Guess the Fish

Burt Blank

Burt Blank

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Members from Italy should get it. This is one of the most expensive fish in the med, it's flesh is snow white, firm and sweet.
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Red scorpion fish, Scorpaena scrofa/rosso.
I used to catch this a lot when I was in Turkey. A very flavorful fish, it was also the best fish for fish soups. It was undervalued in Turkey, maybe because it was abundant and has venomous spines.
 
Burt Blank said:
Yes, my wife caught it off the Island of Brac. How do you prepared it ?
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Your wife has been very good, usually scorfano is not a friendly fish - well, apart from sharks 😁

I used to prepare it in Cacciucco toscano, a fish soup where scorfano is the guest star (not cheap at all), or in a pan with mediterranean flavours like mirto leaves (or oregano) tomatoes, black olives, or griddled.

Gosh, now I’m craving for it... wait for me and I’ll arrive in Croazia in a few hours! I’ll bring the wine!
 
First thing I'd do is cut off the spines. All of the scorpion fish I'm familiar with have venomous spines.
 
MypinchofItaly said:
Gosh, now I’m craving for it... wait for me and I’ll arrive in Croazia in a few hours! I’ll bring the wine!
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Sorry we ate it two weeks ago, Marina cooks some thick cut slice of potato slowly in Evo till nearly cooked. She the places them in a pan as a bed for the fish. turns on the heat and adds white wine. bring it to a boil to get rid of the alcohol. reduce heat to a simmer and adds the fish. The fish must be above the liquid so it steams. Take the fish and potatoes out and arrange on a platter. Beurre Monte the liquid and pour over fish and pots.
When life gets back to normal you are welcome to visit. We are having fish tonight so I will post tomorrow.
 
Burt Blank said:
Sorry we ate it two weeks ago, Marina cooks some thick cut slice of potato slowly in Evo till nearly cooked. She the places them in a pan as a bed for the fish. turns on the heat and adds white wine. bring it to a boil to get rid of the alcohol. reduce heat to a simmer and adds the fish. The fish must be above the liquid so it steams. Take the fish and potatoes out and arrange on a platter. Beurre Monte the liquid and pour over fish and pots.
When life gets back to normal you are welcome to visit. We are having fish tonight so I will post tomorrow.
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Ah thank you, very kind from you
I liked Croazia and I’ve been there in Punat and KRK isle during summer 1999. Very nice places

Oh well, this means I’ll take wine only for me 😁
 
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