Fish & Shellfish Cookery

£170.00

Sat 7th February 2026Sat 7th February 2026
Description

No technical knowledge is required, skilled and cautious cooks will both gain from this course.

This course is designed to give you the knowledge and confidence to cook a range of dishes using fish and shellfish. We will teach you how to fillet and prepare round fish like Mackerel or Sea Bass and flat fish such as Plaice or Brill. We will also show you how to prepare Mussels, Prawns and Crab before letting you create a range of dishes using those ingredients. 

You will be guided into what to look for in terms of quality and seasonality when purchasing seafood and we will teach you how to utilise every product to the full by making bisque and stocks with the trimmings and shells.

Our style is professional but fun and open, we want you to leave us with a sense of pride in what you have produced. You be made to feel comfortable to ask any questions, there is no such thing as a silly question and if you feel you need to ask there is usually someone else in the room thinking the same thing!

The day will be full of top tips and chef’s secrets to give you confidence and make life in the kitchen a lot easier.

If this is a gift a physical voucher can be purchased for first class post here or second class post here.

If you are unavailable to attend listed dates and would like to be added to a waiting list for future events, please email us and we will let you know when new dates are added.

 

Schedule of the day 

9:30  Arrival and introductions.
9:45

Filleting demo, round and flat fish, filleting, pin boning and skinning. Stock making.

10:15

Guests fillet their own fish and prepare them for cooking and make their own fish stock.

11:00

Demonstration

12:00

Lunch

12:30

Demonstrate preparation of brown crab and king prawns including making a bisque.

13:15

Demonstration

13:45

Guests return to their benches and make a range of dishes using the fish and shellfish they have prepped.

15:30 Guests sit down and share their creations.
16:00

Recap, questions and answers, depart until next time.

 

Sample dishes that guests may include:

Coconut crusted brill with Asian summer roll
Baked Plaice with Prawn Butter Sauce
Mussels with Cider and Fennel
Crab cakes with fermented wild garlic and smashed avocado mayo
Kerala crab curry,with Naan
 

Go home, confident and proud with the skills and experience to make dozens of different variants of these recipes from scratch using the principles and building blocks you have learnt today.

Please let us know about any dietary requirements when you book this course. We will aim to accommodate.

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Graham & Shell
You never stop learning!

My husband and I attended the Fish & Shellfish course together in their new Chudliegh (Devon) Cookery School. The venue is Perfect and decorated/furnished to a very high standard and is the perfect well equipped venue.
The course is Brilliant! Colin is Very informative and easy to follow. He took us through every stage of preparing fish and shell fish. Demonstrated how to make fish stock and fish sauces and how to skin, fillet & cook fish & shell fish.
We were supplied with plenty of written information & recipes to take away and Colin even gave away a few Chef’s secret tips.
We left at the end of the day having shared a lovely meal made by us and our fellow students with feelings that we’d arrived as strangers and parted as Friends!
Can thoroughly recommend this course as it was a Joy and a lot of fun! We will be back.

Thank you for your lovely review, it was lovely to meet you and we look forward to seeing which course you choose next!

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Ruth Barber
Excellent fish course

What a brilliant day I had on the fish course, very informative learnt a lot. Highly recommend as I now feel more confident to cook my own fish dishes. Colin was so helpful and nothing was to much trouble, great demonstrations, impressive facilities, come away feeling very inspired, much more than I expected.

Thank you for your review, we are so pleased that you had a good day. Hopefully we will see you again soon.

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Lesley Palmer
Super day of learning and tasting

I had a thoroughly enjoyable day at Ground Up doing the Fish & Shellfish class. Impressive facilities and Colin a knowledgeable and encouraging chef/teacher. I learned so much - the fish and crab stocks were a revelation. Great mix of demonstrations and practical with lots of tastings. I am inspired to try all the recipes at home, even having a go at curing. Way exceeded expectations.

Thank you for such a lovely review. We hope to see you again soon,

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Annie
New possibilities with fish and seafood!

Such a fun filled, exciting day! It was packed with learning whilst still being delivered in a relaxing and informal style. Colin's knowledge is extensive, and his enthusiasm for sustainability is infectious. I was impressed that there were recipes and a document of helpful tips to take away, giving everyone the opportunity to recreate course recipes using the new and improved techniques we learnt. My expectations of the day were surpassed and I already can't wait to return!

Thank you so much for your kind review. We look forward to seeing you very soon!

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Lucy
Now feeling confident with Fish

Really enjoyed this course. Colin was great really knowledgeable and interesting. He had time for us all and plenty of patience! Course went through all the basic techniques you would need for fish & shellfish. Plus lots of great recipes. All set to cook some delicious recipes. Thank you

Thank you for taking the time to review. It was great to meet you.