cooking yellowbelly

[TONKA]

the old mans coming over tomorrow and he's bringing a yellowbelly he wants to cook up on the webber, Ive never eaten it before so have no idea what its like. Does anyone have any good tips or recipes for doing one whole?

[Huntnfish]

Do you know what size it is mate?

[TONKA]

Do you know what size it is mate?

all i know is its too big for just mum n dad to eat so im guessing its a decent size one

[Tyler]

Egg wash, bread crumbs, just keep it simple it tastes good enough on it's own.

If the fillets have been in the fridge over night the fat turns white so it's easy to then cut it off and you won't get the 'muddy' taste a lot of people complain about.

[TONKA]

Egg wash, bread crumbs, just keep it simple it tastes good enough on it's own.

If the fillets have been in the fridge over night the fat turns white so it's easy to then cut it off and you won't get the 'muddy' taste a lot of people complain about.

dad was keen to do it whole. is yellowbelly better done as fillets usually?

[Huntnfish]

If it's a kilo or bigger I would definitely cook it whole in foil. It's up to you what you put in with it for seasoning. :dinner:

[Tyler]

Egg wash, bread crumbs, just keep it simple it tastes good enough on it's own.

If the fillets have been in the fridge over night the fat turns white so it's easy to then cut it off and you won't get the 'muddy' taste a lot of people complain about.

dad was keen to do it whole. is yellowbelly better done as fillets usually?

Oh yeah my bad, read too fast and missed the part about doing it whole.
Can't help with if it's better either way, only ever had it filleted.

[TONKA]

whole is the preferred method but im all ears if everyone thinks its better done filleted.

I have eaten yellowbelly , skin on , grilled over a fire.
wasn't too bad.

i love cooking on my weber bbq so i'll probably do it skin on over the grill. i guess i was also asking what herbs, spices etc people might use with this fish

[Murlz]

Don't wrap it in foil. It will turn out a sticky mess. The best Yella I ever had was straight out of the water, cleaned and cooked whole on the BBQ. A little bit of lemon or a splash of white wine and eat the bugger straight off the hot plate. :dinner: Wash it down with a good beer. :cheers: Maybe some home made chips to make it fancy.

[TONKA]

Don't wrap it in foil. It will turn out a sticky mess. The best Yella I ever had was straight out of the water, cleaned and cooked whole on the BBQ. A little bit of lemon or a splash of white wine and eat the bugger straight off the hot plate. :dinner: Wash it down with a good beer. :cheers: Maybe some home made chips to make it fancy.

Looks like we have a winner! I I'll stick with simple. Will post up some pics tomorrow