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Went fishing with a Gary and Ron today and as fortunate would have it Gary caught a cutlassfish and at the last second I asked him to save it for me, I wanted to try it. Here it is ready to be cleaned.
Not knowing much about them I did the cut to backbone and run knife to tail method. A very delicate backbone but I was able to follow it relatively easy.
It has an incredibly small rib cage that was easy to remove. I started to skin the fish but was mangling the meat so kept it on the rest of it.
The skin proved to be no big issue, highly edible and no scales. I used some Peruvian seasoning blend I like on fish and pan fried with a touch of oil. The skin shrunk almost immediately and curled the filets. The filets are so thin they cooked in under a minute over medium heat.
The color is from the spice. Now for the real test, what does it taste like? As I took the first bite I noticed the flesh had a texture kind of like crab, a little al dente chew which I liked. I would also say it kind of tastes like crab, just not as sweet. Would I eat it again, absolutely. For me it was better than rockfish or speckled trout. So if you happen to catch one of these unique fish don’t be quick to toss it back. Toss it in your cooler instead and thank me later.
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Not knowing much about them I did the cut to backbone and run knife to tail method. A very delicate backbone but I was able to follow it relatively easy.
It has an incredibly small rib cage that was easy to remove. I started to skin the fish but was mangling the meat so kept it on the rest of it.
The skin proved to be no big issue, highly edible and no scales. I used some Peruvian seasoning blend I like on fish and pan fried with a touch of oil. The skin shrunk almost immediately and curled the filets. The filets are so thin they cooked in under a minute over medium heat.
The color is from the spice. Now for the real test, what does it taste like? As I took the first bite I noticed the flesh had a texture kind of like crab, a little al dente chew which I liked. I would also say it kind of tastes like crab, just not as sweet. Would I eat it again, absolutely. For me it was better than rockfish or speckled trout. So if you happen to catch one of these unique fish don’t be quick to toss it back. Toss it in your cooler instead and thank me later.
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