Photo: William Meppem
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Louis Tikaram's grilled Hervey Bay scallops with soy and ginger
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Sean Moran's freshly shucked oysters with tarragon dressing
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Grilled scallops with spring onion and peanut
Photo: Chris Chen
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Si Paradiso's charred octopus with almonds and mandarin
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Guy Grossi's Gaeta-style octopus
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Seafood platter with chervil butter and a trio of sauces
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Fleet's seafood platter with Marie Rose sauce
Photo: Kara Rosenlund
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Crab crostini by Leonardo's Pizza Palace
Photo: Mikkel Vang
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Louis Tikaram's Mooloolaba prawn ceviche with green chilli dressing
Photo: Kara Rosenlund
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Napier Quarter's mussels dressed with spring-onion and verjuice vinaigrette
Photo: Mark Roper
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Bar Alto's mussels with chilli, garlic and white wine
Photo: William Meppem
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Phil Wood's mussels with chilli and shiitake
Photo: Mark Roperpea
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Lobster mousse
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Saint Peter's scallops with citrus dressing
Photo: William Meppem
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Scallop crudo by Leonardo's Pizza Palace
Photo: Mikkel Vang
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Snapper crudo with roe and cucumber
Photo: Chris Chen
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White fish crudo with avocado, herbs and cucumber-lime dressing
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Rockmelon, lime and poppy-seed prawn co*cktails
Photo: William Meppem
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Prawn and pomelo salad with roasted chilli dressing
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Prawn co*cktail tower
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Prawn and avocado with lime
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Prawn tostadas with corn relish and chipotle crème fraîche
Photo: William Meppem
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Prawn and avocado salad with spiced tomato dressing
Photo: William Meppem
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Jordan Toft's dressed crab
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Lobster tagliolini
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Salt and pepper prawns with lemon
Photo: William Meppem
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Charred prawns on skewers with lime
Photo: Chris Chen
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Mike McEnearney's grilled prawn, watermelon and tomato salad
Photo: Will Horner
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Barbecued scallops with seaweed butter and rye bread
Photo: Prue Ruscoe
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Barbecued prawns with honey, sesame and lemon
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Easy Christmas prawns (Liberté's garlic prawns with chilli and Thai basil)
Photo: Chris Chen
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Tedesca Osteria's Whole snapper with orange and pistachio sauce
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Whole barbecued fish with chilli and peach salsa
Photo: Chris Chen
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Barbecued barramundi with macadamia romesco
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Smoked ocean trout with beans, peas and mint
Photo: William Meppem
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Seared tuna with dill cucumbers and potato salad
Photo: William Meppem
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Calamari and pounded sambal with cabbage salad
Photo: Rob Shaw
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Lobster Australienne by Mary's Underground
Photo: Will Horner
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Barbecued lobster tails with lemon drawn butter and corn-radish salad
Photo: William Meppem
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Grilled lobster tails with roast chilli butter and corn salad
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Tony Tan's guide to making black pepper crab
Photo: Rob Shaw
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Whole barbecued snapper with green papaya salad
Photo: Chris Chen
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Baked golden trout with roe
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Fleet's cured mackerel with tomatoes and sourdough bread
Photo: Kara Rosenlund
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Amy Hamilton's crab with fried-shallot butter and green peppercorns
Photo: Chris Chen
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Dan Hong's mud crab with XO sauce
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Lemongrass and lime-cured trout with rice paper crackers
Photo: William Meppem
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Beetroot-cured ocean trout with buttermilk and soft herbs
Photo: William Meppem
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Danielle Alvarez's slow-cooked ocean trout with peas, and Meyer lemon and fennel salsa
Photo: William Meppem
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Phil Wood's baked snapper with pistou
Photo: Mark Roper
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Frank Camorra's dorada al fondo con patatas (marinated whole snapper baked on potatoes and peppers)
Photo: William Meppem
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Barbecued whole fish with lemongrass and lime leaves
Photo: William Meppem
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Roast ocean trout with cucumber and preserved lemon salad
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Chilli, gin and orange salt-baked spanner crab
Photo: Alicia Taylor
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