By: tommy
i meant to say “mouth feel”. the font is so small here. and my eyes, not so good. i go to Ridgewood Fisheries for my raw stuff. a hidden little gem, with parking right across the street (for a...
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I’ve walked in there, but never looked carefully enough. Next time I’ll give it a shot. The advantage of buying those beautiful trimmed pieces is that there is no waste. The question is: does it pay?
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Does it pay? I guess that depends on your sensibilities vis-a-vis food and value. For me, yes. 25 bucks for enough tuna for 4 people is well worth it. I’ve spent more than half of that on tuna tartare...
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When I run to the Bahamas, We eat Yellowfin or Blackfin fresh. Tuna is best, but Wahoo is very good too. Catch them, Gut them, throw them on Ice. Dinner. (if you are not close enough to shore to cook...
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The trick to the fine dice you need for tartare is 1) knowing there will be substantial waste, and 2) slightly freezing the fresh tuna before you start slicing it. As an aside, while I love tuna...
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I have an extremely sharp knife that works fairly well even when the tuna is only cold. I cut it into 1/4 inch chunks, which gives me the texture I like. I have had scallop tartare, but it was a long...
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The way I make it is very, very simple. Bay scallops, sweet as sugar and extra fresh, cut in 1/2 or quartered. A drizzle of EVO, a little micro basil, a hint of fleur de sel. I had the dish the first...
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Scallops are awesome! hey are coming back here in the Tampa Bay area. I caught about 2 gallons of them this season. Oct 15 was the opening of stone crab season. I found a ghost lobster trap, (the buoy...
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I have never had really fresh stone crab claws. The ones we get up here are good, but nothing special.
View ArticleBy: Vmaximus
I prefer crab to lobster, and big stone crab claws are, short of king crab, some of the best crab out there. In my opinion. Most meat, least work. Has the same sweet taste as most other crab.
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