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Post by curado » Mon Aug 10, 2009 2:44 pm

has anyone tried the meat under the the gill plate near the 1st fin under the boney structure before the fin i just did and the flavor was supurb
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Post by racfish » Mon Aug 10, 2009 5:59 pm

Its the cheek ofthe salmon.Very excellent. My grandpa was an old Greek.When he ate fish he ate it all.Cheeks a,eyes and brains.Believe it or not but there is red meat around the brain.Grandpa would makes us all sick when he had salmon.The cheeks are very good fried or baked.In Japan they are prized and very expensive.
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Post by MikeFishes » Mon Aug 10, 2009 6:35 pm

A few years back I went halibut fishing and brought back 2 halibuts. I had the cheek meat to my self. Wow! that was some really good meat. Anyone try the collar meat? Just behind the gills (I think). Remember seeing some show on Food TV where they were eating the collar meat and claimed it was the best (or at least under utilized). I haven't tried, but it seems to work fine for crab bait.

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Post by racfish » Mon Aug 10, 2009 7:52 pm

Collar meat smoked is great.Its very high in oil.Its also a key ingredient in fish stock.
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Post by curado » Mon Aug 10, 2009 8:15 pm

what i had was collar meat then
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Post by Toni » Tue Aug 11, 2009 10:22 pm

What is the space in the rectangle called? I never use to save the bellies or this area. I do now and it is the best smoked salmon.
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Post by Bodofish » Wed Aug 12, 2009 7:52 am

That's the collar. Best part of the fish! Even better when you have a liitle cheek to go with it.
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Post by racfish » Thu Aug 13, 2009 3:55 pm

My father loves the collars. They save them for my dad at Mutual.I use them for making fish stock and after eat the meat
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Post by Toni » Thu Aug 13, 2009 8:57 pm

Bodofish wrote:That's the collar. Best part of the fish! Even better when you have a liitle cheek to go with it.
How do you get it? I assume it is under the gill plate?
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Post by racfish » Fri Aug 14, 2009 2:20 pm

The collar is the bone/cartledge that is right there .The whole piece fins attached is the collar. Cook it bone and all. There is a oil sack right behind the brain of a salmon. That is where all those omega3 is at.Thats why when cleaning a salmon I try to leave that part intact.That area you have circled in the pic is the collar.
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Post by Toni » Fri Aug 14, 2009 4:14 pm

racfish wrote:The collar is the bone/cartledge that is right there .The whole piece fins attached is the collar. Cook it bone and all. There is a oil sack right behind the brain of a salmon. That is where all those omega3 is at.Thats why when cleaning a salmon I try to leave that part intact.That area you have circled in the pic is the collar.

No, I meant the little cheek Bo was talking about.

But you cook the brain? To get the oil?
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Post by curado » Sat Aug 15, 2009 7:01 pm

heres som collor meat and a fresh king i got
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Post by crankbait42 » Sat Aug 15, 2009 7:56 pm

why dont you take the ribs out when filleting curado?

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Post by curado » Sat Aug 15, 2009 8:07 pm

i think it adds more flavor and helps keep a lot of juice in heres the finished product of ceder plank salmon
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Post by racfish » Sat Aug 15, 2009 8:37 pm

You da Chef curado.Nice looking fish.Good job.
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Post by curado » Sat Aug 15, 2009 8:40 pm

Tasted good and had a good smoke taste
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Post by fishing collector » Tue Aug 18, 2009 7:29 am

When smoking or cooking fish be sure to leave on the collar. It is the chefs piece.... as is the cheek. When I was learning culinary arts I was taught that certain parts of the meat were called the chefs piece...Can't remember the french name, but it is the piece the chef gets when preparing food for guests. It is the most succulent part of the fish,poultry, or meat. The best part is always for the chef to test and taste. As for the bones, I always leave them in when cooking small pinks due to the fat that collects along the ribs would be lost if I totally filleted the fish. The pinks are so thin along the rib cage, by removing the ribs you are losing a tasty portion. You did a good job Curado...I heard from the "man" that you are quite the fisherman and are a fast learner. Keep up the good work.

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Post by racfish » Tue Aug 18, 2009 1:45 pm

Piece De la resistance...Sounds like pee es de la rezis taunce. I tried to spell it so it pronounces correctly.
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Post by Toni » Tue Aug 18, 2009 8:57 pm

Is this the cheek?
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