Murray cod and tom yum whets appetite

By Byran Martin
Updated May 13 2014 - 10:09am, first published April 23 2014 - 3:00am
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Murray River cod: Graceful predator, but also great eating. Photo: Peter Morris
Murray River cod: Graceful predator, but also great eating. Photo: Peter Morris
Murray cod tom yum soup from Bryan Martin's column for Food and Wine April 23. Photo: David Reist. Must credit. Photo: David Reist
Murray cod tom yum soup from Bryan Martin's column for Food and Wine April 23. Photo: David Reist. Must credit. Photo: David Reist

Just this week I was presented with two huge cutlets from a just-caught Murray cod. Beautiful they were, thick glistening skin, slightly pink flesh, thick and juicy. I placed them carefully in the fridge, not really sure what to do with them.