Anybody Eat GAR?
01-13-2006, 06:07 PM
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Anybody Eat GAR?
Just wondering if anybody eats Gar and the best way to prepare it. I noticed many bowfisherman catching Gar and figured they must be doing something with them. Any info would be great!
01-13-2006, 06:24 PM
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RE: Anybody Eat GAR?
Lots of folks eat their gar.
It's different than most other fish. You have to use tin snips or a machete to clean one.
Gar has a tougher texture than say a bass. Cut into little pieces it has the taste and texture of crawfish tails in my opinion.
I like my gar cut into little pieces and stir-fried in butterwith veggies, Asian noodlesanda touch of curry powder ....sort of a spicy Thai style dish.
Gar pieces boiled in crab boil spices and dipped in butter is good. (I'm a big fan of butter..
)
Most people eat it fried in chunksor ground up and then made into fried gar balls.
I'll be trying those recipes this summer.
One thing I can tell you is.... don't soak the fillets in water after you cut them out. The fillets will soak up all the water and get a gross, mushy texture. (trust me on that one)
It's different than most other fish. You have to use tin snips or a machete to clean one.
Gar has a tougher texture than say a bass. Cut into little pieces it has the taste and texture of crawfish tails in my opinion.
I like my gar cut into little pieces and stir-fried in butterwith veggies, Asian noodlesanda touch of curry powder ....sort of a spicy Thai style dish.
Gar pieces boiled in crab boil spices and dipped in butter is good. (I'm a big fan of butter..
)Most people eat it fried in chunksor ground up and then made into fried gar balls.
I'll be trying those recipes this summer.
One thing I can tell you is.... don't soak the fillets in water after you cut them out. The fillets will soak up all the water and get a gross, mushy texture. (trust me on that one)
01-13-2006, 07:16 PM
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RE: Anybody Eat GAR?
ORIGINAL: HNI_Christine
Lots of folks eat their gar.
It's different than most other fish. You have to use tin snips or a machete to clean one.
Gar has a tougher texture than say a bass. Cut into little pieces it has the taste and texture of crawfish tails in my opinion.
I like my gar cut into little pieces and stir-fried in butterwith veggies, Asian noodlesanda touch of curry powder ....sort of a spicy Thai style dish.
Gar pieces boiled in crab boil spices and dipped in butter is good. (I'm a big fan of butter..)
Most people eat it fried in chunksor ground up and then made into fried gar balls.
I'll be trying those recipes this summer.
One thing I can tell you is.... don't soak the fillets in water after you cut them out. The fillets will soak up all the water and get a gross, mushy texture. (trust me on that one)
Lots of folks eat their gar.
It's different than most other fish. You have to use tin snips or a machete to clean one.
Gar has a tougher texture than say a bass. Cut into little pieces it has the taste and texture of crawfish tails in my opinion.
I like my gar cut into little pieces and stir-fried in butterwith veggies, Asian noodlesanda touch of curry powder ....sort of a spicy Thai style dish.
Gar pieces boiled in crab boil spices and dipped in butter is good. (I'm a big fan of butter..
)Most people eat it fried in chunksor ground up and then made into fried gar balls.
I'll be trying those recipes this summer.
One thing I can tell you is.... don't soak the fillets in water after you cut them out. The fillets will soak up all the water and get a gross, mushy texture. (trust me on that one)
01-14-2006, 05:36 PM
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Fork Horn
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RE: Anybody Eat GAR?
I've got a few recipes to try this summer. Bayou Dianne on BUSA has posted some good-sounding recipes she swears by. One is to dip in plain yellow mustard, then your dry batter. Another is to cut in strips and crab boil - has taste and texture of shrimp or crawdad, depending on whom you talk to. I personally prefer carp.
01-26-2006, 08:56 AM
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RE: Anybody Eat GAR?
I prefer the longnose gar myself, the other species I've tried tasted muddy. Cook them up fresh, they don't seem to freeze very well.
I like to slice 'em thin and fry them up crispy.
BP
I like to slice 'em thin and fry them up crispy.
BP
