Raw Fish & Coconut Cream

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    Posted: 19 Aug 2010 at 5:17pm
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We love marinade fish done Island style this was taught to me by two different people, one is Tongan the other rarotongan, but to me its very similiar and all the same...but this is my combination...

Fresh and only fresh fish fillets never from frozen...

With a super sharp knife slice fillets into thin pieces, sliced at 45 deg angles and along grain areas of fish, hard to explain via typing but sashimi cuts are a speciality and so is raw fish, you have to slice and cut by dragging the knife backwards not push the knife or chop and squish the fish with the blade and nor go straight up and down, use the angles to achieve the tenderest of pieces, very important for that high class melt in your mouth dish... very worth the effort with a good knife and technique.

Combine Lemon and Lime juice about 2:1 mixture and pour over the fish in a long low marinade dish then grate a large Onion on the fine grate side of the grater. (Hopefully the pic will show) This is a tough and slow job and what you achieve is juice and very fine pith from the onion and you scrape that of both sides of the grater and off your choppping board into the fish dish and after about four times with a big onion you give that a huge and slow mix and stir and allow that lot to soak for about 3-4 hours, stirring every hour or more.

In the meantime and whilst that is settling and on the soak, chop into sort of diced sized pieces of veges which adds a salad component to your fish dish... I use tomatoes, capsicum red, yellow and orange, spring onions, cucumber, ... and so I add the veg after the 3-4 hour marinade and then coconut cream and a big stir and then chill it...in the Islands they would add much more and better from the likes of PawPaws, PineApples, mangoes, melons and so on... so that the entire dish was rich in protein, fruit and veg...

 
If you don't have any coconut cream then just used standard cows cream, tastes just as good, maybe a little more fatteningEmbarrassed 
 
Nevertheless two great raw fish dishes highly recommendedThumbs Up
 
 
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love this dish try no lemon or lime just grat a little lemon rine in. not to much coconut crem heaps of cucumbr and chille...love it...   Thumbs Up
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Great recipe - if you can get whole coconuts - scrape some finely chopped up fresh bits in with it.

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That second pic looks a picture AL... Thumbs Up

Raw Fish         My preference is Yellowfin tuna
 500g fish   2 cups coconut cream   1 onion, finely chopped    lemon juice   salt and pepper  1 tbsp parsley
Cut fish into cubes. Put in bowl and cover with lemon juice.   Chill at least 2-3 hrs.
In separate bowl, mix coconut cream, seasonings and onion   Chill till thickened.
About one hour before serving, drain juice off fish and stir in coconut cream.  Return to refrigerator to chill.
Variations:
Add a little chilli powder  "Kodoka" ( Fiji)        (fixed=== actually Kokoda.. Approve)
Can use lime juice instead of lemon juice
Can add diced chopped cucumber  
Can add diced red capsicum
Can add grated carrot
Can add chopped chives instead of parsley

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My mouth is watering.Thumbs Up
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A trick i learnt off Skidogg is to use pickled ginger, real tasty. I dont leave it for long in the lemon juice either, just until it goes white drain it and leave it for a few hours in the coconut cream.
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For those who don't do raw fish or like it a little more firm then add salt when marinading to draw extra moisture out. You will have to drain the moisture off and even rinse if too salty.
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Fisher....just FYI - it's Kokoda not Kodoka.

Other stuff that can be added....

- Chopped fresh chillies
- a dash of Waha wera kiwifruit/habanero hot sauce is mean
- well drained pinapple chunks
- halved cherry tomatoes
- red and spring oinion

Raw fish salad is sooooooo nice....Especially with fresh rewana bread
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Had this for lunch today on fresh vienna bread with alf alfa sprouts. Was delicious. Used Trevally and only lime juice as hadnt realised i'd run out of lemon. SuperbThumbs Up
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Very nice yeah fresh Trevally is one of the best for this type of dish.Thumbs Up
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Just made this again for about the 20th time. This on toasted garlic buttered tiger bread, With Alfalfa sprouts and this on top, Amazing! It should be stickyed along with Kezza's Burning Ring of Fire JerkyBig smile
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C'mon pics or it didn't happen, this sounds worthy of skite pics...very nice 1dazClap
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damn that looks good. Think ill have to have some over easter if the weather allows a fish Clap
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Scored a wee kingi so time to Get Your Raw Fish On!



Peeled the skin from above made for nice fillets.



Some sliced for the salad the rest for Sashimi...Tu Meke!




An hour in lemon and lime juice, grated onion and salt, then add coconut cream for another hour then add your preferred salad veges and spice.Clap
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"catchelot"
same recipe as brother in law uses(samoan)followed by a bowl of their chop suey island style
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Got a kahawai from today prepped similar to this, just added the coconut cream and veges and it's already hard to resist eating it, it tastes that good, just gotta stay away from the fridge for a few more hours haha.
Anyone who hasn't tried these recipes because it has the name of "raw fish" really needs to try some, it will completely change your perception of raw fish after tasting it.
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Originally posted by pjc pjc wrote:

"catchelot"
same recipe as brother in law uses(samoan)followed by a bowl of their chop suey island style
 

Chop suey do tellWink

I got taught by a Tongan and then a friend that lived in Raro for a year came back with same recipe. always better after at least 24hrs of marinade and don't forget if you haven't got coconut then standard cows cream is awesome!Cool


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