FISHING

[NO-MERCY]

Went out Saturday with a mate 2km's out Semaphore for 2hrs only, went home with 40 huge bluey's.
Chock a block full of meat & delicious.
Could of easily come home with 80 between us but who's greedy?

[Booney]

Spot on No Mercy, any more than 40 odd and you spending the next day cooking them.

[The Sleeping Giant]

I always take home enough for a fresh feed. Frozen seafood loses something.

[NO-MERCY]

I agree, i don't like freezing crabs.
Have to be fresh.

[Westsider]

Shellfish and molluscs you shouldn't freeze anyway.

[Booney]

Shellfish and molluscs you shouldn't freeze anyway.

Steam the crabs and freeze them once they're shelled and cleaned they are ok for a little while, 2-3 weeks at most.

Usually the frozen stock gets used for stir-fry / cooking and not just eaten eu' natural.

[beeroclock]

Hit the North Haven ramp with the boy this morning at 7am and back at midday with a cracking feed of blueys. Chockers. There are some dead set knobs that get about in boats. Why do people think that they have right away when their boat is bigger or quicker when entering a harbour? To the tool with the 490 freedom quintrex that over took us in the harbour what a great example you set to your young crew. You wanker. Feel free to pm me idiot. Got ya rego and dobbed ya in. Wank.

[Goat Herder]

Hit the North Haven ramp with the boy this morning at 7am and back at midday with a cracking feed of blueys. Chockers. There are some dead set knobs that get about in boats. Why do people think that they have right away when their boat is bigger or quicker when entering a harbour? To the tool with the 490 freedom quintrex that over took us in the harbour what a great example you set to your young crew. You wanker. Feel free to pm me idiot. Got ya rego and dobbed ya in. Wank.

Welcome to metro weekend boating in summer Barcs.. No shortage of clueless scrotebags to contend with mate. No idea of on-water or ramp etiquette!

Luckily your day was offset by a fresh feed of blueys, no doubt washed down by a well earnt cold froffy or two.

[beeroclock]

We actually de meat our crabs the day after they are cooked and pickle them. After a day in the fridge they are so easy to peel and the meat has set fantastically well. Also shell them before we cook them and clean out the guts. Pure meat. Gods gift.

[Squids]

Pickled crab is becoming my favourite seafood, its just so good.

[Goat Herder]

We actually de meat our crabs the day after they are cooked and pickle them. After a day in the fridge they are so easy to peel and the meat has set fantastically well. Also shell them before we cook them and clean out the guts. Pure meat. Gods gift.

A lot of my mates swear by steaming them these days, although I'm a bit of a stickler for tradition, preferring to cook them via the traditional boiled salt water method. But you're spot on mate, sticking them in the fridge overnight allows the meat to set beautifully, and a lot easier to pick. Same thing goes for filleting whiting, although I prefer to just get it over & done with asap after we get back from fishing. Just sets the meat a bit, the fillets aren't so soft and you can flick 'em off like a man possessed.

What is your pickling recipe Squids? Mine is about 60% white vinegar, 40% water, a sprinkling of cayenne pepper, 1 clove of garlic, 1.5 tsp of crushed black peppercorns and a sprinkling of chilli flakes. Minus the chilli flakes for the old man's allocation.. YUMMO!

[Squids]

Very similar to yours

60/40 vinegar to salt
cracked black pepper
touch of paprika
little bit of sea salt

simple but very effective



Might try adding some garlic but don't want to mess with a good thing.

[beeroclock]

Well that is my method of pickling squid now because i had never done it before,always been crumbed or bbqd. Will give that a crack. Crabs has always been 100% vinegar as i can go to the fridge 2 months later and know the meat will be fine. Vinegar is a natural preservative and is used by the major bread manufacturers for that reason.
Will always crack some black pepper into my solution as well.
Never tried filleting fish the day after id rather get it out of the way on the day and wake up hungover knowing i dont have to do anything in the morning and get drunk again. Gotta love Coopers Sparkling Ale. Thankyou Mr Cooper.

[beeroclock]

We actually de meat our crabs the day after they are cooked and pickle them. After a day in the fridge they are so easy to peel and the meat has set fantastically well. Also shell them before we cook them and clean out the guts. Pure meat. Gods gift.

A lot of my mates swear by steaming them these days, although I'm a bit of a stickler for tradition, preferring to cook them via the traditional boiled salt water method. But you're spot on mate, sticking them in the fridge overnight allows the meat to set beautifully, and a lot easier to pick. Same thing goes for filleting whiting, although I prefer to just get it over & done with asap after we get back from fishing. Just sets the meat a bit, the fillets aren't so soft and you can flick 'em off like a man possessed.

What is your pickling recipe Squids? Mine is about 60% white vinegar, 40% water, a sprinkling of cayenne pepper, 1 clove of garlic, 1.5 tsp of crushed black peppercorns and a sprinkling of chilli flakes. Minus the chilli flakes for the old man's allocation.. YUMMO!

You gotta try taking off the shell before cooking. Peel from the arse end and remove the shell,pull off the feelers and gills etc and split the body in half,flick out the crap from each half and just give the halves a quick rinse in water. Whack in boiling water and cook for 9 mins. Use tonges and put them into a sink of cold water for about 2 min then put them in ice water to set the meat for about 15 mins. You need to plan all the stages obviously but if you haven't tried this method before give it a crack. Pure white hard crab meat. Do not use any salt at all, the crabs have enough natural salt in them. Give it a go and see what you think.

[beeroclock]

Oh, i forgot to mention you have more time to drink beer as it is a longer process. Worth it but.

[Westsider]

9 minutes in boiling water? wow that's over cooked.

[beeroclock]

9 minutes in boiling water? wow that's over cooked.

They take 3 to 4 to come back to the boil.
Try it.

[Squids]

6-7 minutes for me

[Squids]

6-7 minutes for me

[beeroclock]

As long as we are all happy with the end result.