Bring the flavours of Leigh from the port to your plate.

Nutritious, versatile, and tasty, sustainably-caught seafood can be enjoyed as a mid-week dinner, a lazy weekend breakfast or a show stopping lunch. These recipes can all be made using species caught at Old Leigh port – why not give one a try!

Tandoori-spiced mullet with fluffy white rice

Spice up your dinner with this super simple tandoori marinade! Mullet is a brilliant fish for this dish – it’s sustainable, local to Leigh and has enough of its own flavour to…

Herring rollmops in cider and orange

Rollmops are a classic Leigh-on-Sea snack! Scandinavian in origin, they work brilliantly with local herring and are an easy – if slightly time consuming – thing to make at home…

Baked ray wings with artichokes & capers

The brilliant thing about this dish is that it’s just that – a full dish, in one handy bag! Folding your tin foil or baking parchment may take some time, but…

Deep-fried cockles with chilli-salt and vinegar

This is a great snack to make as a starter for friends! The crunchy, spicy batter gives way to the sweet and meaty cockle at the centre and makes for the perfect pre-dinner nibble…

Steamed cockles with garlic & parsley butter.

What better way to enjoy Leigh cockles than to give them centre stage and let them talk for themselves? This is a simple but delicious recipe, and works wonderfully for…

Kipper and spinach kedgeree

Kedgeree has its roots firmly planted in the Indian dish Kichari, but this British version has been one of the nation’s favourites since Victorian times…

Red mullet linguine with chilli and garlic

Locally sourced red mullet works brilliantly in this Leigh take on an Italian classic! Flaky fish weaved through the linguine with hits of...

Potted Shrimp

Small but mighty, brown shrimp are jammed-full of flavour and are a classic dish in Leigh-on-Sea! For extra zing, this recipe uses some...

Ray wings with brown butter and cockles

Simple to make but with enough punch to impress your guests, this recipe uses sustainable seafood and can be teamed with baked new potatoes for a quick and tasty dinner!