Chilli Kahawai

 

SpotX Wild Foods Recipe from James Smith
Prep:30 minutes Cook:10 minutes Difficulty:2

Ingrediants:

  • 1 kilogram filleted and boned kahawai.
  • 2 tablespoons fish sauce.
  • ¼ cup lemon or lime juice, strained.
  • 1½ tablespoons honey.
  • 1 teaspoon crushed garlic.
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce.
  • 3 tablespoons sweet chilli sauce with ginger.

Directions:

  • Cut fish into 5cm strips, going with the grain.
  • Combine fish sauce, lemon/lime juice and honey.
  • Garlic, soy and chilli sauces.
  • Mix well to make marinade.
  • Add fish and marinate for between 30 minutes and 1 hour.
  • Drain fish and grill until cooked through.
  • Brush occasionally with reserved marinade during cooking.
  • Serve over bed with wok-cooked fresh vegetables.
  • Remaining marinade can be placed in a saucepan.
  • Thicken with a little cornflour to make a sauce.
  • Drizzle over fish and vegetables.
 

 

Kahawai

Kahawai

Known in more recent times as ‘the people’s fish’, kahawai is a species that European New Zealanders, until recently, treated with some disdain.

“I don’t eat bait!” was for many years a common call as the kahawai was kept for just that – as a lure to catch more popular recreational species. But like gurnard and trevally, kahawai is seen more commonly on our tables and is less often destined for the bait freezer. 


 

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