The Australian Fish & Seafood Cookbook: The Ultimate Kitchen Companion
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The Australian Fish & Seafood Cookbook: The Ultimate Kitchen Companion is the 2016 Murdoch Books hardback that coastal-food lovers keep on the front shelf. At 2.2 kg and 480 thick pages it is the only modern Australian title that covers every local species—from barra to yabby, from sashimi-grade tuna to humble sardine—giving each fish its own profile, sustainability note and exact cooking method. Buyers searching for “complete Australian seafood bible” or “how to cook fish like a chef” consistently land on this title first because it bridges professional kitchens and home stoves better than any other local reference.
Open the book and you’ll see why second-hand copies stay in demand: every technique is shown in step-by-step colour photography—filleting a whole snapper, pin-boning kingfish for crudo, steaming mussels in native pepper leaf, or cold-smoking trout on a kettle BBQ. The four authors—Stephen Hodges (chef), John Susman (fishmonger), Anthony Huckstep (food writer) and Sarah Swan (nutritionist)—pool restaurant tricks with market-floor know-how, so you learn why “rest” cooked fish on a cake rack, how to tell if a bug is freshly moulted, and which wines match oily vs. lean fish. Health data, mercury notes and allergy swaps appear in quick-scan panels, making the book popular with parents, fitness cooks and anyone Googling “clean seafood recipes Australia”.
Collectors value the first printing for its stout sewn binding and heavy gloss stock that resists kitchen spills; this copy shows only minor shelf rub to the jacket and a faint mark on the first two leaves—otherwise tight, unwritten-on and ready to slip into a gift bag. If you want the definitive, sustainably focused guide that turns today’s catch—or the supermarket special—into restaurant-quality dishes, this vintage 2016 edition is the one Australian seafood cookbook that professionals, young adults and weekend anglers all agree never goes out of date.
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