Got my $5 discount yesterday!
Gulf shrimp among other purchases.
You can easily taste and feel the crunch difference compared to Farmed Shrimp.
Had $30 in H-Mart Rewards so purchased live Fluke on sale and live Geoduck.
Onto Binny's with a $15 digital coupon on wine/liquor.
Got my car washed gratis at the Exchange on the way home.
$50 savings and free car wash helped defray the cost of Premium gasoline.
Used Hwy 41 on the way down to save tolls but I93 on the way home as it’s much faster.
A successful day!
Details:
You must have a very sharp knife to fillet Fluke.
A Fish Shears helps with fins and gill removal.
I went back to the Western Technique for fillet and did quite well!
Roe and liver reserved for later, usually poached in butter.
There is a guy on UYube, Fish Trim, that one should watch to learn technique.
The Geoduck requires a knowledge of Geoduck/Clam anatomy.
Sharp clam knife to removed the body with siphon from the shell which has very sharp edges, reserve the body for chowder and process the siphon for sashimi.
Siphon is briefly dipped in boiling water and then ice water to stop the heat.
The outer covering on the siphon then pulls off quite easily.
Split the siphon horizontally with sharp sashimi knife and then score and cut into pieces.
I learned the technique from watching Kuni!
Classic Sushi chefs will cut the prepared siphon in front of you and slap a piece down on the counter, it will contract due to muscle contraction. They will say, “Alive!”.
All in all a good day!
-Richard