Calamari Tonight, Baby

C-Hawk · Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 8:59 pm Post subject: Calamari Tonight, Baby

Fresh calamari for dinner tonight!

Sneaks · Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 9:45 pm Post subject:

Obviously you changed clothes before taking the shot. Those Humbolts are nasty squirters. Gonna have a cleanup party for Fishtales, Roger? Mr. Green

Don

C-Hawk · Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 12:26 am Post subject:

Don-
Ya oughta see my Fishworks pants and pull over! Messy indeed! They are soaking in a tub of water/cleanser over night.

Little CUTE-C · Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 10:46 am Post subject:

Roger,
Very nice! Yummmmmmmmmmmm

Ron

C-Pelican · Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 11:08 am Post subject:

All right Roger !!!!

Well, give us the scoop...HOW did you catch it????

What else have you been catching? I am nearly done with school and then I hope to fish/boat the summer away!!!!

Jeff

C-Hawk · Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 1:34 pm Post subject:

Caught it out by Gina Rig on a 6" tady with anchovies. Feels like you're pulling in a rock.

Dora~Jean · Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 2:19 am Post subject:

So Roger, how'd the cleaning, cooking and eating go? Love to know the 'how', do you also skin them?

Friend of mine at work went out 1 1/2 weeks ago near the oil rigs between Chan Islands and Ventura on a party boat. After a short time, the waters were infested with them. So much so that they couldn't reel their bottom catches up fast enough without having half the fish chomped off by these critters. Some of the fisherman loved them, some hated them.

C-Hawk · Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 10:52 am Post subject:

They are pests for sure- they tend to kill everything in their path.

I prepared the meat by first skinning then removing the membranes. Cut the steaks to ~5", placed in a plastic bag and tapped them out with a rubber mallet.

They don't have much in the way of flavor- you need to introduce the flavor when you cook them. I used a dressing that PJ makes up with fresh garlic, lemon juice and olive oil to marinade them in. Heated the pan with olive oil and browned some garlic and capers before placeing the calamari in on medium heat.