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<\/a><\/p>\nPoached tropical snapper, served cold with a tomato and cucumber salsa, is best matched with bitter greens and a lemon vinaigrette.<\/p>\n
These species are often confused with the snapper (Pagrus auratus) and, although they can be prepared in similar ways, are best suited to methods and flavours recommended for coral trout.<\/p>\n
Roasting king snapper with a tasty baste of soy sauce, teriyaki sauce, coriander and chillies.<\/p>\n
Tropical snappers of superior quality can be used for sushi and sashimi.<\/p>\n
Flavour <\/strong>Mild to Medium<\/p>\n Oiliness <\/strong>Low<\/p>\n Moisture <\/strong>Moist<\/p>\n Texture<\/strong> Firm<\/p>\n Flesh Colour<\/strong> Creamy pink<\/p>\n Thickness <\/strong>Medium or thick fillets<\/p>\n Bones<\/strong> There are only a few bones and these are easily removed.<\/p>\n Price <\/strong>Tropical snapper are medium- to high-priced finfish.<\/p>\n Suggested Wines<\/span><\/p>\n Young, delicate riesling wines, or even some of the more delicate sparkling styles, such as a blanc de blancs (chardonnay bubbly) are suitable accompaniments for tropical snappers with their mild to medium flavour and moist, firm flesh.<\/p>\n For the suggestion of poached tropical snapper with the salsa, greens and vinaigrette accompaniments, a cool, crisp Coonawarra chardonnay is a refreshing companion.<\/p>\n Cooking Ideas<\/span><\/p>\n \n When Caught<\/p>\n Year round. Peak supply of king snapper occurs from September through February.<\/p>\n Important Features<\/p>\n Wild\/Farmed <\/strong>Wild<\/p>\n Habitat <\/strong>Saltwater<\/p>\n Recovery Rate <\/strong>Fillets: 48% from whole king snapper<\/p>\n Remarks<\/span><\/p>\n When purchasing product labelled snapper fillets care should be taken to determine whether the fillets are a tropical snapper (such as king snapper) a bream. Be sure to get what you pay for.<\/p>\n Imports <\/span>Vietnam: king snapper frozen fillets<\/p>\n Common Size <\/span>up to 60 cm<\/p>\n Overseas Names<\/p>\n Names GB: crimson jobfish; J: oohime; ZA: dagbreek-jobvis, rosy jobfish<\/p>\n Alternatives<\/span><\/p>\n seaperch, coral trout, emperor, pearl perch, red emperor, snapper, blue-eye trevalla<\/p>\n Nutrition Facts<\/span><\/p>\n per 100g of raw product<\/p>\n \u00a0 Poached tropical snapper, served cold with a tomato and cucumber salsa, is best matched with bitter greens and a lemon vinaigrette. These species are often confused with the snapper (Pagrus auratus) and, although they can be prepared in similar ways, are best suited to methods and flavours recommended for coral trout. Roasting king snapper […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":7,"menu_order":12,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-172","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/australiantropicalfoods.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/172","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/australiantropicalfoods.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/australiantropicalfoods.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/australiantropicalfoods.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/australiantropicalfoods.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=172"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/australiantropicalfoods.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/172\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4160,"href":"https:\/\/australiantropicalfoods.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/172\/revisions\/4160"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/australiantropicalfoods.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/australiantropicalfoods.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=172"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n\n
\n Bake<\/td>\n \u00a0<\/td>\n Deep Fry<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Grill\/barbecue<\/td>\n Poach<\/td>\n Raw<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n \u00a0<\/td>\n \u00a0<\/td>\n \u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Shallow Fry<\/td>\n Smoke<\/td>\n Steam\/microwave<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n \n\n
\n Kilojoules<\/td>\n na<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Cholesterol<\/td>\n 19 mg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Sodium<\/td>\n na<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Total fat (oil)<\/td>\n 0.4 g<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Saturated fat<\/td>\n 34% of total fat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Monounsaturated fat<\/td>\n 13% of total fat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Polyunsaturated fat<\/td>\n 53% of total fat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Omega-3, EPA<\/td>\n 12 mg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Omega-3, DHA<\/td>\n 97 mg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Omega-6, AA<\/td>\n 14 mg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"