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redhilltown
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Fillets vs the rest of the fish!
Greatings Nomadians. My fishing/camping amigos always give me grief, but I love to eat all of the fish we catch as opposed to just the fillets. To be
truthful, I find a lot of it better than just the fillets but the storage and ice chest problems usually dictate just bringing back fillets. I envy
all of you living down there who can eat what you want without worrying about storage!
So, does anyone have some favorite recipes for the "other" parts? Some of my faves are ribs dredged in flour/salt & pepper and pan seared...whole
heads rubbed in oil and baked (cheeks anyone?) and as of yesterday after catching some bruiser yellowtails off of San Clemente island, I discovered
the joys of fresh yellowtail belly broiled (after sniping off some of the best for sashimi.)
Anyone have their own fave recipes for the "leftovers"???
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fishbuck
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I only eat the fillets. No tail or belly meat. Only sushimi. But I know what you mean.
Some of my fiends love to steam the cheek. Or cook the head for soup. I hear the eyeballs are very good!
Anyway, you went to San Clemente? Do you have a boat? Or did you go from the landing?
How many yellows did you catch?
I'm thinking dropper loop with a live 'dine.
Or casting to a kelp patty?
Bruiser yellowtail? 25lbs. plus?
For anyone that doesn't know. San Clemente Island is 50+ miles off the beach.
[Edited on 6-30-2009 by fishbuck]
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Cypress
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Depends upon the size and species. 
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Skipjack Joe
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Whole, deep-fried smelt is delicious. Top smelt, that is. A 4-inch fish.
Fish chowder made from scropionfish heads is also real good eating.
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Pompano
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smelt...mmmmgood..
..and make great bait for much larger fish, including salmon, pike, and muskie.
NEVER throw away the filleted fish carcass. There are countless ways to enjoy fish head chowders, soups, cheeks, fins, ribs, etc.
One of my earliest fish recipe recollections comes from a trip to Lac la Ronge, Saskatchewan in the early 60's. Back in camp one afternoon, I could
smell a great aroma coming from the cooktent and could not resist peeking inside. A half-dozen lake trout heads floating in a superb soup...still one
of my favorites dishes Up North..and equally good in Baja from cabrilla or jurel.
For a real treat, try some fatty smoked eel (roket al). Think Norsk!
[Edited on 6-30-2009 by Pompano]
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DENNIS
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I was invited over to a neighbors house here for a fish-fry and they cooked in oil some whole, plate sized fish, don't know what they were.
Anyway, we sat to eat .... a whole cooked fish was on each plate and my neighbor proceeded to eat the quarter-sized eyeballs from the sockets.
YUMMY
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shari
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Any nomads who know me...know my weakness for fish eyes! Everyone gets a kick out of me as I ONLY eat the head while I make tacos for people out of
the fillets and the spine and bones i boil and the meat I save to make fish machaca...yummy. Juan and I are such a good pair...i get the eyes (they
are sorta like oysters...real sweet), he loves the lips and tongue! It's always fun to see who will dare to join me in a fish eye!!
Kevin spoils me by bringing me fish heads every few days from his kayak fishing...calico heads are my all time favorite.
Sheepshead heads are magnificent in stew too.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by shari
It's always fun to see who will dare to join me in a fish eye!!
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Hate to mention this, Shari, but I once had uncooked cow eye mixed in with the cooked brain. 
It's a long story. [ thought I told it here once ]
Next time I see you, I'll tell it again over a box of beer.
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shari
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hmmm...sounds good...I'm always up for new culinary experiences...accompanied by a box of beer of course.
I am always a bit worried about sharing my eyeballs with friends in case they turnn out to love em like I do...then I'd have to share them.
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drzura
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Just out of curiosity, how do you prepare the eyes? Do you eat them raw, boil them, fry them?? They might be good on some bread too.
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Martyman
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Any fish head soup recipes? I've never made it. I always give my de-filleted fish to the pelicans and seagulls. Sometimes those little bastardos get
the fillets!!
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shari
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fish eye prep depends on how you are cooking the fish...although i have been known to eat on raw on a bet or to gross people out....i enjoy them
cooked...any way..boiled, baked, fried...whatever....they are just an incredible juicy, sweet, slightly slimey delicacy.
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No thanks on the fish eyes. eeeeh
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Ok Shari. I am starting a fisheye collection for you. This outta be good! Say,
have you tried Humboldt Squid eyes?
DON\'T SQUINT! Give yer eyes a break!
Try holding down [control] key and toggle the [+ and -] keys
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shari
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squid eyes never tried em....have you? might be worth LOOKING into
Fish eyes are one of those...dont knock it till ya try it...type things.
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redhilltown
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Hey Buck...dropper loop with live squid seemed to do the trick. Caught four of them with one 12-15 pounds and the rest easy 25+. I was with some real
hard core sportfishing guys (I'm not) and we headed out to the tuna grounds but stopped an hour out of SC when we saw massive amounts of birds and
sure enough, the beautiful sight of bluefin tuna crashing the surface...you've never seen grown men scream so loudly.
As for fish eyes Shari, perfect!!!! Just the thing I'm looking for. Fishhead soup out of Sculpin is a good one too...though I know the fillets are
outstanding.
Hope the ideas keep comin!
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Cypress
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A lot of folks won't eat sculpin, think they're poison. 
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Martyman
Any fish head soup recipes? |
http://www.recipezaar.com/Roly-Poly-Fish-Head-Soup-253857
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shari
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for those of you rushing out to try fish eyes...they scoop out nicely with a spoon...i remove the plastic like ring and white lense....and dont forget
to salt it lightly...provecho! (like bon apetit)
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