Fish..have we talked

[Suesumba]

Re: Fish..have we talked

i put it on after. i slightly scortch the salmon, turn it over, scorch the other side and then i add the syrup in with the seasonings like scallion, thyme and pour over the fish. mi have some inna di fridge fi mi lunch all week.

[tsophra]

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[img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70409-waytogo.gif[/img] I think i used to much salt.. [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70402-thinking.gif[/img]

how yu get ur fish to scorch on both sides..I still have not got that quite right?

[johnnycakes]

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To scorch the fish on both sides put it on the top rack close to the broiler flame but watch it so it doesn't burn which it will if you don't watch it.

I haven't read anyone mention porgy which is called chipura/chipuda by the Greeks and scup by New Englanders. It is quite popular with Afro-Americans and one of my favorites. It is a meaty fish shaped like a parrot and marvelous fried crispy and served with Louisiana hot sauce or Frank's .

In the Boston area we have a chain of Chinese supermarkets called the 88 which have superb fish sections. You can get Kingfish, red snapper, yellow tailed snapper, live Tilapia , live crab, live eels (wonderful sweet white fish) and even butterfish.
I don't know if it is the same butterfish others have written about but it is a small palm sized fish that is flat and silver and which pan fries up nicely. The 88 also carries conch either fresh or frozen.
The staff is all Chinese and because of the language difficulties they have a chart with about 6-8 choices of how they clean your fish 1) ( head, tail and fins on, gutted and scaled,) 2) head off scaled, gutted and no tails or fins etc.
Great place to shop for fish.

Monkfish which a couple of people mentioned is one of my favorites but very scarce. It is also called a goosefish and an Anglerfish. It is one ugly customer.

It is flat and is about two-thirds mouth. It sits on the bottom of the sea and has a little dangly flag that comes out of its dorsal (back) fin at the end of one of the spines. it half buries itself and wiggles the little flap of skin which attracts little fish .
When they get close enough to check it out, the anglerfish jumps up and catches them in its enormous mouth.
Because of its chewy texture it used to be called "poor man's lobster" but I suspect that due to its present scarcity that the price of monkfish is right up there with the price of lobster.

Nice thread this.

[tsophra]

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made that much nicer buy your contribution [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70409-waytogo.gif[/img]

I did not realise porgy was a popular amongst Afro Americans..

porgy is nice fried

did not realise monk and anglerfish were the same ting..

can't wait to get my hands pn some

tonx fe de scorching tip [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif[/img]

[MrsBlue]

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<span style="color: #3333FF">When we first got down here, we did not know where the fish markets were so we bought fish at the supermarket. All they had was tilapia and catfish nuggets. As a result, I could go a long time before I eat either again. [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/704555_dwl.gif[/img]

We've been eating a lot of croaker and spot. They're both good fried (what isn't?) but I haven't really done much else with them. One that we had when we first got here but I haven't seen in a while is butterfish. [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/hungry.gif[/img] That one really fries nicely.

MrBlue loves red snapper and we've had it a few times in the last few months. I don't know how to cook it very well yet. We had some kingfish steaks recently that were great.

There isn't much variety around here for fish, it seems. I'd like to learn some different ways to cook fish, maybe that will be variety enough.</span>

[tsophra]

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den Missa B nu steam nu fish fe yu yet? or rap it in foil, stuff it with seasoning and put it in de oven? im slacking man.. [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70388-shameonyou.gif[/img]

I never realised there were so many different kinds of snapper..I've been eating white snapper [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70409-waytogo.gif[/img] yummy but expensive [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/eek.gif[/img]

[MrsBlue]

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<span style="color: #3333FF">I've cooked different types of fish in the oven, but I haven't developed a way that I really like it yet. I'm not sure how steamed fish is cooked, he may have made it that way.

Another reason I've mostly been frying is that's the only way the brats eat it without complaint. [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/rolleyes.gif[/img] </span>

[johnnycakes]

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MrsBlue,
I cook snapper this way for my wife.
I use the whole fish just for presentation even though my wife doesn't touch the head.
Ewww! she says.
I make two diagonal slashes across the body down to the spine and stuff them with green onion/scallion sauted in butter and with just a touch of fresh garlic.
I then broil the fish laying it on foil and wrapping it up the side but not covering the fish. Cook it on both sides turning it when one side looks done enough and before it burns.
If you're in Jamaica you can also cook any fat/ not flat fish this way
Give it a try.

[johnnycakes]

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Jaded,
Try Googling anglerfish. I'll bet there are some good pictures and perhaps some additional info on cooking it and why it's so scarce.

I just did Google monkfish and got this:

http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=pictures+of+monkfish&um=1&ie=UTF-8

[Suesumba]

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who seh god nevva mek mistake? [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/whatever.gif[/img]

[Suesumba]

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Jaded, ocean perch is another nice fish. it's inexpensive too. they sell it as "red fish" some places.

[Gen]

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more like prehistoric

a wah the heck dat unnu a nyam [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/sick.gif[/img]


<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SueSumba</div><div class="ubbcode-body">

who seh god nevva mek mistake? [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/whatever.gif[/img] </div></div>

[Gen]

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for anyone with a grill. stuff the fish wid well seasoned callaloo and wrap in foil [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/inlove1.gif[/img]


a seh when yuh done wax dat off eseeh [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/yahoo.gif[/img]


<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Jaded</div><div class="ubbcode-body">den Missa B nu steam nu fish fe yu yet? or rap it in foil, stuff it with seasoning and put it in de oven? im slacking man.. [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70388-shameonyou.gif[/img]

I never realised there were so many different kinds of snapper..I've been eating white snapper [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70409-waytogo.gif[/img] yummy but expensive [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/eek.gif[/img] </div></div>

[Suesumba]

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yu know een Gen? all lakka how mi craven mi noh si nott'n pan dat fi nyam. [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70400-talktohand.gif[/img] ie mussi tase reall good. [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/whistle.gif[/img]

[tsophra]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SueSumba</div><div class="ubbcode-body">yu know een Gen? all lakka how mi craven mi noh si nott'n pan dat fi nyam. [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70400-talktohand.gif[/img] ie mussi tase reall good. [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/whistle.gif[/img] </div></div>

is that the Monk fish?