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SEA Mullet Whiting Tailor NannYgai
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Our Seafood
Fresh, Local & Sustainable
Fresh seafood is one of the great food experiences in life, to help you choose the right fish for your next meal, we have set out the range of seafood we sell
with photographs, background information and hints & tips to help you get the most from your next order. This information is also available as a free, full colour
Our Seafood brochure you can download & print off.
If you have any questions about our range of seafood or would like more advice about preparing & cooking it, please contact us, we’ll be happy to help. You will
also find a comprehensive website created by the Fisheries Research & Development Corporation (FRDC) covering preparation, storing & cooking seafood.
Please note that being fresh, all our seafood is subject to availability. Please contact us if you want to find out what’s available at the moment.
Sea Mullet
Mullets are flavoursome fishes that are generally available year round.
Bake, grill or smoke mullets with rich flavours for best results, or use them to produce a tasty finfish pâté.
Marinate with grilled fennel, bake with mushrooms or grill with oranges. Try them baked, wrapped in oiled
brown paper. When the paper starts to crisp, peel and flake into large pieces. Toss in balsamic vinegar and
olive oil dressing and use it to crown a bed of rough-chopped, garden-fresh vegetables. Other appropriate
ingredients to complement the strong flavour of mullet include onion, garlic and tomato.
More Information from FishFiles
Available in 500 gram packs
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Smoked Sea Mullet
Our own smoking process using a blend of Sheok sawdust & hickory chips lends the fish an intense smoky
flavour, excellent for lunch with salads or for a main meal with vegetables.
Ideal to heat in the microwave, grill or BBQ
More Information from FishFiles
Pack of 4 fillets
Whiting
Whitings are prized for their sweet, delicate flavour. They are versatile fishes that can be prepared in a
number of ways including steaming, baking, barbecuing and grilling, with frying the most common. Careful
handling is required because of their soft and delicate texture.
Fried whiting fillets are fantastic served with chips. Smaller whiting are delicious deep fried whole.
Steamed whiting fillets with the rib bones carefully removed have a well-earned reputation as an ideal food
for invalids and children because they contain very little oil and are easily digested. Butterfly fillets are also
popular as there are few bones.
With the exception of trumpeter whiting, which has soft flesh, all whiting species can be used for sashimi.
Complementary flavourings for whiting are the herbs dill, basil, chives, parsley and tarragon. When whiting
is grilled or barbecued, a salad of grapefruit, orange, lime and lemon, with a citrus and olive oil dressing,
will complement the flavour wonderfully. Other suitable sauces and condiments are lemon and herbed
butters or buerre blanc. Crusts of cumin, coriander and ground turmeric are also tasty.
More Information from FishFiles
Available in 500 gram packs
Flavour
Oiliness
Moisture
Mild
Low
Moist
Flavour
Oiliness
Moisture
Strong
Low to
High
Moist
Blue Swimmer Crabs
With their sweet, nutty flavour, and evenly textured, moist, firm flesh, blue swimmer crabs make superb
eating.
The firm texture and delicate flavour of the blue swimmer crab make it excellent for serving with pasta.
Either as a filling for tortellini and ravioli, or as the “meat” layer in a lasagne, blue swimmer makes a
delicious addition.
Crabs are cooked to our own traditional recipe. Raw crabs available fresh Tuesday - Saturday 24hrs notice
required for raw crabs orders.
More Information from FishFiles
Available each or by the Kilo.
Flavour
Oiliness
Moisture
Mild
Low
Moist
Wild Caught King Prawns
King prawns are the most popular species of prawn in Australia, due no doubt to their rich flavour and moist
flesh. They are extremely versatile and excellent for display purposes. Suggested coatings include batters
(regular or tempura) with a touch of saffron. Crumbs made from brioche make a good match with the
sweetness of the prawns. Blend in saffron, turmeric, cumin or ground coriander for added flavour.
Available cooked or raw. We buy direct from the boat that catches them.
Available by the Kilo.
Flavour
Oiliness
Moisture
Medium
Low to
medium
Moist
Tailor
Tailor is a well-known Australian finfish with a rich, strong flavour. Its high oil content makes it ideal for
grilling, barbecuing or baking but it can also be fried. The flesh is soft so minimal handling and careful
cooking are required.
If grilling, prepare in fillet form with a mustard meunière. Smoked, it is considered a delicacy. The smoked
flesh also makes a succulent pâté. If baking, score to ensure even heat penetration.
More Information from FishFiles
Available in 500 gram packs
Flavour
Oiliness
Moisture
Strong
Medium
Moist
Northwest Snapper
Considered one of the best eating fish in the sea. Good battered and deep fried. They are known
collectively as North West Snapper but they are not snapper at all. Size limits vary for different types of
Emperor so you need to be able to tell blue lined and spangled emperor from all the other types.
Caught fresh in WA waters
Available in 500 gram packs
Sea Scallops
Scallops are strong and rich in flavour with a medium–firm texture. They are popular grilled or barbecued,
but avoid overcooking, which causes shrinkage, or the use of too much salt. Grill under a salamander, then
drizzle with lime juice and olive oil, or sprinkle with fresh lemon zest and cracked pepper. Combine with
coriander, avocado and chilli salsa on a crispy pappadum.
Caught fresh in WA waters Not available in shells - meat only.
More Information from FishFiles
Available by the Kilo.
Flavour
Oiliness
Moisture
Medium
Low
Moist
Gummy Shark
Smaller sharks have sweet and delicious flesh, and are popular for their boneless and thick flakes. They
have been commonly used for the traditional “fish and chips” but should not be overlooked for barbecuing,
poaching, braising and baking. Marinate first in oil and lemon to tenderise the flesh.
Remove the skin before cooking, particularly when barbecuing, to prevent it shrinking and tearing the flesh.
Excellent for soups, shark is most popularly used in Asian-style shark fin soup and can also be successfully
combined with crab meat. The texture of shark also makes it a great ingredient for fish cakes or kebabs.
More Information from FishFiles
Available by the Kilo.
Flavour
Oiliness
Moisture
Medium
Low
Medium
Eyebrow Tuskfish
Available in 500 gram packs.
Australian Sea Herring
Australian herring is a staple species for recreational and commercial fisheries in the south of Western
Australia. Although named for a superficial resemblance to the herring of the northern hemisphere, they are
not related. Australian herring can grow up to 41 cm in length but most are caught at about 20-25 cm.
An endemic Australian species, it occurs in the coastal waters of southern Australia. Its lifecycle depends
on prevailing currents. Australian herring populations are all from the same genetic stock.
More Information from DoF
Available in 500 gram packs
Nannygai
Firm, versatile white flesh with a mild fishy flavour, sometimes referred to as Bight Redfish. Good, plate
size fish for baking, grilling or BBQing. Meat is particularly well suited to soups, curries or bouillabaise as it
holds up well.
More Information from Get Fishing
Available in 500 gram packs
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