Eating Wrasse/butchers unsavoury characters?

[JA1990]

Ok I would like to know a truthful answer.

If I am fishing for a feed and I do not do well on target species I can almost guarantee I will get a few colored wrasse and butchers unsavoury characters in the boat.

How ever I have never eaten these guys before.

Does anyone have any experience in consumption. How would you compare them.

I would prefer to deep fry them if they are edible.

[frankS]

Maori wrass or ( butchers you know whats ) along with many of the other wrasses are quiet good eating, they have a tough

gamey taste but if that's all your catching a feed of them is still a good feed.

Personally I would rate them pretty well on par with trevally and better than sweep, everyones taste is different, take a few home and try them.

With all fish don't over cook them.

Frank

[boattart]

Soft flesh can be a little mussy if over cooked and small bones but otherwise not too bad.

[elferoz777]

Wrasse are good.

I found the cod a bit tough but was more likely my cooking method of oven baking than anything. I did get enough meat fir the size of the fish.

[SquidMarks]

Butchers preeks are great dusted in flour and shallow fried! sweet as! just have a fair few small bones thats all.

[hookerbruce]

Butterfly them and smoke them the soft flesh takes up a lot of flavour.

[letsgocrabbing]

Never use to touch them till a chinese chef showed me the best way as the meat peels of bones easily. Cut Criss cross through to back bone in 20ml diagonals similar to dealing with mangoes. Salt skin, rest for half hour. Deep fry in wok for a few minutes. Plate and add whatever sauce takes your fancy. I generally do either chilli basil or sweet and sour.

[bessell1955]

Smoking is the go. The meat just falls off the bone.

[JA1990]

Great to hear so many positive reviews about these little 'bi-products'.

If I have a bad day catching flattys I can certainly catch a few of these buggers.

[Cargo05]

Not being a big fish eater I find Maori wrasse a fairly average feed. What is that old saying? Cook with a brick, and when the brick gets soft through the Wrasse out and eat the brick. They are generally plentiful, so at least have an entertainment value when fishing.