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Default is it safe to eat an eel that has been frozen but not gutted?

On Apr 6, 12:51*pm, ccokatt > wrote:
> On Apr 5, 8:38*pm, Richy > wrote:
>
> > Hi,

>
> > I recently bought two eels, froze one, and gutted and cooked the
> > other. The one that I froze had not been gutted, and where I bought
> > them from I had asked for frozen eel but they said this was fresh and
> > could be frozen, but did not mention having to gut them first.

>
> > I've read that if an eel is not gutted and then frozen, the white
> > flesh will be discoloured by blood. Will this affect the taste all
> > that much? Is it still fit for consumption?

>
> > Thanks,

>
> > Richy

>
> I know from fishing nobody who is somewhat experienced would ever eat
> a fish that was not gutted. Just wondering what eel is like and how
> much it costs per eel unit.


I think the cost was $14.99/kilo, I got about 1.2kg which amounted to
two. I'll toss the other eel, but the first one that I had was
delicious, although I hadn't properly prepared it and there were some
crunchy bits (fins perhaps). I fried it in butter and garlic. I'm not
really sure how I'd describe the taste, but the texture was a little
bit like crocodile or slightly overcooked squid.

Richy