Ymm, Seafood

[BigWayne]

Very cool. Yes, we learned to purge shellfish the hard way. Shortly after my parents retired to the SC coast, my mom took us all out to the marsh to collect oysters. I guess she didn't read that page in the cookbook though because we shucked them and cooked them and then promptly spit them out they were so gritty. Now we toss them in water and a little cornmeal.

Pretty neat how big that geoduck is. What does it taste like?

It is a very mild clam taste. Nice clean meat. Pounded the neck and sauteed it last night.

Most of our clams end up in chowder. This is about 15-20 big clams (horseneck and washington, not geoduck) chopped up.


You don't need cornmeal for purging. Just clean cool seawater. Unless you are stirring the water, they can't suck up the cornmeal and you don't want them to anyway. You are trying to starve them so they empty themselves out.

[BigWayne]

Got a couple nice halibut on Sunday. We've been eating it every day.
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[OldPhiKap]

Got a couple nice halibut on Sunday. We've been eating it every day.
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What is under the top one? Some sort of smashed chickpea?

All three look wonderful!

[bundabergdevil]

What is under the top one? Some sort of smashed chickpea?

All three look wonderful!

I was thinking flavored grits. They do look great!

[OldPhiKap]

Pro level plating. An often overlooked but incredibly positive skill. Eyes and nose taste the food before the tongue does.

[BigWayne]

What is under the top one? Some sort of smashed chickpea?

All three look wonderful!

It's a red curry coconut milk based sauce.
My slightly modified version of this recipe.
https://www.americascuisine.com/alas...ipes/2137.aspx

[budwom]

Halibut cheeks! ( front end cheeks to be clear). We go through roughly twelve pounds of seafood per month.

[wavedukefan70s]

Take shrimp u12s if you can get them but any will do. Peel .put in a bowl a few drops of
Olive oil put the spices you like coat heavy
Mix well. Flatten them out in large cast iron skillet . Cut a stick of butter place chunks of butter on top of shrimp.
Cover generously with parmesean cheese.

Put in oven or grill for 15 minutes .

I do some veggies usually put all on top of pasta.
Also blue crab festival is the 27th
In awendaw just outside of charleston sc.
Buckets of fresh crab 🦀 😋

[BigWayne]

Halibut cheeks! ( front end cheeks to be clear). We go through roughly twelve pounds of seafood per month.

We had enough meat this week we didn't bother with the cheeks. We had a 13 lb and 30 lb fish for two of us.
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[budwom]

We had enough meat this week we didn't bother with the cheeks. We had a 13 lb and 30 lb fish for two of us.
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Halibut really does have fabulous flavor...very handsome poisson!

[BigWayne]

Did you know that Ymm is a bad title because DBR won't let you search for Ymm, but will let you search for Ymmm?

Anyhow, went out for crabs and halibut on Sunday.
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Tonight I made our favorite macadamia crusted halibut dish.
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[ClemmonsDevil]

Did you know that Ymm is a bad title because DBR won't let you search for Ymm, but will let you search for Ymmm?

Anyhow, went out for crabs and halibut on Sunday.
jumbo crab.jpg

Tonight I made our favorite macadamia crusted halibut dish.
maCADAMIA_1123.jpg

Ymmm! In Louisiana and shocked at how inexpensive seafood is here.

[wavedukefan70s]

Ymmm! In Louisiana and shocked at how inexpensive seafood is here.

Get you some blue crab if your not flying keep them cool.cheap Styrofoam cooler little ice on bottom .cover with news paper .then crab lasts about 3 days or so.
Maryland is 50 bucks a dozen southern is 15 to 20ish a dozen.
Shrimp should be cheap aswell .
It's that time of year.
Enjoy the food great table fair in
Cajun country.

[BigWayne]

Get you some blue crab if your not flying keep them cool.cheap Styrofoam cooler little ice on bottom .cover with news paper .then crab lasts about 3 days or so.
Maryland is 50 bucks a dozen southern is 15 to 20ish a dozen.
Shrimp should be cheap aswell .
It's that time of year.
Enjoy the food great table fair in
Cajun country.

We're spoiled with our dungeness crabs here. If you can eat more than two at one sitting, you will have to go lie down for a while.
Each crab will yield about a 1/2 pound of pure meat.

[ClemmonsDevil]

We're spoiled with our dungeness crabs here. If you can eat more than two at one sitting, you will have to go lie down for a while.
Each crab will yield about a 1/2 pound of pure meat.

I mean, I could eat five before I got full. But that just seems garish.

[wavedukefan70s]

We're spoiled with our dungeness crabs here. If you can eat more than two at one sitting, you will have to go lie down for a while.
Each crab will yield about a 1/2 pound of pure meat.

I've seen those precooked here never have tried them. Is the meat sweet like blue or a different flavor? Very little
Sea food I don't eat.squid I just don't eat. I eat a lot of fish others dont.such as stingray ,eel, barracuda.
My mother inlaw is from the Philippines
She has taught me how to prepare a lot
Of fish that were considered throw backs
.

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[Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15]

I've seen those precooked here never have tried them. Is the meat sweet like blue or a different flavor? Very little
Sea food I don't eat.squid I just don't eat. I eat a lot of fish others dont.such as stingray ,eel, barracuda.
My mother inlaw is from the Philippines
She has taught me how to prepare a lot
Of fish that were considered throw backs
.

.

In my experience (former Seattle fishmonger for a bit in my youth) Dungeness is very mild flavor. The texture is lovely. Very easy and tender.

It's not CRAZY different from the blue crabs around here, but definitely get a lot more meat for your hard word.

I was going to pop on here and recommend folks pick up monkfish when you see it in your local.

Incredibly sweet fish. Very reasonably priced. A nice filet will be about a pound or so and cooks nicely under a broiler with salt, pepper, butter lemon.

We don't get it here often, but when I see it I pick up two pieces - one for tonight and one for the freezer.

Also, check out the Google image search. It's a ghastly looking creature.

[wavedukefan70s]

In my experience (former Seattle fishmonger for a bit in my youth) Dungeness is very mild flavor. The texture is lovely. Very easy and tender.

It's not CRAZY different from the blue crabs around here, but definitely get a lot more meat for your hard word.

I was going to pop on here and recommend folks pick up monkfish when you see it in your local.

Incredibly sweet fish. Very reasonably priced. A nice filet will be about a pound or so and cooks nicely under a broiler with salt, pepper, butter lemon.

We don't get it here often, but when I see it I pick up two pieces - one for tonight and one for the freezer.

Also, check out the Google image search. It's a ghastly looking creature.

I've had that before. Good eating.
Looks a lot like our oyster/toadfish just 10x larger. Definitely don't want your fingers near the mouth of either.

Our puffer fish aren't poisonous here they say they have two tenderloins. But
I just put them back .
They have a beak and will bite you.as long as they are puffed up your ok.

I don't harvest them on purpose or toadfish .
I will be giving dungeness crabs a taste
Though.
I pick crab fairly effectively. It
Was a chore growing up.heading shrimp also.
We make a a corn chowder with crab meat
In it with cajun seasoning .not bad eating .simple to make.

Was thinking of making chicken and dumplings but with crab maybe shrimp aswell .

[BigWayne]

I mean, I could eat five before I got full. But that just seems garish.

I have eaten maybe 4 before, but I'm a big guy and that put me out of action for a bit. Of course the beers washing them down probably factored into it as well.

[ClemmonsDevil]

I have eaten maybe 4 before, but I'm a big guy and that put me out of action for a bit. Of course the beers washing them down probably factored into it as well.

We really need to hang out. I weight 170 and in my heyday could eat 2 footlong Subway subs, loaded with toppings. I once ate a 28 oz steak, baked potato, salad and dessert. I ate 7 Whoppers once. 17 pieces of large deep dish pizza in one sitting. 45 chicken wings once. I have slowed down over the years though. I got nothing left to prove.