Recipe ideas for ono and kahala

doggor
07-05-2009, 11:05 PM
So I just got a bunch of sushi grade ono/wahoo and kahala/Amber Jack/Pez Fuerte and I'm looking for different options.

I currently cook these fish as seared, teriyaki grilled, in sushi, in various poke styles and smoked.

Any other kick ass recipes out there? AJ is pretty similar to yellow tail/hamachi flavor wise. Ono is similar but a bit milder both are oily fish and in the tuna/jack family.

TIA

BadMoFo
07-06-2009, 07:30 PM
I don't know of anything special for those fishies, but there's lots of common ways to prepare fish I'm sure tons of it on googles

Son of Mothra
07-07-2009, 05:12 PM
I'm a fan of amber jack carpaccio, lightly sear it in some olive and sesame oil, get some bonito flakes, make a nice light sauce infused with basil, and bam. nom nom

doggor
07-08-2009, 12:52 PM
I'm a fan of amber jack carpaccio, lightly sear it in some olive and sesame oil, get some bonito flakes, make a nice light sauce infused with basil, and bam. nom nom

bonito flakes? You mean the japanese stuff?
recipe? sounds really interesting.

Son of Mothra
07-10-2009, 11:10 PM
Yeah, bonito flakes are dried flakes of skipjack tuna.

I don't have an exact recipe for you, but i can tell you to:

Get a very sharp knife, and toss a fresh piece of amberjack in the freezer. Let it get cold and harden slightly, and cut into very small 1/8th inch pieces. Be delicate. It can be thicker than that, but thin is good.

Keep your amberjack slices covered with plastic and get a pan hot on the stove with half sesame oil and half olive oil. Get it hardly smoking but not too hot.

Quickly, very quickly fry the amberjack slices in the oil.
Literally: Toss in, flip, remove. You want to just very lightly cook the outside of the fish in the oil.

lay your amberjack on a plate to quickly drain.

While doing all of that, get a pot of water on, say a cup. Get it boiling, toss in enough bonito flakes to get a delicate stock like flavor.

Add a few chopped fresh basil leaves, maybe some tarragon too.
Let this reduce down, strain it, add some soy sauce, and add some brown sugar to round off the flavor.
Sauce should be not too thick, not too fishy and not too salty if done right :D

Lightly drizzle this sauce on top of your fish and eat up