In the kitchen

Recipes

Some of the more popular ways to prepare abalone. These recipes suit fresh, frozen or par-boiled abalone, and our canned and pouch products need very little of your time.

Canned Abagold abalone in brine

Creamy Abalone with Rice

A quick pan dish built around one can of Abagold abalone and its own juice.

Serves 2

Ingredients

  • 1 can Abagold abalone, sliced, juice reserved
  • Butter
  • Garlic, finely chopped
  • Mushrooms, sliced
  • Lemon juice
  • Ground nutmeg
  • Black pepper
  • Cream
  • Basmati or fragrant white rice, to serve

Method

  1. 1Heat a pan and add the butter.
  2. 2Once the butter has melted, add the garlic and mushrooms.
  3. 3Add the abalone and the juice from the can and stir through.
  4. 4Add the lemon juice, nutmeg and pepper, and stir through.
  5. 5Remove from the heat and stir in the cream.
  6. 6Serve on basmati or fragrant white rice.
Braised abalone in sauce

Braised Abalone

A traditional Hong Kong braised abalone. The Abagold braised abalone pouch contains the sauce as well.

Serves 1 to 2

Ingredients

  • 1 pouch Abagold braised abalone
  • Steamed vegetables of your choice, to serve

Method

  1. 1Heat the unopened pouch in boiling water.
  2. 2Open and serve with your favourite steamed vegetables.
Canned abalone served on couscous

Canned Abalone on Couscous

The can does the cooking; the brine seasons the couscous.

Serves 2

Ingredients

  • 1 can Abagold abalone
  • 150 g couscous

Method

  1. 1Steam the abalone in its can for 20 minutes.
  2. 2Open the can and drain the juice into a medium saucepan.
  3. 3Bring the juice to the boil and add 150 g couscous.
  4. 4Switch off the heat and fluff with a fork.
  5. 5Serve the abalone on the couscous.
Sliced abalone sashimi

Abalone Sashimi

The simplest way to taste fresh Abagold abalone.

Serves 2 to 4

Ingredients

  • Live Abagold abalone
  • Soy sauce
  • Wasabi

Method

  1. 1Shuck and clean the live abalone with a small brush under running water.
  2. 2Slice thinly and blanch for 5 seconds in water of at least 80 °C.
  3. 3Serve with soy sauce and wasabi.

Cook with Abagold

Canned, dried and live abalone from our farm in Hermanus, delivered to your door.

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