Raw Ingredient and Mise en Place Appreciation thread.

[itsstillmatt]



Any specific ways I should think of preparing these (rouget)? I'm open to trying a few different things. I pan seared fillets tonight, and they came out nicely. Should I try roasting or grilling whole?

Eat them tonight. Rouget doesn't last.

Great fish, though. Make sure it is underdone. Maybe a minute on one side, 20 seconds on the other.

 

[mgm9128]

I ate some earlier; I bought a dozen. I have 6 left that I was planning to make tomorrow. How will I know if they've gone bad? The anus? Eyes? Smell?

 

[mordecai]

Thanks for the tips. I've been doing it wrong. I've been not cutting all the way through on purpose though. I find the shallot keeps falling apart if I don't leave that last layer intact.

 

[mgm9128]

I am getting better at filleting fish. These little Rouget were good practice.

 

[Piobaire]

Thick sliced, homemade bacon about to get cooked.

 

[SField]



Thick sliced, homemade bacon about to get cooked.

I really like thick cut bacon cooked in the oven... I love the bite you get... it's very luscious.

 

[Piobaire]



I really like thick cut bacon cooked in the oven... I love the bite you get... it's very luscious.

This pic was a couple of weeks old as I have just not d/l'ed the camera lately. What I did was low heat and get a bit of colour on both sides. Then they got brushed with a mixture of honey, brown sugar, and cayenne pepper and popped into a 400 degree toaster oven. I was doing carbs that day and we each had a slice of brioche French toast with some pears Mrs. Piob had poached in something tasty.

 

[mgm9128]

 

[Quatsch]

Some sort of San Marzano-Pineapple heirloom hybrid. Beautiful.

 

[mgm9128]

Ivory Salmon

 

[Rambo]

Never heard of Ivory. What's special about it?

 

[mgm9128]



Never heard of Ivory. What's special about it?

Milder in flavor than red King; silkier texture as well. Tastes better, in my opinion.

 

[itsstillmatt]

How much more than regular king do you pay for the Ivory, mm?

 

[mgm9128]



How much more than regular king do you pay for the Ivory, mm?

Ivory is $24.99/lb. I can't recall how much regular king is...less, I would think. I'll check.

 

[itsstillmatt]



Ivory is $24.99/lb. I can't recall how much regular king is...less, I would think. I'll check.

Holy **** that is a big markup. I know that one reason shops and restaurants push it is that they can sell it to consumers for more than king, but wholesale it is about 20% less than king.