Cornish Plaice
Fresh
Landed by Enterprise, a Newlyn boat (Friday 9 October).
Every fish is at least the minimum weight shown. Most are heavier and the extra is free. If one ever comes in under, we refund the difference.
Qty
Pay by card when you order. Your receipt comes by email.
Plaice is a flatfish easily spotted by the bright orange spots scattered over its brown upper side, with a creamy white underside. It feeds on the seabed over sand and gravel, and wild plaice is landed by Cornish boats, much of it from grounds off the north coast.
The flesh is white, soft and delicate, with a gentle sweetness that suits light cooking and simple flavours. Fillets cook in minutes, and a whole fish fits nicely under the grill, making plaice an easy, good-value choice for family meals and quick suppers.
Suitable for
- Pan-frying
- Grilling
- Baking
- Roasting whole
- Steaming
Ideas
- Whole grilled plaice with lemon and herb butter
- Breadcrumbed plaice fillets with chips and tartare sauce
- Baked plaice with cherry tomatoes, olives and basil
- Pan-fried fillets with brown shrimp and capers
How much to buy
One 350-450g whole fish, or 150-180g of fillet, per person.
Season
The Cornwall Good Seafood Guide marks plaice as best from April to December, avoiding the February and March spawning months.
Storage and freezing
Keep covered in the fridge at 0-4°C and cook within 1 to 2 days of delivery.
Can be frozen for up to 3 months, well wrapped; thaw in the fridge and pat dry before cooking.
Chef's tip
Fillets are thin, so cook them skin side down in a hot pan and turn only once, for barely a minute, to stop them breaking up.
Allergens
Contains: Fish.
Product information
- Name
- Cornish Plaice
- Sold
- fresh
- Species
- Pleuronectes platessa
- Caught at sea
How ordering works
- 1
Add to your basket. Pick your fish and the delivery day.
- 2
Pay by card. Pay by card when you order. Your receipt comes by email.
- 3
Delivered chilled. Prepared the way you chose and brought to your door in our own chilled van, never by courier, across Cornwall and Plymouth, Monday to Friday. Order by 4pm the day before.
Free delivery: Cornwall (TR mainland) and Mid-Cornwall· Further out: £5.95–£9.95, free over the zone's threshold· all zones
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