Name: Kingfish tataki
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 600 gm kingfish fillet, halved lengthways; 2 tbsp each fish sauce and mirin; 1 tbsp each roasted sesame oil (see note) and soy sauce; ½ Spanish onion, thinly sliced; 160 gm green papaya (about ½ small), cut into julienne on a mandolin; 200 gm red papaya (about ½ small), sliced; 1 cup (loosely packed) each of Vietnamese mint, mint and coriander; 1 long red chilli, thinly sliced; Sesame dressing; 50 gm brown sugar; ¼ tsp cumin seeds; 4 coriander seeds; Pinch chilli flakes; 75 ml lime juice; 35 ml fish sauce; 25 ml roasted sesame oil (see note); 2 tsp soy sauce; 25 gm toasted sesame seeds

Kingfish tataki

Australian Gourmet Traveller chefs' recipe for kingfish tataki by Halo restaurant in Perth.

Serves 4

Prep

15M

Cook

Total

20M

“I would love to learn to make Rainer Konstanty’s kingfish tataki, which I enjoyed recently at Halo restaurant in Perth. Would you please ask him for the recipe?”

Julia Hammar, Perth, WA

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Ingredients

600 gm kingfish fillet, halved lengthways

2 tbsp each fish sauce and mirin

1 tbsp each roasted sesame oil (see note) and soy sauce

½ Spanish onion, thinly sliced

160 gm green papaya (about ½ small), cut into julienne on a mandolin

200 gm red papaya (about ½ small), sliced

1 cup (loosely packed) each of Vietnamese mint, mint and coriander

1 long red chilli, thinly sliced

Sesame dressing

50 gm brown sugar

¼ tsp cumin seeds

4 coriander seeds

Pinch chilli flakes

75 ml lime juice

35 ml fish sauce

25 ml roasted sesame oil (see note)

2 tsp soy sauce

25 gm toasted sesame seeds

Method

Main

1.Place kingfish in a small non-reactive dish. Combine fish sauce, mirin, sesame oil and soy in a bowl, whisk to combine then pour over kingfish and refrigerate, turning occasionally, for flavours to develop (4-6 hours).

2.Meanwhile, for sesame dressing, pound sugar, cumin, coriander and chilli in a mortar and pestle until finely ground, whisk in remaining ingredients and set aside.

3.Preheat a char-grill over medium heat, remove kingfish from marinade, pat dry with absorbent paper and grill, turning once, until golden and cooked rare (1-2 minutes each side), thickly slice across the grain, set aside.

4.Combine remaining ingredients in a bowl, add dressing, toss and serve with kingfish.

Roasted sesame oil is available from select Asian grocers. If unavailable, substitute regular sesame oil.
This recipe is from the January 2010 issue of
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Notes