Whole Tarakihi en Papillote

Name: Whole Tarakihi en Papillote
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 33 min
Total time: 48 min
Ingredients: 4 small tarakihi, gutted, gilled and scaled.; 4 large courgettes.; 2 red peppers.; Rind of 1 lemon.; Sea salt and lemon pepper.; 2 tablespoons lemon juice.; 1 tablespoon lemon-infused olive oil.

SpotX Wild Foods Recipe from Paula Jackson
Prep:15 minutes Cook:33 minutes Difficulty:1

Ingrediants:

4 small tarakihi, gutted, gilled and scaled.
4 large courgettes.
2 red peppers.
Rind of 1 lemon.
Sea salt and lemon pepper.
2 tablespoons lemon juice.
1 tablespoon lemon-infused olive oil.

Directions:

Cut courgettes, peppers and lemon rind into strips.
Fry in oil over a medium heat for 2-3 minutes.
Remove.
Cut four pieces of non-stick baking paper.
They need to be large enough to wrap each fish individually.
Tinfoil will also do the job.
Divide vegetable mix into four, then divide in half again.
Place one half portion of vegetables on paper.
Follow by fish and then remainder of vegetables.
Sprinkle with lemon juice and salt and pepper, to taste.
Wrap up fish in paper or tinfoil, sealing it by folding the edges tightly.
Bake for 30 minutes in oven on 180°C, or until fish flakes.

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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.