Thread: Fishing tomorrow!

Monkfish are good eating and high value in other parts of the world.

Originally Posted by Pengy

Monkfish are good eating and high value in other parts of the world.

I'm not fussed on them myself.....mushy muddy flesh.
I have seen them touted as great eating fish on those reality tv cooking shows tho.....but let's face it 90%of the rest of the world doesn't know what a fresh or good fish is.
We catch a fair number at work....some get quite large!
Not a high value fish at all for us.

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

I'm not fussed on them myself.....mushy muddy flesh.
I have seen them touted as great eating fish on those reality tv cooking shows tho.....but let's face it 90%of the rest of the world doesn't know what a fresh or good fish is.
We catch a fair number at work....some get quite large!
Not a high value fish at all for us.

Stargazers and monkfish are completely unrelated species of fish, but stargazers are sometimes called monkfish in NZ which leads to confusion. I don't think true monkfish even occur in our part of the world. Monkfish are good to eat. I've never tried stargazer.

Originally Posted by MB

Stargazers and monkfish are completely unrelated species of fish, but stargazers are sometimes called monkfish in NZ which leads to confusion. I don't think true monkfish even occur in our part of the world. Monkfish are good to eat. I've never tried stargazer.

https://lmgtfy.app/?q=monk+fish+new+zealand

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

https://lmgtfy.app/?q=monk+fish+new+zealand

Don't believe everything the internet tells you!

Originally Posted by MB

Don't believe everything the internet tells you!

No never!
However the New Zealand Quota Management System show codes for the following.
Brown stargazer BRZ
Giant stargazer STA
Sand stargazer SAZ
Scaly Stargazer PLZ
Spotted Stargazer SPZ
Unspecified stargazer STG

So it would appear much like flounder and sole there is many subspecies of Stargazer.
There is absolutely no mention of monkfish in the QMS that I could find in a 2 min Google so I assume it is a marketing name like calamari instead of squid,Akaroa cod instead of red cod,blue grenadia instead of Hoki etc

I've tried to eat one and it was bloody horrible. Eaten monkfish overseas and thought it was ok, either they're different fish or i caught a bad one.

Originally Posted by BFA

I've tried to eat one and it was bloody horrible. Eaten monkfish overseas and thought it was ok, either they're different fish or i caught a bad one.

We had our second helping of it tonight with the same sauce as last time but on rice and it was bloody good. Wouldn't hesitate to eat it again if I ever caught another. Maybe it just doesn't fry well?

I'd like to find out that's the case, the bay we stay at in QC Sound has plenty of stargazers and a distinct lack of anything else. I filleted and fried it, maybe I'll be more adventurous with my cooking next time. In my defence, my BiL couldn't eat it either, and he lived in India and PNG for a while- the stories of his gastronomic exploits leave me feeling quite ill!

Originally Posted by BFA

I'd like to find out that's the case, the bay we stay at in QC Sound has plenty of stargazers and a distinct lack of anything else. I filleted and fried it, maybe I'll be more adventurous with my cooking next time. In my defence, my BiL couldn't eat it either, and he lived in India and PNG for a while- the stories of his gastronomic exploits leave me feeling quite ill!

Try the recipe AMac posted up. #142

Originally Posted by BFA

I'd like to find out that's the case, the bay we stay at in QC Sound has plenty of stargazers and a distinct lack of anything else. I filleted and fried it, maybe I'll be more adventurous with my cooking next time. In my defense, my BiL couldn't eat it either, and he lived in India and PNG for a while- the stories of his gastronomic exploits leave me feeling quite ill!

It's weird to fry, the flesh seems so dense that it is hard to get cooked through - Bro in law fried some up inside the bach and gawd what a stink my wife has never let him forget about the pong. But in an Indian/Thai/other curry or a stew like moqueca it holds together well and its really nice.

I have caught a few stargazer/monkfish (name this in supermarket) in flounder set nets in Pelorus sound - very firm dense flesh and from memory was hard to pan fry and cook through. I have found it to be good in fish casseroles or curries as it holds together well i.e: https://www.feastingathome.com/brazi...w-aka-moqueca/ This recipe is just outstanding albeit I add way more fish than called for.

Sadly, flounder netting in our bay has become just a good way to catch shit loads of spiny dogs and set lines for snapper pretty much the same issue.