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Hello,

I was looking for albies recepe.
Look what I'v got. Does it go with ALBIES ?


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Yellowfin Tuna
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Ingredients
-seared tuna
1.5 lbs. Yellowfin tuna (sushi quality, trimmed of all skin and dark meat)
1 Tbl. Minced fresh ginger
1 Tbl. Cracked black peppercorns
1 cup Instant potato flakes
1 Tbl. Olive oil
to taste Salt

-sauce
1 Tbl. Olive oil
1 each Red bell pepper, medium size
1/3 each Jalapeno pepper
4 each Shallots
1 clove Garlic
1-1/2 head Star anise
1/2 stick Cinnamon
7 each Szecuhan peppercorns
5 each Whole black peppercorns
1/4 cup Granulated sugar
1-1/2 each Roma tomatoes
1-1/2 cups Chinese plum wine
2-1/2 cups sake

-green beans
1 lb. Green beans, blanched
2 cup Spinach leaves, washed
10 cloves Fresh garlic, peeled and minced finely
1/4 cup Dried shrimp, minced finely
1 Tbl. Jalapeno pepper, seeds removed and minced finely (about 1/2 pepper)
2 Tbls. Peanut oil
to taste Salt and pepper

-garlic chips
1/2 bulb Elephant garlic
2 cups Peanut oil
to taste Salt and pepper

Method
-beans
Heat a saute pan over high heat and add the peanut oil. Add the beans and cook over high heat until the beans become sift and begin to wrinkle. Add the dried shrimp, garlic and jalapeno. Cook until the garlic begins to brown then add the spinach. Continue to cook until the spinach becomes soft and dry. Season to taste with salt. Reserve.

-sauce
Heat the olive oil over medium-high heat and add the bell pepper, jalapeno, shallots, garlic and spices and cook until the vegetables become translucent and begin to brown. Add the sugar and cook until it caramelizes. Add the plum wine, sake and tomatoes and cook until the tomatoes break down. Strain through a very fine strainer and season to taste with salt and pepper.

-garlic chips
Peel the cloves of elephant garlic and blanch them in boiling water for about 2 minutes. Remove, cool and slice them very thinly. Heat the oil to about 350 F. and fry the garlic until golden brown and crispy. Remove to a paper towel to drain and season with salt and pepper.

-tuna
Cut the tuna into four thick steaks. Brush them lightly with olive oil then season them with salt. Combine the ginger, pepper and potato flakes and mix well. Roll the tuna steaks in the ginger mixture. Heat a suitable saute pan over high heat and add the olive oil. Place the tuna steaks in to the pan and cook for 30 seconds on all six sides then remove to a cutting board. Spoon one quarter of the beans into the center of each plate. Slice each tuna steak into four slices and arrange around the beans. Spoon the sauce around the plate and over the tuna and garnish with the garlic chips.


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Pan Fried Tuna Medallions with Ratatouille
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Serves 4

Ingredients


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4 inch-thick medallions of Tuna***
25 g Butter
Salt
Pepper from the mill

For the Ratatouille :

I Onion
2 cloves Gralic
4 large Tomatoes
4 Aubergines (Egg plant)
4 Courgettes (Zucchini)
2 green Peppers
2 sprigs Parsley
4 tablespoons Olive oil
1 Bouquet garni

Preparation


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Peel and slice the onion and garlic. Skin the tomatoes after scalding them in boiling water for 1 minute, deseed and cut into chunks. Wash the courgettes and aubergines, remove the ends and dice. Cut the peppers in two, remove the storks, seeds and white flesh, and dice.
In a thick bottomed pan, heat the olive oil and stir-fry the onion until soft. Then add, constantly stirring, the aubergines, the courgettes, the peppers, the tomatoes, the bouquet garni and the garlic. Season with salt and pepper. Cover and allow to cook for 30 mn on a low heat, then set aside and keep warm.
Wash drain and chop the parsley.
In a frying pan, briskly fry the tuna steaks in the butter for 2 minutes on both sides.

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Grilled Tuna Steaks Baja
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4 center cut fresh tuna filets 6 - 8 ounce each
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
1 tablespoon minced shallot or red onion
1 fresh jalapeno, minced, seeds removed
zest and juice from one lime
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon minced cilantro
pinch of fresh ground black pepper


Combine all ingredients except tuna in a large bowl and mix. Pour the mixture over the tuna steaks and let sit for 1 hour under refrigeration. Grill tuna on a preheated hot grill, approximately 3 minutes each side. Can be served with tropical fruit salsa and or black beans.

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Albies?

Do you mean "albies" as in the false albacore that people are catching off the shore in the area? Because if so, no matter what kind of recipe you use, you're in for an awful surpise.

The "albies" being caught locally are false albacore, generally awful in flavor and texture. Do not confuse this fish with the "albacore" tuna also known as the "chicken of the sea." Now that's a tasty fish...
 

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You probably are talking about false albacore, and yes it's true, they taste terrible. They look like little tunas, but really they're big mackerels. So if you do want to eat them anyway, at least to try (I did, but only once), look for ways to cook mackerel, not tuna (the thought of seared albie just turns my stomach). Also-BLEED YOUR ALBIE RIGHT AWAY!
 

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Everyone told me False Albies tasted horrible, so I cooked up an Albie steak and gave it to my son, told him it was a tuna. He scoffed it right down and asked for more ! I tried some it it wasn't bad at all. It was fresh and I had bled it, but I have had a lot worse fish. It isn't my favorite, but I'll eat some occasionally now. My vote for best tasting fish of all is Mutton Snapper, now there is a great tasting fish !
 

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I think I'll pass on the false albies - once was enough for me. For all other edible tunas, I think that simple is best. Forget all the fancy recipes. Brush the steals with some olive oil and lemon juice, maybe a little garlic, and slap them on a good hot grill. Cook till it's as done as you like it and enjoy. More good fish is ruined by fancy recipes than by bad cooks.
Paul
 

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NOT TUNA FISH !!

scalawag,
the "albacore" you see on the side of tunafish cans is NOT false albacore or little tunny, but is "real" albacore, also called longfin albacore, and is caught offshore by trolling where yellowfins are caught. this common mistaken identity has probably caused a lot of bad meals when people tried to sear them or (ugh) eat some False albacore sushi. False Albacore are NOT tuna of any kind. they are mackerels and are more closely related to your bait than your lunch.
in fact , False Albacore can be good eating. the key (like bluefish) is to kill the taste of the fish. bbq sauce, sweet and sour sauce, stuff like that. just drown the f**ker in sauce and it shouldn't be so bad. i enjoyed my meal very much, but when i tried a little piece fried or broiled i almost gagged.
also take good advice and bleed the fish immediately by cutting its throat, and then ice the fish down until you get home. but if you are catching False Albacore, throw them back and keep the bluefish around instead. they taste better.
 

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I had one a couple weeks back. Cut the gills out and slice the tail. Put it in a live well to bleed. Take it out after twenty minutes and put on ice. Had two nice top steaks and some flank, blackened and bbq. It's like tuna not bad at all, but don't save left overs or freeze it, then it tends to take on a richer flavor ever eat Brant or Merganser.
 

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I forget how it works...

Mackerels arent they in the tuna family or vica verca. Theres a thread on eating these @ thehulltruth.com fishing board.
There I posted & others on how they do taste good fot those willing to try them. I for one havent tasted a sea robin, but read a few times that they are tasty from folks posts here @ Noreast.
Another quick point is mackerel is awesome eating fish...
Mackerel have oils in them that are really good for you { omega 3 I think}
Try a product called Viago {s} mackerel fillets with Olive oil, it comes in a tin , AWESOME tasting fish, better then canned tuna...
Also the bostons that come up this way in huge schools are great smoked, had them a few times...
 

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have the folk who made these jokes....

EVER TRYED EATING THEM?
Have you guys ever tasted lil tunnys ?
Or are you just passing down " Old fishermans tales" ?
I BET ...if I prepared one { bleed it, BBQ'd ect..} and placed it with other " darker meat" tuna "
YOU could NOT tell the difference.. Nor could your cat..
Not too long ago ALL tunas were considered " garbage fish "
I think what it might be is they have a slightly " unique" oder before cooking, but geeze nothing compared to a bluefish.....
 

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Scalawag,
I've tried the false albies twice - couldn't stomach it. I wasn't exaggerating about my cats refusing it. The fish is really oily and smelly, just not to my taste - and I love mackerel and herring. My theory is that we should have fun catching them, then let them go to have fun with again.This time of year, I'm looking forward to getting my share of stripers and tog - now THAT'S fine eating!
Paul
 

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I know thier not considered " a good eating fish"

Its in the preperation, I drown it in Italian dressing, serve it chilled.. & try it once a season..
{ I know a guy who smokes them , supposed to be OK that way}
Whats next for me Bunker Burgers?
With lots of garlic I could make an old shoe taste good..
Enjoy the fall run guys...
 
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