Smoked Eel
Re: Smoked EelWow that's a heck of a drop in numbers....I wonder what has caused it...nature or over fishing??
On the topic of the hot smoking....rather brining try a pinch of salt and pinch of brown sugar (with whatever herbs you fancy - we use a seafood mix...sometimes we use the fish mixes and use that in place of the salt with the sugar) on the flesh side...leave it for 20 minutes then pop it in the smoker....how we usually have it and cuts down the time. We do this with trout regularly. You could make your own pastrami in that as well.... ¸.•´¸.•*´¨) ¸.•*¨)✰
(¸.✰´¨(¸.✰ Manda Living our version of the Good Life with 1 dog (who feels like we're living with 4!), 1 cats, a few sheep and 11 chooks. Don't get your knickers in a knot..it solves nothing ~ just makes you walk funny Re: Smoked Eel
Afraid it will take many years Re: Smoked EelI found this on the net (I've been having a look around since I read this)
Everything else I've read is pretty much the same....... talking about various causes for their decline ..not just one but they can't identify any one specific thing it seems and more importantly is the difficulty in them getting a sustainable population despite all of the efforts that have already been made..... ¸.•´¸.•*´¨) ¸.•*¨)✰
(¸.✰´¨(¸.✰ Manda Living our version of the Good Life with 1 dog (who feels like we're living with 4!), 1 cats, a few sheep and 11 chooks. Don't get your knickers in a knot..it solves nothing ~ just makes you walk funny
Re: Smoked Eelquite scary really, when you have a conglomeration of causes all working together to destroy the population the future seems bleak.
Back to smoking fish, the brining thing was ok although I have yet to use it on an oily fish, the pouting fillets tasted nice ( I turned one into kedgeree this morning). I may well revert back to a sprinkle of salt and herbs rather than brining, it all seems a fuss for little change. I have been using some Chinese stock powder and coconut sugar as the seasoning until now and it has worked just fine. Bah Humbug
Re: Smoked EelI have been using a mixture of abalone sauce (similar to Chinese oyster sauce but sweeter and milder) with Vietnamese fish sauce (not as strong as the Thai version) and Thai sweet basil and chilli stir fry sauce to marinate my salmon fillets and it is fantastic. Light soy sauce and honey with a grating of ginger is also fab. Yesterday I smoked a rack of pork ribs (son-of –morris hickory glazed) and they were absolutely delish, so much better than burning them on the barby. I will try ribs with light soy and honey marinade next time I get some.
Bah Humbug
Re: Smoked EelIf you like Abalone sauce - if you haven't already you should try Paua fritters
Delicious ¸.•´¸.•*´¨) ¸.•*¨)✰
(¸.✰´¨(¸.✰ Manda Living our version of the Good Life with 1 dog (who feels like we're living with 4!), 1 cats, a few sheep and 11 chooks. Don't get your knickers in a knot..it solves nothing ~ just makes you walk funny
Re: Smoked EelNow you are teasing me Manda, they look delicious but I am afraid that I shall never have the opportunity to savour them. A can of abalone from my local Chinese supermarket is £40 and I have never seen them fresh or frozen. There are ormes down by the channel islands but they can only harvest them for a very short period each year for non-commercial use.
Bah Humbug
Re: Smoked EelIt's all very sad really. I am surprised, though, that Manda's scientific paper didn't address the issue of the Gulf Stream or North Atlantic drift moving to the West. If this continues, and these Isles cease being affected by its warmth, then we will have the same climate as other parts of the world on the same maritime latitude, and we won't like that. I, for one, will be back in NZ, shakes and all.
I hadn't heard of all these viruses and the PCB pollution is yet one more example of our species' stupidity. This planet would be far better off without us! Mike Re: Smoked Eel
Sheesh!!!! I didn't realise they were difficult to get...just had a look on the net... http://www.thefishsociety.co.uk/shop/abalone.html 156 pounds a kilo!!!!!! Here all you need is to be able to dive and a tape measure! You can take 10 of species (so 20 a day) and they have to be a minimum size....otherwise they're free. ¸.•´¸.•*´¨) ¸.•*¨)✰
(¸.✰´¨(¸.✰ Manda Living our version of the Good Life with 1 dog (who feels like we're living with 4!), 1 cats, a few sheep and 11 chooks. Don't get your knickers in a knot..it solves nothing ~ just makes you walk funny |
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