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What do you do with trevally fish?

What do you do with trevally fish?

Wrap whole trevally in a baking paper parcel, together with finely sliced ginger, garlic and spring onions, and a dash of rice wine, soy sauce and sesame oil. Bake until cooked through. Top trevally with a rich homemade tomato sauce, black olives and basil then bake until cooked through.

Is trevally good eating fish?

TREVALLY has firm, dense, slightly oily meat. They can be dry if overcooked, but Grilled, BBQ’d or Pan Fried lightly they are a pleasant eating fish. Skin is usually taken off to remove the dark oily bloodline.

Is trevally good for frying?

Dust the trevally fillets in the seasoned flour mix, then in a medium to high heat fry pan with little vegetable oil fry the fillets, skin side down for 2-3 minutes then turn over and cook for a further 1-2 minutes or until done.

What does trevally taste like?

Has a somewhat fishy flavour, high oiliness and dry, medium-textured flesh with fine flakes and few bones, which are easily removed.

Is trevally good to eat NZ?

Instead of keeping snapper, blue cod or tarakihi for the table, why not try eating trevally, kahawai, sea perch or warehou? All of them are good – as are most of the fish in our waters – but each offers different eating qualities depending on its lifestyle and physiology.

Is trevally good for fish and chips?

For frying, Pete chooses the most sustainable species – try flathead, pearl perch, trevally, Spanish mackerel, gummy shark, garfish, whiting or pink lings. “The flesh should be firm to the touch, not soft or mushy,” says Pete.

Can you freeze trevally?

To Store: Wrap whole fish and fillets in plastic on a plate and refrigerate for up to 3 days. Can be frozen for up to three months.

Is trevally a tuna?

The giant trevally (Caranx ignobilis), also known as the lowly trevally, barrier trevally, giant kingfish or ulua, is a species of large marine fish classified in the jack family, Carangidae….

Giant trevally
Order: Carangiformes
Family: Carangidae
Genus: Caranx
Species: C. ignobilis

Should you bleed trevally?

They are excellent smoked. For peak eating quality, trevally should be bled immediately after capture which is also the perfect preparation for a feed of sashimi.

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