Seafood: East V. West

ok - so I was born and raised in Louisiana and now live on the 'right' coast. Crawfish and oysters are the way to go! I get limited access now so have to make do with fresh local crabs, tuna, dolphin, rockfish, flounder and the occasional imported lobster. Life is good when it is full of choices!!! A good crab feast is almost as good as boiling a bunch of crawfish up. And I'll second the NC hushpuppy as a great side dish - served with some butter of course.... Is it time for lunch yet?
 
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Low country boils, man I can't wait till May when crawdads are ripe. We fly in 100lbs each year.

One thing I've never seen outside of NC/SC that I've grow to love is shrimp and grits. Done right, its about the best thing thats ever hit my stomach.

Can you left coasters catch 10lbs of fresh shrimp in a cast net while wading in 3' of water? I could live off shrimp if I had to.
SB
 
Newbie said:
........Can you left coasters catch 10lbs of fresh shrimp in a cast net while wading in 3' of water? I could live off shrimp if I had to.
SB
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No, we have to catch the shrimp(Actually Spot Prawns) in 400' of water.
My Son Luke the Shrimp Slayer
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We do wade through inches of water or none to chase down the quick clams and oysters though
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Here's the Halibut we caught when I was in Alaska
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Some salmon grillin' on a cedar board
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Four Suns said:
You're on. The SurfRider Restaurant at Bluewater Yachting Center in Hampton... I'll meet you there.... Your apology, along with pictures, will be accepted after your best crab cake meal.
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The Mrs and I have had the crabcakes at SurfRider in Hampton. Good, but not the best around.

If you want to win take him to Aqua in Cape Charles. By far the best crab cake the Mrs and I have ever had.
 
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Todd, the Mrs and I did Salmon on the grill for the first time last week. It turned out ok. We usually microwave it.

I see your boards/planks on the grill. We picked up some cedar boards this weekend to try again. Any secrets/suggestions on how to cook salmon with the boards?
 
mrsrobinson said:
Todd, the Mrs and I did Salmon on the grill for the first time last week. It turned out ok. We usually microwave it.

I see your boards/planks on the grill. We picked up some cedar boards this weekend to try again. Any secrets/suggestions on how to cook salmon with the boards?
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Fish in a Microwave? Ok promise no more of that. Here's a good one.

Soak the boards underwater with a pan of water on them so they're all the way submerged for 2 hours.

Mix 2 cups of soy sauce, with 2-3 tablespoons of wasabi powder. An hour before cooking take a large baking sheet, pour the mix in the sheet and lay a filet in the pan, skin side up. Let soak in there for an hour before cooking.

Turn grill on and place boards on the grill. Lay fish on skin side down. Take two handfuls of brown sugar and spread evenly over the top of the fish.

Cook for 45 minutes for a 2-3 lb filet, a little less for less weight keeping the grill temp around 400 or slightly less. Keep a glass of water or spray bottle handy to douse any cedar board flare ups.

If you're not a big fan of the soy/wasabi mix, use simply butter and brown sugar.
Another is garlic butter, paprika, basil or cilantro with lemon or orange slices arranged on top.
 
Thanks!

On the advice from a friend we marinated the salmon in Yoshidas sauce for 24 hours, which gave it a good flavor.
 
mrsrobinson said:
Thanks!

On the advice from a friend we marinated the salmon in Yoshidas sauce for 24 hours, which gave it a good flavor.
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Yeah, you can use that too with the wasabi. It really give is a good taste. If you use that you won't need the brown sugar as the Yoshida's is sweet enough.

Just promise me you won't cook fish in the micro anymore.
 
Nehalennia said:
Yeah, you can use that too with the wasabi. It really give is a good taste. If you use that you won't need the brown sugar as the Yoshida's is sweet enough.

Just promise me you won't cook fish in the micro anymore.
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The only this that should be cooked in a microwave is popcorn.:lol:
 
You should try it. 3 - 4 mins in the micro with some butter and seasoning...not too bad.
 
mrsrobinson said:
You should try it. 3 - 4 mins in the micro with some butter and seasoning...not too bad.
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Greg. Come on now. You don't cook steak in there too do you?

For good tasting fish, especially Salmon and Halibut, it's critical to not overcook them and remove the moisture which is from the oils in the fish. Microwaving completely turns whatever is subjected to it into Plastic.

Try the grill, you'll quickly see the difference.
 
So Greg microwaves fish and thinks the SurfRider crabcakes are "OK"...

OK!

I think the microwave is the worst cooking invention ever. Period. It can't even warm up soup without turning the meat in it to rubber.

I'm with Todd on the cooking of Salmon. Cover it with a little olive oil, salt and pepper and toss in a very hot (500 degree) broiler. You only have to cook it about 4-5 minutes and pull it out and it's medium rare.. and very tasty. I do the same with heating up the grill as hot as it can get and grilling it for about 2 minutes per side.

My older sister told me a story how she got a fresh lobster to cook for her husband on their 1 year anniversary (this was back in 1843 I believe). Well... she explained to me it was just awful and like rubber... "and I boiled it in a pan of water for over an hour."

Fish and seafood is destroyed if overcooked... or nuked...

How do you cook on those planks Todd? I tried it once and it cooked the fish all the way through and I just didn't like it... dried it out. Maybe because Halibut is more oily they work better....

Here's some striped bass I caught and cooked (last season):

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I don't think they have striped bass up in MD do they? Oh wait... the babies live up there....
 
I've lived on both coast. I do miss the salmon in the NW as well as the Manila clams. I do enjoy the lobsta now that I live in New England and I never go through Maryland without a crabcake or two. We get Stripers here in LI sound and they are some good eating. We spread a light coat of mayonnaise on them, some onion, dill and lemon in aluminum foil and throw them on the grill. Is it dinner time yet? :thumbsup:
 
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