Tarakihi Cru

Name: Tarakihi Cru
Prep time: 13 h
Total time: 13 h
Ingredients: 500 grams skinned and boned tarakihi fillets.; 1 large fresh orange.; Zest of 1 lemon.; 60 grams peanuts, finely chopped.; 1 egg, beaten.; Rice bran oil or clarified butter for frying.; Salt and ground pepper, to taste.

SpotX Wild Foods Recipe from Stephen Ashwell
Prep:13 hours Cook:0 minutes Difficulty:1

Ingrediants:

500 grams skinned and boned tarakihi fillets.
1 large fresh orange.
Zest of 1 lemon.
60 grams peanuts, finely chopped.
1 egg, beaten.
Rice bran oil or clarified butter for frying.
Salt and ground pepper, to taste.

Directions:

Peel orange and slice thickly.
Use one slice to rub over fish.
Sprinkle fillets with salt and ground pepper.
Dip in beaten egg and then coat in peanuts.
Press nuts into flesh of fish with a knife or spatula.
Add lemon zest to oil/butter and fry fillets with slice of orange on top.
Turn once after 2-3 minutes, returning orange to top of fillet.
Serve with salad that includes diced apple, tomato and orange pieces.

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Tarakihi
Tarakihi is a common species found right around New Zealand. They are a popular eating fish, being readily available to recreational and commercial fishers alike.
Tarakihi are silver-grey in colour, with a distinctive black band running down their bodies from behind the head. When the Three Kings Islands opened up to sportfishing, those looking for their dinner between targeting marlin ‘discovered’ an XOS tarakihi, named ‘king’ tarakihi, which has similar great eating qualities and grows to 5-6kg in size. King tarakihi are also caught in the Eastern Bay of Plenty and elsewhere.
Tarakihi are not unlike snapper in that at various times of the year they can be found schooling out over the deep mud or alternatively over deeper reef structure. Known for their longevity, many adults are 10-20 years old, with some even reaching 50 years of age.
When on the bite, tarakihi are voracious feeders. Some anglers affectionately refer to them as ‘Tic Tics’, on account of their repeated peck-like bite. They are commonly caught on ledger rigs tied using small 1/0 re-curved hooks or on commercially-tied rigs such as the Black Magic ‘Tarakihi Terrors’.
Tarakihi has a firm flesh and is easily filleted in the same way you would a snapper. The inside of the gut cavity has a black lining instead of the pearlescent one found in many other species, but don’t let that put you off as the meat is light in appearance and sweet. Tarakihi is a species that lends itself to a variety of approaches from the person in charge of the galley.