Crispy Gurnard and Split Peas

Staring deep into the eyes of a gurnard sitting on shelf two of my fridge, I’m having a telepathic encounter. ‘Yes, you’re right,’ I say, ‘you and mushy peas it is!’

Three species of gurnard live in British waters: the tub, red and silver gurnard. The gurnard is an extraordinary looking creature. Picking its way over the seabed, it hunts with its long spindly fingers, set beneath its pectoral fins, manoeuvring them like a pianist in the sand and silt. Little critters disturbed by th