cooking barracudas?

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• Oct 2, 2005

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Guys...

Need a recipe here...what the heck do ya do with a ba-ba-ra-ra-cu-cu-da-da?

I already know that I can toss it on the BBQ but hmm...seems a little too easy...
any ideas?

 

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Ian T:

Guys...

Need a recipe here...what the heck do ya do with a ba-ba-ra-ra-cu-cu-da-da?

I already know that I can toss it on the BBQ but hmm...seems a little too easy...
any ideas?

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Are they good eating? Haven't seen it on the menu before.

 

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Very good eating. We like to bake them. They can also be cut into chunks & deep fried. I've heard they grill well, but haven't tried that yet.

They're a very firm fleshed fish, very white meat. I think they could get tough if over cooked.

 

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You guys should be careful though, I personally know someone who developed ciguatera poisoning after eating Barracuda.
http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/ciguatera/default.htm

 

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• Oct 3, 2005

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That is a real concern. Pretty safe up here, we have no coral. I'd be leery of eating a truly huge one here, as he might be an immigrant from further south.

 

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The ones we can buy here are not really big about 2' long...

I don't really want to belittle the risk of poisoning but if we followed all gov't advice and stayed away from what could be potentially harmful... what a dreary life... and not for me...

 

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Ian T:

The ones we can buy here are not really big about 2' long...

I don't really want to belittle the risk of poisoning but if we followed all gov't advice and stayed away from what could be potentially harmful... what a dreary life... and not for me...

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refer to them as the mother in law fish....cook 'em up and feed them to your pesky mother in law to get her out of the way.

 

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DiversMom:

refer to them as the mother in law fish....cook 'em up and feed them to your pesky mother in law to get her out of the way.

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that's a good one! hmmmmmm

 

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Gawd I'm out of the loop here. I've never even heard of eating those things. I could have killed a ton of 'em this summer.


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Yum, grilled barracuda is my favorite fish in the Bahamas. Frying them is a travesty, unless very lightly fried.