Terrorist Killer wrote:
> On Sat, 17 Mar 2007 02:27:27 GMT, "Musashi" >
> wrote:
>
>
>>>Skate is a fantastic eating fish.
>>>Next time you get a hold of one (or more) cut off the wings, then poach
>>
>>them
>>
>>>(the wings).
>>>In a saucepan, brown some butter with capers.
>>>When the skate wings are done, the skin on both sides will peel off
>>
>>easily.
>>
>>>Pour the Butter sauce over the white scallopy meat and enjoy. You pull the
>>>meat off both
>>>sides the flat cartilage "bone". Try it once and you will be hooked.
>>>For a more detailed recipe you can google up any recipe for Raie au buerre
>>>blanc.
>>>
>>
>>
>>Good grief. Sorry. It's Raie au buerre Noir
>>not Blanc.
>>M
>
>
> Here in Florida, some folks fillet the wings from a large ray, skin
> them and punch out "scallops" from them using a tool that is almost
> always hand made. I've seen 2" steep pipe used that has been sharpened
> at one end. The meat is then cooked in any recipe that calls for
> scallops. It really doesn't taste like scallops, but it's very good. I
> eat it whenever I catch one. I just cut it into small squares. It
> makes a very good chowder also, if pan seared, then simmered in butter
> until added at the very last to the chowder.

Sounds good to me too. Ok, I will keep the next skate I catch.

> I moved to Florida because of the fishing. Within 10 miles of my
> house, I have the ocean, backwaters, several fresh water lakes, many
> ponds and the St. Johns river.
>
> I love this place! If it swims in water, it's somewhere here, (no
> salmon, sorry). Gator, turtle, rattlers, deer, wild pig, all of that
> is regular fare here too, for the locals.

I've had rattlesnake before, it was good. Not sure I'd want to clean
a snake though. Last time I caught a conger eel, I took it to the sushi
bar and they took care of it.

> I go to the dock when the tourist fishing boats pull in and get all
> the deep sea fish I want for a dollar a pound. Sometimes it's still
> wiggling. Got a sweet little Blackfin Tuna a few days ago. Awesomely
> good. Ate half of it raw and the other half seared and simmered in
> butter.
>
> Did I say I love this place? It really is fisherman's heaven.

Too hot for me.. I would love the fishing, but flat and hot doesn't
work for me. I'd consider North Carolina first. Good fishing of
Cape Hateras, its not as hot.. But I doubt I'll ever leave New England.

--
Dan