Thread: Kahawai favorite uses

Smoked kahawai pie for me is the top use of them.

Bleed and gut n gill. Chill in salt ice.

Once home split in half, salt and brown sugar. Into the fridge for 24 hrs

Smoke slowly over ti tree. Make sure that the wood is dry and de barked. If it is green it gives the fish a different taste

Originally Posted by tac a1

Smoked kahawai pie for me is the top use of them.

... salt and brown sugar. ..
Smoke slowly over ti tree. ..

Worth trying sweet Thai chilli sauce instead of brown sugar. Gives your pies a little lift.

Originally Posted by 6x47

Worth trying sweet Thai chilli sauce instead of brown sugar. Gives your pies a little lift.

Sweet chilli works well. Coke syrup and some hot sauce also does a good trick.

As for uses, if you have it fresh, as sashimi, its great. Not so good cooked as a fillet, same as any game fish. Treat it like you would tuna. Hard to go past it for smoking though.

If smoked, either smoked fish pie or as a dip. Flake it out, add it to some lite cream cheese (full fat cream cheese will overpower the flavour of the kawahai) salt pepper and some freshly chopped chives and/or mint. Superb on crackers.