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Re purposing food…

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One think I hate is seeing food being wasted this doesn’t happen in my house ever! Our wedding anniversary last week was lobster on the menu yummmmmmmmmmm so you know what not only you can same the shells for making homemade seafood broth but you can use it to catch bait to take fishing like I did this time I already have few container of seafood broth in the freezer 😉

I know I know it's not Florida Lobster but Main Lobster is what was available

I know I know it’s not Florida Lobster but Main Lobster is what was available


Cook 15 to 20 minutes for 1 1/2 pound lobster..
Quick chill to stop the cooking process and to handle

Quick chill to stop the cooking process and to handle


Get cracking and removing the meat! Serve with Garlic Herb Butter.. yummmmmmmmmmmm
Take the empty head and body and place in trap I'm going to catch me dinner yummmmmmm

Take the empty head and body and place in trap I’m going to catch me dinner yummmmmmm

Lobster head

Freshly caught Florida blue crab

Freshly caught Florida blue crab


Pick the meat out after the crab for the recipe you can google how to prepare the crab meat for crab cakes.
TADA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Got to love it …
Roasted Garlic Corn Crab Cakes with Spicy Red Slaw Garlic Ramoulade
Serves : 8
Cakes-
2 ears corn roasted off the cob
4 garlic cloves roasted mashed
1 small red bell pepper roasted skin removed
2 tablespoon olive oil
8 ounce lump crab
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon old bay
1/3 cup fresh Italian parsley chopped fine
½ cup mayonnaise
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 cup panko bread crumbs
2 tablespoons butter
Slaw-
2 ½ cups red cabbage shredded fine
¼ cup cilantro chopped fine
½ jalapeño pepper deseeded & chopped fine
2 green onions chopped fine
1 tablespoon mayonnaise
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
Ramoulade-
½ cup mayonnaise
1 teaspoon adobo sauce
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon cilantro finely chopped
4 garlic cloves roasted
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a cookie sheet with foil.
Cut bottom of garlic bulb drizzle ½ tablespoon olive oil on a piece of foil place bulb cut side down on foil wrap bulb with foil place on cooking sheet. Removed husk off the corn and toss corn and red bell pepper in 1 1/2 tablespoon olive oil.

Roasted Garlic Corn Crab Cakes with Jalapeño Red Cabbage Slaw & A Spicy Garlic Ramoulade

Inshore fishing trip ends with “Old fashioned pan friend trout recipe!”

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Old Fashioned Pan Fried Trout
1 large (or )2 medium trout
2/3 cup flour
2/3 cup cornmeal
½ teaspoon sea salt
½ teaspoon pepper
¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
3 tablespoons butter
Lemon wedges
Chives
In a large zip lock bag add flour, cornmeal, salt and pepper. Add trout and coat well.
In a large cast iron pan add oil and butter on medium high heat when butter is all melted add trout and cook 10 to 12 minutes. Turn and cook an additional 10 minutes. Squeeze a lemon wedge over trout and garnish with chives serve with additional lemon wedges.
Old fashiong pan fried trout

Fishing Adventures that are sure to end with an Off the Hook recipe!

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Santa Fe Spanish mackerel
4 Spanish mackerel filets
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon lemon pepper seasoning
½ teaspoon sea salt
½ cup salsa medium
½ cup tomatoes chopped
¼ cup cilantro chopped
½ of a lime (juiced )
2 tablespoons regular cream
Pinch sea salt & cracked black pepper
¼ cup sliced black olives
Drizzle filets with 1 tablespoon oil season both sides with sea salt and lemon pepper seasoning.
Add the remaining oil to a non stick skillet and cook fish on medium high heat for 4 minutes on each sides.
In a sauce pan add salsa, tomatoes, cilantro, lime, cream and a pinch salt and pepper whisk together and heat through.
Plate filets top with salsa sauce and sprinkle with black olives.

Fishing Adventures that are sure to end with an Off the Hook recipe!

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Old Fashioned Pan Fried Trout
1 large (or )2 medium trout
2/3 cup flour
2/3 cup cornmeal
½ teaspoon sea salt
½ teaspoon pepper
¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
3 tablespoons butter
Lemon wedges
Chives
In a large zip lock bag add flour, cornmeal, salt and pepper. Add trout and coat well.
In a large cast iron pan add oil and butter on medium high heat when butter is all melted add trout and cook 10 to 12 minutes. Turn and cook an additional 10 minutes. Squeeze a lemon wedge over trout and garnish with chives serve with additional lemon wedges.

Fishing Adventures that are sure to end with an Off the Hook recipe!

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Fish Po Boy
8 small grunt filet or 4 tilapia filet
4 rolls toasted
½ cup low fat mayonnaise
½ cup cocktail sauce
24 dill pickle slices
4 deli sliced sharp cheddar cheese
To cook fish follow instructions below for my perfect fried fish-
2 eggs beaten
1 teaspoon old bay seasoning
½ teaspoon sea salt
½ cup crushed Ritz crackers
½ cup instant potato flakes
½ cup Italian bread crumbs
2 cups canola oil.
Add oil to a deep frying pan or cast iron pan on medium heat and let it heat up to 350 degrees no more than 375 degrees.
Start by mixing the eggs, old bay seasoning and sea salt together in a bowl. Add fish and coat on all sides.
In a separate shallow dish mix well crackers, potato flakes and bread crumbs.
Take your fish out of the egg mixture and tossed gently in the breading and coat well on all sides.
Add to frying oil and fry 7 minutes on first side until breading start to golden a little flip and cook additional 7 minutes. Remove and place on paper towel to drain any excess oil.
In a small bowl mix mayonnaise and cocktail sauce together. Cut buns in half and toast.
To assemble the sandwiches place two tablespoon of sauce on both side of buns. Place a slice of cheese on bottom bun top with 8 pickle slices, place fish on top of pickles and top with top bun. Repeat for remaining three.

Fishing adventures that are sure to end with an Off the Hook recipes! Season#2 final episode!

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Hoisin Snapper with Orange Rice and Black Beans
2 (6oz) snapper filet with skin
Sea salt
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon butter
1 orange zest & segments
2 tablespoon parsley chopped fine
2 tablespoon hoisin sauce
½ cup rice
In a small bowl mix hoisin sauce with 1 tablespoon parsley and set aside. On stove top cook rice according to package instructions. Add to rice orange zest, butter and the remaining tablespoon butter mix well cover and keep warm.
Season snapper on both sides with sea salt. In a frying pan on high heat add oil and cook snapper filet skin side down approximately 4 minutes to get a nice crispy skin. Remove any excess oil from the pan and turn on broiler.
Brush hoisin sauce over flesh of fish and broil in oven for 4 minutes.
Plate filet on top of rice and garnish with orange segments.