Great Balls of Piper

Name: Great Balls of Piper
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 65 min
Ingredients: 16 piper fillets.; 1 large onion, chopped finely.; 1 large onion, dice coarsely.; 1 cup breadcrumbs.; ½ cup Italian parsley, chopped finely.; 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper.; Black pepper and sea salt, to taste.; 2 eggs, beaten.; Flour.; ½ cup rice bran oil.

SpotX Wild Foods Recipe from Grant Dixon
Prep:20 minutes Cook:45 minutes Difficulty:2

Ingrediants:

16 piper fillets.
1 large onion, chopped finely.
1 large onion, dice coarsely.
1 cup breadcrumbs.
½ cup Italian parsley, chopped finely.
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper.
Black pepper and sea salt, to taste.
2 eggs, beaten.
Flour.
½ cup rice bran oil.

Directions:

Mince piper fillets in a food processor.
Add one large chopped onion and bread crumbs.
Add parsley, cayenne, black pepper, salt and eggs.
Mix well and shape into balls.
Roll in flour.
Heat the cooking oil in a large cast-iron pan and brown the balls.
Stir gently while cooking.
Add the other chopped onion to the pan.
Add 3 cups fish stock and stir.
Cook slowly over low heat for about 30-45 minutes.
Serve over cooked rice with stir-fry vegetables on the side.

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Piper
Piper While most people regard fresh piper (garfish) as one of the ‘ultimate’ snapper and kingfish baits, those in the know also appreciate this ‘upside-down-marlin’ for its table qualities.
The easiest way to catch these little guys is to drag a bait-net in the surf line or along a beach or mudflat, but the job can be made much more challenging by using a rod and reel!
Fine line in the two-kilo range is perfect. Attach a float, a small length of trace and a size 20 or 22 sprat hook and you are ready to go. A great bait is a coarse dough made from flour and a little water and rolled with cotton wool to keep it together. Otherwise, slightly wet a small piece of bread, which can then be balled up around the hook. Other baits include processed cheese, pipi or squid, the secret being to keep it small – no larger than an average- sized pea.