{"id":9656,"date":"2022-08-11T09:00:08","date_gmt":"2022-08-11T13:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/mariners-menu\/?p=9656"},"modified":"2023-12-20T09:44:13","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T14:44:13","slug":"pistachio-encrusted-triggerfish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/mariners-menu\/pistachio-encrusted-triggerfish\/","title":{"rendered":"Pistachio-Encrusted Triggerfish"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recipe<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>4 triggerfish fillets, skinless<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 cup flour<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon salt<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00bc teaspoon freshly ground black pepper<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 egg, beaten<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00bd cup milk<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon pressed garlic<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00bd cup shelled pistachios, finely chopped<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 tablespoons canola oil<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 tablespoons butter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In a shallow dish, combine flour, salt and pepper. In another dish, combine egg, milk and garlic. Dredge fish in flour mixture, shaking off excess. Dip the top side of the fish in egg mixture, then coat it with pistachios. To adhere, press nuts gently. Place in pan and refrigerate for 15 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Heat oil in a large skillet. Add butter and allow to heat up. Saut\u00e9 fish, nut side down, until just golden brown, about 3 to 4 minutes. Be careful not to burn nuts. Flip over and repeat. Remember that cooking times are an estimate. Always check before the recommended time is up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Contributed by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/mariners-menu\/contributors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Joyce Taylor<\/a> &nbsp;MM2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-ncst-blockquote\"><p><strong>DID YOU KNOW?<\/strong><\/p><p>Triggerfish get their name from the action of the spines in their dorsal fin. The secondspine \u201ctriggers\u201d the first&nbsp;spine to relax. Triggerfish are shaped like a flattened football and have rough, sandpaper like skin.&nbsp; They enjoy&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/deq.nc.gov\/about\/divisions\/marine-fisheries\/public-information-and-education\/species-profiles\/gray-triggerfish#:~:text=Habitat%3A%20Along%20the%20western%20Atlantic,the%20bottom%20searching%20for%20food.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">feeding<\/a> on barnacles, crabs and other marine invertebrates.&nbsp; Check out this&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/hooklinescience\/2019\/04\/15\/do-hurricanes-affect-fish-in-deep-water\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hook, Line &amp; Science&nbsp;post<\/a>&nbsp;about triggerfish response to hurricanes.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/about-us\/our-team\/erika-young\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Erika Young, Coastal and Marine Education Specialist<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mariner&#8217;s Menu shares Pistachio Encrusted Triggerfish.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":11456,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ncst_custom_author":"","ncst_show_custom_author":false,"ncst_dynamicHeaderBlockName":"ncst\/default-post-header","ncst_dynamicHeaderData":"{\"caption\":\"\",\"showAuthor\":true,\"showDate\":true,\"showFeaturedVideo\":false}","ncst_content_audit_freq":"","ncst_content_audit_date":"","ncst_content_audit_display":false,"ncst_backToTopFlag":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[99,15,132],"tags":[150,145,109],"displayCategory":null,"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.9 - 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