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Matt_22
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 Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2007 4:14 am Post subject: cooking question re: salmon & scales |
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| i've been buying salmon fillets a lot lately, and i've always had a hell of a time removing the scales (all the fillets i buy have scales on one side). is it a bad idea to just cook the damn thing with the scales on? i tried it once before and it charred pretty easily - not that i eat the scales anyway. is it worth trying again at a lower heat? |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2007 4:32 am Post subject: |
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| is it a bad idea to just cook the damn thing with the scales on? |
As someone who spent half his childhood in a fishing village on Vancouver Island with salmon in one form or another every second or third day let me tell you there's no prob whatsoever with frying salmon with the scales on. Charred? Are you using butter, oil or what?... just a nonstick pan? 
Are you getting it frozen and from fish farms?  I like salmon too much to do that! Wait!... some things are not meant to be globalized. Enjoy local seafood. Plenty of small fish here that make for a decent meal, especially at lunchtime. |
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Fresh Prince
Joined: 05 Dec 2006
Location: The glorious nation of Korea
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| Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2007 4:32 am Post subject: |
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| Ya, I leave the scales on one side so that it doesn't turn to mush when I flip it and move it around. I've only cooked salmon back home so I don't really know how the they cut it here in Korea though. Maybe it's different. |
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yingwenlaoshi
Joined: 12 Feb 2007
Location: ... location, location!
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| Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2007 5:03 am Post subject: |
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| You don't have to flip it. Leave the steak on the scale side and cover the fry pan with another fry pan (or something else). Don't cook it too high. Medium heat, maybe. Takes 8 to 10 minutes. |
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Matt_22
Joined: 22 Nov 2006
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| Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2007 5:07 am Post subject: |
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| VanIslander wrote: |
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| is it a bad idea to just cook the damn thing with the scales on? |
As someone who spent half his childhood in a fishing village on Vancouver Island with salmon in one form or another every second or third day let me tell you there's no prob whatsoever with frying salmon with the scales on. Charred? Are you using butter, oil or what?... just a nonstick pan?
Are you getting it frozen and from fish farms? I like salmon too much to do that! Wait!... some things are not meant to be globalized. Enjoy local seafood. Plenty of small fish here that make for a decent meal, especially at lunchtime. |
i'm getting it fresh from my neighborhood ORGA. i've been cooking it in a non-stick pan with grapeseed oil, using the lowest setting on my gas stove - which isn't very low. my stove kinda sucks. i guess i'll just try to be more careful next time. thanks for the advice. |
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Yo!Chingo
Joined: 06 Dec 2005
Location: Seoul Korea
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| Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2007 5:26 am Post subject: |
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| You can definitely fry it with the scales on. You probably don't eat the skin anyway. BTW, do you ever just baked it? Sooo much healthier if you have an oven that is. |
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Matt_22
Joined: 22 Nov 2006
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| Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2007 5:55 am Post subject: |
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| i wish i had an oven. then i wouldn't be eating pan-fried food every day. |
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K-in-C
Joined: 27 Mar 2003
Location: Heading somewhere
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| Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2007 12:16 pm Post subject: Bake Off |
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| Matt_22 wrote: |
| i wish i had an oven. then i wouldn't be eating pan-fried food every day. |
If you think it is worth the investment you might want to pick up a nice size toaster oven. |
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mehamrick
Joined: 28 Aug 2006
Location: South Korea
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| Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2007 4:28 pm Post subject: |
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| Steam it.... |
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yingwenlaoshi
Joined: 12 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2007 4:51 pm Post subject: |
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| mehamrick wrote: |
| Steam it.... |
Yes. What I explained isn't steaming, but it involves frying and steaming at the same time. Cover you're frying pan and use little or no oil. |
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Qinella
Joined: 25 Feb 2005
Location: the crib
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| Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2007 4:55 pm Post subject: |
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| Matt_22 wrote: |
| i wish i had an oven. then i wouldn't be eating pan-fried food every day. |
I got the 30k won one from HomePlus and it works just fine. Absolutely worth the money.. |
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mehamrick
Joined: 28 Aug 2006
Location: South Korea
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| Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2007 4:56 pm Post subject: |
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| yingwenlaoshi wrote: |
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| Steam it.... |
Yes. What I explained isn't steaming, but it involves frying and steaming at the same time. Cover you're frying pan and use little or no oil. |
I dont like the oil so just straight up steaming for me.. Little lemon pepper and some garlic salt touch of red pepper to go with it and i am good. Although i did come across some fresh lemon grass the other day... |
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tzechuk
Joined: 20 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2007 5:41 pm Post subject: |
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Salmon is great poached in milk.
My godmother taught me to cook it in maple syrup and celery salt and other herbs. Also very tasty. |
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K-in-C
Joined: 27 Mar 2003
Location: Heading somewhere
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| Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2007 7:43 pm Post subject: Fishy |
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| tzechuk wrote: |
| Salmon is great poached in milk. |
A fishmonger suggested cooking white fish in coconut milk. I wonder how salmon would taste cooked that way. Has anyone tried it?
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yingwenlaoshi
Joined: 12 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2007 7:45 pm Post subject: |
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| Think I'll have fish tonight. |
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