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Read where someone posted they had't got to the point of eating Garfish.Well i'm here to tell you that's a fine eating fish.Fried,garfish balls,barbecued and it's the only fish you can make a brown grave with.Attachment 208243Attachment 208244Attachment 208245Attachment 208246Attachment 208247
I think most people are talking about spotted gar when they say "not good to eat".
Well I think it's fine table fare. Some people just don't care for it. Nice pictures by the way.
Cut into steaks (bone-in) about 1 1/2" - 2" thick, stuffed with garlic and seasoning and cooked in a sauce piquant - very tasty
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I'm open to trying it. Just need some direction on how to cook it.
best to grind it with onions and peppers and seasoning....make patties or balls.....then can fry em or whatever at that point....if cooking without grinding first the texture is not flaky like fish we are used to......Quote:
Originally Posted by 20watt
I would assume LOTS of onions, peppers, and seasoning to rid of that stink and taste. I would hope folks would never fry that in the house. I'm good with my cast iron fryer for bream and crappie as well as my smoker. Not hurting that bad to resort to that. At least not yet.
They are so difficult to clean.
The large alligator gar steaks look a lot like sword fish steaks. I have cooked it using the same recipes I have used for sword fish and it is just as good. Now gar and pork balls with a red gravy is hard to beat too. I have learned the easiest way to clean is to freeze whole and cut steaks with a sawzall.
I know you Texas A & M men need some help. You have to remove the armor before you cook them (skin )LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by Tracker123
There great smoked too. Tin snips down the back makes clean easy-er.
Don't let them in the boat. Use light wire hooks, a quick jerk and there off
It's garfish season over here . Lol That's a staple in our house . Meatloaf , patties , smoked , it's all good . Attachment 208295
We use a cleaning board on the boat when gar fishing and a cane knife . Takes about 3 minutes to clean and bag a 6 footer . I can understand not liking them if you've never tried it but I've never seen anyone not like it smoked or in patties .
I enjoyed our conversation this morning. Thanks for all the good information.