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Seafood

The 21 fishy contenders.

We taste-tested 21 cans of supermarket tuna in oil and Sirena didn’t win

Good Food tin-fluencer Frank Sweet scours the Seven Seas for Australia’s tastiest canned tuna. More than 20 cans, pouches and one stinky office later, here’s how they ranked.

  • Frank Sweet
Blackened barramundi.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s 10-minute blackened barramundi brings the heat

This recipe adapts an American soul food technique, searing spice-rubbed fish to create a delicious savoury crust.

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Garlic-butter and white-wine prawns over wilted spinach.
EASY

Garlic-butter and white-wine prawns over wilted spinach

One pan, 10 minutes and a delicious dinner that everyone will love is on the table.

  • < 30 mins
  • Danielle Alvarez
Polpette di sarde - Sicilian sardine meatballs.
EASY

Polpette di sarde (Sicilian sardine meatballs)

With ready-filleted sardines widely available, these meatballs are an easy midweek option.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Homard frites (southern rock lobster, sauce choron and frites) from Entrecote.

Lobster and fries – the high-low luxury Mum deserves this Mother’s Day

Look, we tried to get Entrecote’s secret sauce recipe, but no dice. Instead, we’ve landed the next best thing: a decadent seafood dish designed to dazzle.

  • Jason M Jones
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Mamasita's signature fish tacos, a long-time crowd favourite.

The pro secret that gives Mamasita’s famous fish tacos their crunch

The Melbourne Mexican restaurant shares its signature recipe for beer-battered snapper.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Jimmy Garside
Poached snapper with anchovy parsley butter.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s poached snapper with anchovy parsley butter

Instead of using stock, this simple poached fish dish mixes offcuts such as parsley stalks and lemon pieces with a flavourful butter.

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Yellow curry fish with fragrant lemongrass and coconut rice salad.
EASY

Big aromatics, zero fuss: Dazzle the table with this one-tray coconut curry fish

Send your taste buds on a Thai holiday with this vibrant one-tray wonder. Ready in under an hour, it delivers complex, slow-cooked depth without the sweat.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Jessica Brook
Steamed snapper with red curry butter.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s steamed snapper with red curry butter

I love steamed fish, and pairing it with a richly flavoured butter is both wonderfully simple and extraordinarily delicious.

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Afishonado’s lobster roll and prawn roll.

The lobster roll is great, but the prawn roll is magnificent at this new seafood shop

The owner supplies fish to top restaurants like Margaret and is now making fancy sandwiches that tap into nostalgia and use the Rolls-Royce of buns.

  • Sarah Norris