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Post by nickbhw on Dec 14, 2022 10:38:24 GMT -5
Anyone doing 7 fish this year? We started doing it about 10 or 11 years ago so the kids could have a family tradition. Hopefully, some day, when they have grand kids, they will continue the tradition and remember their old man working the fish for days trying to find that balance of flavor while soaking out the salt.
Right now, the menu is looking like: -Beer battered baccala -Fried smelt -Scungilli salad with some celery and onion
-Seared tuna -Shrimp cocktail -Salmon sashimi -Tog (or whatever my BIL catches between now and Christmas eve)
Starch will most likely be polenta and vegetable TBD. Probably a simple salad.
We usually go overboard with cheese and dips.
It's almost time to get the salted cod.
What do you guys do?
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Dec 15, 2022 10:22:39 GMT -5
Post by outtadblue on Dec 15, 2022 10:22:39 GMT -5
Sounds tasty. We do a big seafood feast for New Years. Fried oysters, fried and boiled shrimp, stuffed crab and grilled fish (usually snapper).
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Dec 20, 2022 12:21:14 GMT -5
Post by nickbhw on Dec 20, 2022 12:21:14 GMT -5
Nice. I'll bet you have a fridge full of snapper based on your previous thread.
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Dec 20, 2022 15:37:54 GMT -5
Post by lainiej on Dec 20, 2022 15:37:54 GMT -5
Yes we do 7 fishes as well. Italian tradition from my parents from Italy. They are gone now but continue it for my kids and hopefully one day theirs too!
Flounder Black Fish Shrimp Scallops Clams Scungilli Crab Maybe some baccala and smoked eel but I am the only one that eats it. I see you have smelt on the list, that was one of my dad's favorites. Love the smell of fresh smelt.
Merry Christmas all.
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Dec 20, 2022 15:51:11 GMT -5
Post by nickbhw on Dec 20, 2022 15:51:11 GMT -5
Nice. How are you doing the scungilli? I usually do a simple salad with celery and onion, but I was considering frying them into little fritters. It's nice to have the salad because it's an easy prep, but people don't tend to eat too much of it. I love the smelts too. We put them out with the apps. I could eat the whole bowl myself, but try to save room. The baccala seems to be the biggest hit each year. We like the beer batter, but we've also done a mantecato over crostini.
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Dec 20, 2022 15:56:26 GMT -5
Post by lainiej on Dec 20, 2022 15:56:26 GMT -5
I do the scungilli same as you in a salad. The baccala I bread and fry some and make some in a salad. Don't forget the home made Struffoli!! That was my dad's job with me now its me with my kids. Will be making those on Thursday.
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Dec 20, 2022 15:57:08 GMT -5
Post by lainiej on Dec 20, 2022 15:57:08 GMT -5
I do the scungilli same as you in a salad. The baccala I bread and fry some and make some in a salad. Don't forget the home made Struffoli!! That was my dad's job with me now its me with my kids. Will be making those on Thursday.
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Post by fishnfool on Dec 20, 2022 18:05:50 GMT -5
That sounds really good. We do beef for Christmas but I like Richard's New Years seafood dinner idea!
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Dec 23, 2022 7:56:49 GMT -5
Post by nickbhw on Dec 23, 2022 7:56:49 GMT -5
Baccala is soaking in the fridge. Scungilli is shipped in. The worst part about 7 fish is that I have to go to the store on Christmas Eve to get the rest of the fish. Not a big fan. But, it just adds to the Christmas spirit.
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Dec 23, 2022 9:46:14 GMT -5
Post by lainiej on Dec 23, 2022 9:46:14 GMT -5
Go get it today, the markets already have their supply. I worked in a fish market for years way back.
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Dec 23, 2022 10:50:45 GMT -5
Post by nickbhw on Dec 23, 2022 10:50:45 GMT -5
I may do that if I get a chance.
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Dec 23, 2022 11:54:55 GMT -5
Post by lainiej on Dec 23, 2022 11:54:55 GMT -5
I grabbed all my fish yesterday, short lines at my local market.
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Dec 23, 2022 16:26:48 GMT -5
Post by finatic on Dec 23, 2022 16:26:48 GMT -5
Huge Italian family here of course that's the only way. BUT I want to trade in my wish for a 30 year old hot woman for some effing power to cook the seven fishes. We lost power at 4 am this morning. Of course I have a shit load of family over for Xmas eve.
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Dec 23, 2022 17:31:35 GMT -5
Post by fishnfool on Dec 23, 2022 17:31:35 GMT -5
Huge Italian family here of course that's the only way. BUT I want to trade in my wish for a 30 year old hot woman for some effing power to cook the seven fishes. We lost power at 4 am this morning. Of course I have a shit load of family over for Xmas eve. That's terrible. Our went out for a few seconds tonight. The winds are howling. It's 20 degrees out now. Hows the generator working out?
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Dec 23, 2022 18:10:38 GMT -5
Post by finatic on Dec 23, 2022 18:10:38 GMT -5
I ran it last week it's hanging in there. But it's time for a new stand by generator spend another 10k. There goes my AP again.
Its already negative zero with the wind chill. By morning it will be 15 degrees below zero.
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