07/03/2026
Look away if you’re a vegetarian 😉
This is more than a post about animal sourced protein….. this is a post about sustainable, beautiful, protein from Aotearoa’s Moana & Whenua
This was gifted to me by a client who is a seasoned hunter & fisherman. He has taught me about the care needed in the killing and then processing of the animals he hunts/fishes.
We then discuss the attributes and techniques for using almost all of the animal and best recipes to celebrate them.
From the venison he caught he created Venison mince, venison sausages, venison fillet, homemade venison salami, venison shanks, and then used all the bones etc to make his own venison stock.
And from his fishing I also received Snapper, Tuna & Hapuka.
Thanks Matt ☺️ you’re a legend!
It felt important to use a NZ chef’s recipe so thank you to Simon Gault for the inspiration 🐟
https://www.simongault.com/recipes/grilled-hapuka-with-spring-onion-garlic-ginger-lime-dressing-and-coconut-rice
And then the super lean fillet was pan fried for literally seconds before serving with a potato gratin & fabulous fig & green salad for gathering of very special life long friends.
Food is more than its ‘Macros’. 🤦♀️
It’s how we connect with the land (whenua), the sea (moana) and each other xx