Reply With QuoteI was at a seafood shop in Baton Rouge a few years ago, and the gar meat was as high as anything there. Evidently the cajuns are pretty fond of it.
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I always heard that you bake the gar fillets on a pine 2x4 then throw away the fillet and eat the 2x4. I have had some cypress trout and as mentioned before they're better hot. You can sure get a fine fillet off a about a 4 or 5 pounder.
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I was at a seafood shop in Baton Rouge a few years ago, and the gar meat was as high as anything there. Evidently the cajuns are pretty fond of it.
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Ive had gar before, not that bad. I also wouldnt take 100 gar for 10 crappie.
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Grinnel (Cypress Trout ) are nasty and mushy. Gar are firm almost like meat. Main negative about Gar is getting the hull off them.
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Cooking gar the right way
Get your B-B-Q grill hot, take the gar and lay it on an oak 2x6 "on the grill", cook until the scales start to curl ever so gently at the end. Then take the gar and throw it as far as you can, then eat the 2x6!! Don't laugh, there is lots of fiber in that recipe.
Da'Gum!!! That felt like a good'un, hand me a nother minn'r!
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Seriously, bet you never actually ate any Gar.:rolleyes: Don't knock it till you try it.Originally Posted by Keith Leopard
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Grinnel and Drum blahhh, ive tried um hot well drum anyway (real rubbery) grinnel was so mushy it was like trying to fry snot. Pickerl is a fine eating fish worth picking through the bones, and Gar is alright if you want to fight through the armor plateing they have.
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Gar is Excellent
Have a brother-in-law that cuts the large gar into 6 in. lengths with a hatchet and then takes a filet knife and removes the two pieces of meat from inside the shell. He marinates this for a short period and then puts on smoker. Comes out excellent. Almost as good as smoked Salmon. He then cans his for keeping. I dont have exact receipt but will get it if anyone is interested. Take my word for it though, it is some fine eating.
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I've had gar a couple of times growing up, it was like chewing a mouth full of cotton that instently kicked in the ol' gag reflex. Maybe it wasn't fixed right or it wasn't hot out the grease, i don't know. But i weigh a little under 280 and that means i try a lot of things before i knock'em. If there is a good way to fix'em send me the recipe and i'll try'em again cause ain't nobody, nowhere can make this big look this good. lol
Da'Gum!!! That felt like a good'un, hand me a nother minn'r!
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Garfish is some of the tastiest fish you can eat the only set back is that it is tough also. The old Cajuns grind it and make fish balls and fry them and they are excellent, you can't stop eating them once you start. The large gar are BBQ on grill with hot sauce and they taste somewhere between pork chops and alligator, also very good. Remember Cajuns can cook anything but no kidding they are very good fried I like a 2 footer the best they are more tender and easier to clean.
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