How to harvest mussels in BC
Learning how to harvest mussels in BC is one of the most fun, simple foraging trips that anyone can do. I’m surprised at how many people are really intimidated about harvesting their own shellfish in BC. Mostly, it’s for fear of getting sick from red tide (PSP). Here is all the information you need…
How to cook live CRAB
How to cook live crab? Everyone wants to throw it into a pot of boiling water. The best advice I can give you is to avoid that route. All the succulent flavour of the crab gets lost to the water. My method is not for the faint of heart, but it’s simple once you’ve learned a few tricks. I recommend you kill the crab quickly by removing it’s carapace (top shell) which I will show you in this video. Then, bake the crab with any aromatics that you like (maybe garlic, ginger or lemongrass) and a bit of white wine. The sauce that develops is so amazing, you can dip bread in it or pour it back over your white crab meat to really amp up the flavour. How to cook live crab from Robin Kort on Vimeo. BAKED CRAB…
How to cook halibut like a pro
It’s the fish my dreams are made of; moist, flaky, flavourful. We catch it right on the BC coast during the summer months, so this is the best time to enjoy it. The key is to buy really fresh fish. Don’t be shy at your fishmongers, smell it and make sure it doesn’t smell fishy…
Oregon Grape Jelly with ginger
We’re super excited about our new Foraging for Beginners Course. To learn the basics of how to find and cook wild edible weeds, trees, mushrooms and berries like oregon grape with Chef Robin – click here. Oregon Grape Jelly with ginger The basic ratio of sugar to Oregon grape juice is about 1:1 unless you…
Baked Garlic Dungeness Crab Recipe
Hi everyone, We’ve been running a lot of Dungeness crab fishing tours this year in Vancouver and everyone wants my recipe for the crab we serve on the beach. So here it is. I DO NOT (sorry to yell) boil my crab, you lose all that great crab flavour to the water which is also…