Snapper
Available mainly wild-caught, though some juveniles are farmed, it is a marine fish found near reefs and rocky bottoms, mainly near the coast and on the continental shelf from Townsville, QLD, southern to the central WA coast (including the Bass Strait and around TAS), with juveniles mainly found in estuaries. It is caught in traps, trawling, longlines, handlines and gillnets.
Average Yeild: 45%
Cooking Methods: Steam, poach, deep-fry, pan-fry, stir-fry, bake, braise, grill, BBQ, smoke, raw (sashimi), pickle.
A good plate-sized fish
cooked whole.
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