cooking bass?

[maninblack]

steamed with ginger, garlic, spring onions and soya sauce, yummy, yummy yummy.

[lighty]

nay, best way is to eat before rigamortis sets in;
find some wood on the beach, light fire, catch bass, head and tail it etc, wash in the sea, chuck it on your hot embers, turn it, allow about fifteen minutes, put on plate ,take burnt skin off... enjoy

[Arthura]

You sure you're not Ray Mears in disguise ? ;D ;D

[lighty]

HA HA who's he?

If you ever get a big pout on the beach, try it on the fire.. very tasty.

It is true I believe, somebody told me ages ago about rigamortis, its supposed to put a taint to the fish, something about Chemicals in the flesh (grayajunior might help on this) perhaps that is why Mackeral taste better straight out of the sea.
I do know though that cod taste better eaten before they go stiff with the rigamortis.

just my two cents.

lighty

[Arthura]

I will give it a go one day, maybe on a late summer evening, when the sun on its way down, crack open a beer and enjoy!

[upfalls]

Well I like to fillet dry it off and freeze it first, this makes it a bit less fishy. Defrost, skin,remove pin bones, salt, flour and a quick shallow fry. cover with grated Parmesan and cheddar cheese, grated ginger and sun dried tomatoes mixed with a few breadcrumbs. Cover with the mixture and grill till cheese melted. Deeelishush.
Also try Islandnippers gujions. Cut into strips, dip in beaten egg with whatever extras you want ( garlic ginger salt etc ) if needed. roll in bread crumbs and shallow fry. Better than scampi.

[Arthura]

Sounds good mate, and in fact has given me some idea's ;D


Mark.

[Female species]

just gotta catch one big enough psml, pmpl, lol
yeah right

i refuse to buy one........
even though i spend more blimin money on bait lol

[Abu kid]

BEST WAY TO COOK ANY FISH INCLUDING BASS IS ON THE BARBEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

[AdamG]

Sept 25, 2008 22:24:25 GMT lighty said:

HA HA who's he?

If you ever get a big pout on the beach, try it on the fire.. very tasty.

It is true I believe, somebody told me ages ago about rigamortis, its supposed to put a taint to the fish, something about Chemicals in the flesh (grayajunior might help on this) perhaps that is why Mackeral taste better straight out of the sea.
I do know though that cod taste better eaten before they go stiff with the rigamortis.

just my two cents.

lighty

did a quick search on the internet john and the taint may be caused by microbial action on the fish, and as biproducts, a volatile organic chemical is given off which gives it the taint.
if i remember ill have a word with my chemistry teacher or see if the food tech teacher know anything

[lighty]

Thank you Adam,
it would be interesting to know the answer to this, though I would not believe that its is caused by outside vectors, but by lack of chemical reaction when dead.

I would guess that the only way to confirm this is to catch a cod and eat it straight away or catch two, eat one within the first hour and the other a few hours later; hang on a bit, just going to pop to brook to catch a couple lol

seriously, let us know if you come up with anything.

lighty

[greysfanboy]

Adrenaline taints the flesh of a fish apparently. So a fish that fought hard before being cooked and eaten is more likely to be tainted than one that just floated in.

[stevieboy]

Maybe we need to give the fish a "warm down" before knocking it on the head? Maybe the lactic acid remaining in the muscles taints the flesh.

I like to taste the meat rather than obliterate it, so for bass I opt for 4 deep cuts down the fillet, jam them with rosemary from the garden and in the over for 20 minutes, 200C. Serve with new potatoes with butter and runner beans. White wine too.

[greysfanboy]

I've only ever cooked maybe three or four bass. What I usually do is gut as necessary, but leave the head on (optional). Then fill the cavity with chopped onion and garlic, drizzle the whole thing with olive oil, chuck a few slices of lemon and a sprig of parsley over it, wrap in foil and shove in the AGA for 40 min - 1 hour. Comes our lovely

[Abu kid]

can't beat it on the barby