All the critters of the sea! We've had a fish challenge but there is a whole underwater world of yummies that need the spotlight now. All creatures that live in the water are welcome!
The wife and I are feeling a little under the weather today, but it was a bright, warm, sunny day for April, in Wisconsin so I wanted something healthy, satisifying and easy on the stomach so I whipped up this Japanese inspired fish soup (no claims to being authentic in any way. Made my own Dashi, seasoned it with Mirin and soy sauce. I then poached carrots, daikon, shiitakes, shrimp and tilapia (the only semi firm white fleshed fish I could find at the grocery store since I didn't have time to shop around) in the dashi added cooked soba noodles and ladeled into bowls. Garnished with green onions and re-hydrated seaweed (forgot it in my first bowl and by the time I remembered it was too dark in the kitchen for a good picture).
Hey, if gator qualifies as "living in the water", I can bring some muskrat to the table, too. They are actually good eatin'... Have to contact my hunting friends
Clean away the fat, treat it like rabbit. It's nothing I have eaten often, but in general, I found the taste of the ones I had here roughly like a bit gamey wild rabbit. Not bad. Mustard sauce, fine dish.
Muskrats are good, but like a lot of wild game you need to remove some glands from the body. Some are on the back, some on the legs, I forget where they are on muskrats, but they don't call them Musk-Rats for nothing - tasty little critters when done right.
The musk glands are by the tail - had to consult the oracle it's been that long.
FFs paella, with the mussels and the chicken, put my paella to humilliation. But i will reivindicate myself with the following Chinese shrimps, red pepper and mushrooms stir fry!
So Butzy - that was cooked in the skin (gutted first I'm sure) then removed from the skin after it's cooked? Fascinating.
This is an older thread, you may not receive a response, and could be reviving an old thread. Please consider creating a new thread.
Related Threads
?
?
?
?
?
Chef Forum
559.8K posts
89.3K members
Since 1999
A forum community dedicated to Professional Chefs. Come join the discussion about recipes, prep, kitchens, styles, tips, tricks, reviews, accessories, schools, and more!