Waipu Tuatua Fritters

Name: Waipu Tuatua Fritters
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 2 cups steamed tuatuas, chopped or minced.; 1 onion, finely diced.; 1 plain muffin, crumbled.; 1 clove garlic, crushed.; 1 dash olive oil.; Milk.; Self-raising flour.; Salt and pepper to taste.

SpotX Wild Foods Recipe from June Bull
Prep:20 minutes Cook:10 minutes Difficulty:1

Ingrediants:

2 cups steamed tuatuas, chopped or minced.
1 onion, finely diced.
1 plain muffin, crumbled.
1 clove garlic, crushed.
1 dash olive oil.
Milk.
Self-raising flour.

Directions:

Combine onion and garlic in a hot pan with the dash of olive oil.
Sauté quickly.
Remove and place in mixing bowl.
Add tuatuas, crumbled muffin and salt and pepper to taste.
Bind with self-raising flour and a little milk.
Cook fritters on a hot barbecue or frying pan, flipping only once.

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Paua
Paua It is little wonder that black marketers seek out paua; such is its pulling power.
Referred to as ‘back gold’ by the poachers, paua fetches a good price on both the legitimate and black markets, with much of the ill-gotten gain smuggled out of the country. Unfortunately its popularity and shrinking stocks put it outside the reach of the average household, unless you are lucky enough to be close to a coast where there are good paua populations at hand.
The common black-foot paua has to be 125mm in length. The average size and abundance improves the further south you travel. A rarity in the Far North for all but a few in the know, in the South Island paua is common tucker enjoyed by many.