‘That’ Person

[Sammy Naur]

What’s your favorite way to do halibut and salmon? Neither need much help IMO. I’d love to hear your recipes because these are two most common fish around here other than rock fish.

Salt, black pepper, and lemon juice on the meat side. Base and acid. You can add other spices but you don't want to mask the natural flavor.

Crushed garlic, whether you crush it yourself or buy it in a jar, will complement any fish.

Avoid bottled seasonings like "lemon pepper" McCormick etc. they are often just loaded with too much salt, fake lemon zest, and other junk.

Salmon you can pick up anywhere (it's easier to pack and transport), Halibut is a little tougher to find fresh depending on where to are. As long as it doesn't smell like death it's ok.

The rule of thumb when cooking is to oil up the scales and cook that really, really hot to crisp it up fast, and then let the meat cook a little slower and cooler. The trick is to change up the heat in between. You can't just set the heat high and walk away. Which is what the average person does, too busy making cocktails and stuff.

The big mistake many people make is thinking they can low and slow a fish and serve it with a slimy outside. Not only will it not turn out good, people sometimes hurl when they get to the best part, because instead of a crisp outer skin, they get some buttery, slippery, oily mess.

Not that I wouldn't eat that anyway. I've eaten fresh fish raw out of the sea. It's not as bad as it sounds, in some parts of the world it's perfectly normal.

Rock fish, if we are talking the same species, are like cod. A little olive oil spread (or butter if your cholesterol is ok) goes a long way at the end stage. I like to keep a bowl of fresh lemon and Oliviero around, dip the finished pieces of fish, and serve.

 

[Wing Woo Gar]

Salt, black pepper, and lemon juice on the meat side. Base and acid. You can add other spices but you don't want to mask the natural flavor.

Crushed garlic, whether you crush it yourself or buy it in a jar, will complement any fish.

Avoid bottled seasonings like "lemon pepper" McCormick etc. they are often just loaded with too much salt, fake lemon zest, and other junk.

Salmon you can pick up anywhere (it's easier to pack and transport), Halibut is a little tougher to find fresh depending on where to are. As long as it doesn't smell like death it's ok.

The rule of thumb when cooking is to oil up the scales and cook that really, really hot to crisp it up fast, and then let the meat cook a little slower and cooler. The trick is to change up the heat in between. You can't just set the heat high and walk away. Which is what the average person does, too busy making cocktails and stuff.

The big mistake many people make is thinking they can low and slow a fish and serve it with a slimy outside. Not only will it not turn out good, people sometimes hurl when they get to the best part, because instead of a crisp outer skin, they get some buttery, slippery, oily mess.

Not that I wouldn't eat that anyway. I've eaten fresh fish raw out of the sea. It's not as bad as it sounds, in some parts of the world it's perfectly normal.

Rock fish, if we are talking the same species, are like cod. A little olive oil spread (or butter if your cholesterol is ok) goes a long way at the end stage. I like to keep a bowl of fresh lemon and Oliviero around, dip the finished pieces of fish, and serve.

I catch Salmon and halibut here myself, I never buy it. A lot of my Family is from Hawaii so eating raw fish is something I grew up with. We used to catch Otaru ( skip jack) and eat them raw within minutes. Always went fishing over there with a bottle of soy sauce and wasabi in my pockets.

 

[Wing Woo Gar]

Salt, black pepper, and lemon juice on the meat side. Base and acid. You can add other spices but you don't want to mask the natural flavor.

Crushed garlic, whether you crush it yourself or buy it in a jar, will complement any fish.

Avoid bottled seasonings like "lemon pepper" McCormick etc. they are often just loaded with too much salt, fake lemon zest, and other junk.

Salmon you can pick up anywhere (it's easier to pack and transport), Halibut is a little tougher to find fresh depending on where to are. As long as it doesn't smell like death it's ok.

The rule of thumb when cooking is to oil up the scales and cook that really, really hot to crisp it up fast, and then let the meat cook a little slower and cooler. The trick is to change up the heat in between. You can't just set the heat high and walk away. Which is what the average person does, too busy making cocktails and stuff.

The big mistake many people make is thinking they can low and slow a fish and serve it with a slimy outside. Not only will it not turn out good, people sometimes hurl when they get to the best part, because instead of a crisp outer skin, they get some buttery, slippery, oily mess.

Not that I wouldn't eat that anyway. I've eaten fresh fish raw out of the sea. It's not as bad as it sounds, in some parts of the world it's perfectly normal.

Rock fish, if we are talking the same species, are like cod. A little olive oil spread (or butter if your cholesterol is ok) goes a long way at the end stage. I like to keep a bowl of fresh lemon and Oliviero around, dip the finished pieces of fish, and serve.

Thanks!

 

[Buka]

Hey ask if she knows the Olson clan. Not my personal family but we are very close, my family and theirs were old WWII air, sea, and of course drinking buddies.

That whole span between Gloucester, Salem and Cohasset (f Boston ha) was sort of my proving ground as a younger man. I read Moby Dick caught the sea bug hard. I hate sharks but love the ocean, tough mix, they still run the place especially around the sandbars. Whites have been all over the last few years making the fishing harder and swimming dangerous.

Retirement goal #1 is a boat of my own, but that's a long way off. But I have this idea about chartering wealthy folks and bringing them out there to do whatever they want and just get handed fat piles of cash. I can make a killer smoked salmon dip. Ever watched "Below Deck? Love that show. When you can do every job from stew to deck to engineer to captain, you feel sort of blessed.

I guess we're really getting "awf tawpic" so I apologize to the mawds. And to Gyakuto for being a dick. Wasn't all you, your thread just got under my usually thicker skin.

"Seek calm within thine own storm", just some old wisdom I was given once by a true wizard of the sea.

I asked my wife, she doesn’t know the Olsens.

Did you know happen to know any cops in Cohasset?

 

[Sammy Naur]

I asked my wife, she doesn’t know the Olsens.

Did you know happen to know any cops in Cohasset?

Thankfully no. The only Mass cops I know are staties, but those are all just beer buddies, thankfully.