Junk fish, cooking and eating

[dogfish]

Eating skates, ok.
Dogfish, no thanks!

[paco33]

They found a way to cook lionfish, check out this article,

Chef Kerry Heffernan is nevertheless up to the task. The fish arrives whole but stripped of its nearly 20 toxic barbs. Heffernan knifes it up, dredges the plump, white fillets in Wondra flour (it has less gluten and produces a crispier coating) and sears them in grapeseed oil. The fish is then plated with wilted pea shoots, brown butter sauce and garlic scapes (the edible sprouts of immature garlic) and served to a room of judges: other chefs, media types, and officials from Food & Water Watch, an international nonprofit organization that works to improve the safety and quality of food and water.

http://www.nj.com/homegarden/index.s...e_species.html

[seamonkey]

How to cook cow nosed rays, found this on the internet


1) Cut the wings off the still flapping ray. There will be ALOT of blood.

2) Chill wings.

3) Fillet meat off center tendon, skin, and Cut into manageable chunks.

4) Soak in a light brine, in the fridge for at least 12 hours. Change brine if it appears bloody.

5) Soak in milk for ~8 hours. (optional)

6) Marinate in Italian Dressing, or your favorite ready made marinade.

7) Grill...until done.

8) Meat will not be fishy, and will have the consistency of Pork.

[jigfreak]

Thannks for that seamonkey. I got spooled a few days ago jigging peanut bunker on a bucktail. Maybe I will cut the wings off the next cownose I bring in, and do my part to rid the area of these bastids.

[buckethead]

bababooeys post got me to thinking if folks would eat lionfish. Found some recipes on lionfish.org

PACIFIC GRILLED

Lionfish meat
Sea Salt

Olive Oil
Calamnsi Juice or Lime

Chillies

Soy Sauce

Preparation:

Briefly marinate lionfish filets in calamnsi juice (or lime) and salt. Make a dip by crushing 3 mild chillies in soy sauce and calamansi juice (or lime).
Cooking:

Flash grill in hot pan with olive oil or serve as ceviche.

Serve with sticky rice, grilled vegetables and mango chutney on the side. Eat with chop sticks.

Submitted b

LIONFISH TACO

Lionfish meat Spicy Pico de Gallo

or Hard Taco Shells Black Beans

live Oil Shredded Cheese

ckened Seasoning Sour Cream

Shredded Lettuce



Preparation:

U soft flour or crunchy corn tortillas. Spice Lionfish Filets with blackened seasoning.



Cooking:

Sear on a hot pan with olive oil. Place Lionfish in tortilla.



Add shredded lettuce, home made spicy pico de gallo, warmed black beans, shredded cheese, top with sour cream