Thread: Trout fresh from the lake

[email protected] wrote in news:d2a804le5ts5mtfr9d8bvsogm5imsm24od@
4ax.com:

>
> I am the benefactor(es) of my neighbor's fishing skills. He came by
> this evening with 5 lbs of trout, just hours from the lake.
> I saw him out cleaning it but never thought I'd be fortunate enough to
> have some within minutes.
> http://i32.tinypic.com/jidxdc.jpg
>


You lucky bugger!!

Jealous, much :-)


Another great way to have them to get every last morsel of taste out of
the fillets, is coat them in a *good* beer batter and deef fry in clean,
hot oil.


To tell you the truth, the fillets look exactly like our 'Flake'.



--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia


"Thirty seven years ago, a Quarter Master, nearly knocked me over as he
thrust an L1A1 SLR into my hands and bellowed, "Keep that Rifle in Tip
Top Order so you can Kill your Countries Enemies with it before they
Kill You. These days, I do not have to visit exotic overseas countries
as my Countries Enemies are seen wallowing around our seats of
government, they guzzle and cavort at the Public trough so deeply they
make Caligula and Nero look like Church choir boys."


Mr Ron Owen, 2000, in a letter to then Premier Olsen.

[email protected] wrote in news:d2a804le5ts5mtfr9d8bvsogm5imsm24od@
4ax.com:

>
> I am the benefactor(es) of my neighbor's fishing skills. He came by
> this evening with 5 lbs of trout, just hours from the lake.
> I saw him out cleaning it but never thought I'd be fortunate enough to
> have some within minutes.
> http://i32.tinypic.com/jidxdc.jpg
>


You lucky bugger!!

Jealous, much :-)


Another great way to have them to get every last morsel of taste out of
the fillets, is coat them in a *good* beer batter and deef fry in clean,
hot oil.


To tell you the truth, the fillets look exactly like our 'Flake'.



--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia


"Thirty seven years ago, a Quarter Master, nearly knocked me over as he
thrust an L1A1 SLR into my hands and bellowed, "Keep that Rifle in Tip
Top Order so you can Kill your Countries Enemies with it before they
Kill You. These days, I do not have to visit exotic overseas countries
as my Countries Enemies are seen wallowing around our seats of
government, they guzzle and cavort at the Public trough so deeply they
make Caligula and Nero look like Church choir boys."


Mr Ron Owen, 2000, in a letter to then Premier Olsen.

<[email protected]> wrote
> I changed my mind and decided a gentle "fry" in butter was what this
> fish needed.
>

You were so right. The best fish I have ever had was trout caught fresh in
my
grandfather's "yard" and panfried hours later. Wonderful stuff!


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<[email protected]> wrote
> I changed my mind and decided a gentle "fry" in butter was what this
> fish needed.
>

You were so right. The best fish I have ever had was trout caught fresh in
my
grandfather's "yard" and panfried hours later. Wonderful stuff!


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On 2008-04-15, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote:

> Yippiee!!! I have a lot more in the freezer.

Great! Try it without the cornstartch.

nb

On 2008-04-15, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote:

> Yippiee!!! I have a lot more in the freezer.

Great! Try it without the cornstartch.

nb

cybercat wrote:

>
> <[email protected]> wrote
>> I changed my mind and decided a gentle "fry" in butter was what this
>> fish needed.
>>
>>
> You were so right. The best fish I have ever had was trout caught fresh in
> my
> grandfather's "yard" and panfried hours later. Wonderful stuff!

Lots of grass pike there, too?


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cybercat wrote:

>
> <[email protected]> wrote
>> I changed my mind and decided a gentle "fry" in butter was what this
>> fish needed.
>>
>>
> You were so right. The best fish I have ever had was trout caught fresh in
> my
> grandfather's "yard" and panfried hours later. Wonderful stuff!

Lots of grass pike there, too?


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"Blinky the Shark" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> cybercat wrote:
>
>>
>> <[email protected]> wrote
>>> I changed my mind and decided a gentle "fry" in butter was what this
>>> fish needed.
>>>
>>>
>> You were so right. The best fish I have ever had was trout caught fresh
>> in
>> my
>> grandfather's "yard" and panfried hours later. Wonderful stuff!
>
> Lots of grass pike there, too?
>

No, I am serious! His back yard met the Corrotoman River. We pulled perch
and trout out of there every time we went out. He had a wharf. He also had
the
three crab pots Virginia allowed private individuals to have tax free. He
called
them "pots" but they were those cage traps with the center part for bait?

He's take us out in the boat and we'd fish, when we caught a toadfish he'd
bash it on the floor of the boat to kill it before he cut it up for bait for
the
crab pots, and when he saw our horror he's say, in his great baritone
VA drawl, "po little thing." He was hilarious. And the trout was the best
ever. I might have been 11 year old.


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"Blinky the Shark" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news[email protected] et...
> cybercat wrote:
>
>>
>> <[email protected]> wrote
>>> I changed my mind and decided a gentle "fry" in butter was what this
>>> fish needed.
>>>
>>>
>> You were so right. The best fish I have ever had was trout caught fresh
>> in
>> my
>> grandfather's "yard" and panfried hours later. Wonderful stuff!
>
> Lots of grass pike there, too?
>

No, I am serious! His back yard met the Corrotoman River. We pulled perch
and trout out of there every time we went out. He had a wharf. He also had
the
three crab pots Virginia allowed private individuals to have tax free. He
called
them "pots" but they were those cage traps with the center part for bait?

He's take us out in the boat and we'd fish, when we caught a toadfish he'd
bash it on the floor of the boat to kill it before he cut it up for bait for
the
crab pots, and when he saw our horror he's say, in his great baritone
VA drawl, "po little thing." He was hilarious. And the trout was the best
ever. I might have been 11 year old.


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cybercat wrote:

>
> "Blinky the Shark" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news[email protected] et...
>> cybercat wrote:
>>
>>
>>> <[email protected]> wrote
>>>> I changed my mind and decided a gentle "fry" in butter was what this
>>>> fish needed.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> You were so right. The best fish I have ever had was trout caught fresh
>>> in
>>> my
>>> grandfather's "yard" and panfried hours later. Wonderful stuff!
>>
>> Lots of grass pike there, too?
>>
>>
> No, I am serious! His back yard met the Corrotoman River.

Yeah, I know. I figured it was adjacent to water.

I've caught grass pike, myself.


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cybercat wrote:

>
> "Blinky the Shark" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news[email protected] et...
>> cybercat wrote:
>>
>>
>>> <[email protected]> wrote
>>>> I changed my mind and decided a gentle "fry" in butter was what this
>>>> fish needed.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> You were so right. The best fish I have ever had was trout caught fresh
>>> in
>>> my
>>> grandfather's "yard" and panfried hours later. Wonderful stuff!
>>
>> Lots of grass pike there, too?
>>
>>
> No, I am serious! His back yard met the Corrotoman River.

Yeah, I know. I figured it was adjacent to water.

I've caught grass pike, myself.


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"cybercat" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:3009c$480502d1$[email protected]..
>
> No, I am serious! His back yard met the Corrotoman River. We pulled perch
> and trout out of there every time we went out. He had a wharf. He also had
> the
> three crab pots Virginia allowed private individuals to have tax free. He
> called
> them "pots" but they were those cage traps with the center part for bait?
>

Cybercat, Where is the Carrotoman River?? I've lived in VA all my life and
thought I knew it pretty well, but that is a new one to me.

Boli

"cybercat" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:3009c$480502d1$[email protected]..
>
> No, I am serious! His back yard met the Corrotoman River. We pulled perch
> and trout out of there every time we went out. He had a wharf. He also had
> the
> three crab pots Virginia allowed private individuals to have tax free. He
> called
> them "pots" but they were those cage traps with the center part for bait?
>

Cybercat, Where is the Carrotoman River?? I've lived in VA all my life and
thought I knew it pretty well, but that is a new one to me.

Boli

On Apr 14, 9:24*pm, k...@letscook.com wrote:
> I am the benefactor(es) of my neighbor's fishing skills. He came by
> this evening with 5 lbs of trout, just hours from the lake.
[snip]
> how lucky am I.
> I changed my mind and decided a gentle "fry" in butter was what this
> fish needed.

Not so much lucky as making a good choice. Deep fried fish can be
good but pan frying better complements the fresh trout.
> [snip]
> Browned butter is one of my favorite indulgences. Once the fish was
> finished I added a little, o.k. a lot, more butter to the pan and
> browned it. Once the butter was browned I added a healthy splash of
> Pinot Grigio, a squeeze of lemon and let that reduce by about half.

Browned butter sauces are indeed great with fish. For a change you
might try a bit of bacon grease for pan frying the trout. The flavors
pair really well.

> [snip] Yippiee!!! I have a lot more in the freezer.

The slower you thaw it the better the texture will hold up. Try
putting it on a plate and the plate on a dish of ice in the fridge.
-aem

On Apr 14, 9:24*pm, k...@letscook.com wrote:
> I am the benefactor(es) of my neighbor's fishing skills. He came by
> this evening with 5 lbs of trout, just hours from the lake.
[snip]
> how lucky am I.
> I changed my mind and decided a gentle "fry" in butter was what this
> fish needed.

Not so much lucky as making a good choice. Deep fried fish can be
good but pan frying better complements the fresh trout.
> [snip]
> Browned butter is one of my favorite indulgences. Once the fish was
> finished I added a little, o.k. a lot, more butter to the pan and
> browned it. Once the butter was browned I added a healthy splash of
> Pinot Grigio, a squeeze of lemon and let that reduce by about half.

Browned butter sauces are indeed great with fish. For a change you
might try a bit of bacon grease for pan frying the trout. The flavors
pair really well.

> [snip] Yippiee!!! I have a lot more in the freezer.

The slower you thaw it the better the texture will hold up. Try
putting it on a plate and the plate on a dish of ice in the fridge.
-aem

"bolivar" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:Nr8Nj.240$[email protected]..
>
> "cybercat" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:3009c$480502d1$[email protected]..
>>
>> No, I am serious! His back yard met the Corrotoman River. We pulled perch
>> and trout out of there every time we went out. He had a wharf. He also
>> had the
>> three crab pots Virginia allowed private individuals to have tax free. He
>> called
>> them "pots" but they were those cage traps with the center part for bait?
>>
>
> Cybercat, Where is the Carrotoman River?? I've lived in VA all my life
> and thought I knew it pretty well, but that is a new one to me.
>
You Virginians can be even more provincial than the Marylanders I grew up
with.

Have you heard of the RAPPAHANNOCK??
The Corrotoman is a tributary of it, and of course the Rappahannock meets
the Chesapeake Bay. The water is brackish to lesser degrees the farther
inland you go. There is actually a town called Ottoman in VA after the
Corrotoman. My people lived in the Norther Neck of Virginia for hundreds of
years. They were watermen, or oystermen, rather than farmers. A bunch of
scoundrels, of course. The women were all stunningly beautiful and mean as
snakes, and lived to be 110 years old.

http://tinyurl.com/6zr5lj

"bolivar" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:Nr8Nj.240$[email protected]..
>
> "cybercat" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:3009c$480502d1$[email protected]..
>>
>> No, I am serious! His back yard met the Corrotoman River. We pulled perch
>> and trout out of there every time we went out. He had a wharf. He also
>> had the
>> three crab pots Virginia allowed private individuals to have tax free. He
>> called
>> them "pots" but they were those cage traps with the center part for bait?
>>
>
> Cybercat, Where is the Carrotoman River?? I've lived in VA all my life
> and thought I knew it pretty well, but that is a new one to me.
>
You Virginians can be even more provincial than the Marylanders I grew up
with.

Have you heard of the RAPPAHANNOCK??
The Corrotoman is a tributary of it, and of course the Rappahannock meets
the Chesapeake Bay. The water is brackish to lesser degrees the farther
inland you go. There is actually a town called Ottoman in VA after the
Corrotoman. My people lived in the Norther Neck of Virginia for hundreds of
years. They were watermen, or oystermen, rather than farmers. A bunch of
scoundrels, of course. The women were all stunningly beautiful and mean as
snakes, and lived to be 110 years old.

http://tinyurl.com/6zr5lj

"Blinky the Shark" <[email protected]> wrote
> I've caught grass pike, myself.
>
Is that anything like a Land Shark?