Kingklip Fillets
Saturday, January 9th, 2010
Q: Do you have a simple, yet delicious recipe for fresh Kingklip Fillets?
A: Kingklip (actually a member of the eel family) is certainly one of the favorite South African fish, especially at the top end of the market where it appears on many restaurants menus. 
Unfortunately kingklip has been over exploited in the past and has become both relatively expensive and scarce, therefore placing it on Southern African Sustainable Seafood Initiative (Sassi) orange list (click here for more information). A great alternative however for kingklip is gurnard. In addition a closely related but separate species called ling is increasingly being imported into South Africa from New Zealand and Australia, where it is being sold in restaurants around the country as Kingklip. Having said that, there is nothing wrong with Ling, it is as as delicious and more sustainable. It has pink to white flesh which is firm and forms dense, large flakes when cooked. Excellent fried, baked, poached, steamed or grilled. here is a recipe for Kingklip is simply pan-fried:
4 x 150g Kingklip or Gurnard fillets
Lemon juice
Salt and freshly ground white pepper
Butter or olive oil
- Season the Kingklip with lemon juice, salt and freshly ground white pepper.
- Pan fry very briefly on both sides in butter or olive oil in a preheated pan.
- Place into a preheated 220° C oven for about 4 minutes, then serve immediately with boiled baby potatoes.
Serves 4
Sunninghill – (011) 234-3252 sunninghill@wickedfood.co.za
Wickedfood Cooking School runs cooking classes throughout the year at its purpose-built Johannesburg cooking studios. Cookery classes are run in the mornings and evenings 7 days a week (subject to a minimum of 12 people). The venue is also popular for corporate events and private functions – team building cooking classes, birthdays, kitchen teas, and dinner parties with a difference.
Our cooking lessons are hands-on, where every person gets to participate in the preparation of the dishes. They are also a lot of fun where you not only learn new skills, but get to meet people with similar interests. For corporate groups and teambuilding cooking classes these events are a novel way of creating staff interaction or entertaining clients.
Q: Do you have a simple, yet delicious recipe for fresh Kingklip Fillets?
A: Kingklip (actually a member of the eel family) is certainly one of the favorite South African fish, especially at the top end of the market where it appears on many restaurants menus. Unfortunately kingklip has been over exploited in the past and has become both relatively expensive and scarce, therefore placing it on Southern African Sustainable Seafood Initiative (Sassi) orange list (click here for more information). A great alternative however for kingklip is gurnard. In addition a closely related but separate species called ling is increasingly being imported into South Africa from New Zealand and Australia, where it is being sold in restaurants around the country as Kingklip. Having said that, there is nothing wrong with Ling, it is as as delicious and more sustainable. It has pink to white flesh which is firm and forms dense, large flakes when cooked. Excellent fried, baked, poached, steamed or grilled. here is a recipe for Kingklip is simply pan-fried:
- Season the Kingklip with lemon juice, salt and freshly ground white pepper.
- Pan fry very briefly on both sides in butter or olive oil in a preheated pan.
- Place into a preheated 220° C oven for about 4 minutes, then serve immediately with boiled baby potatoes.
Sunninghill – (011) 234-3252 sunninghill@wickedfood.co.za
Wickedfood Cooking School runs cooking classes throughout the year at its purpose-built Johannesburg cooking studios. Cookery classes are run in the mornings and evenings 7 days a week (subject to a minimum of 12 people). The venue is also popular for corporate events and private functions – team building cooking classes, birthdays, kitchen teas, and dinner parties with a difference.
Our cooking lessons are hands-on, where every person gets to participate in the preparation of the dishes. They are also a lot of fun where you not only learn new skills, but get to meet people with similar interests. For corporate groups and teambuilding cooking classes these events are a novel way of creating staff interaction or entertaining clients.
