Shark?

Shark, aka Flake is the staple if fish and chip shops across Australia.

Crumbed and deep fried is the only way I've ever had it, and it's very good like that. Shark tends to be a fairly loosely grained flesh so it doesn't stand up to grilling.

You can prepare it pretty much anyway you would prepare swordfish.

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Originally posted by Pauly:
Shark, aka Flake is the staple if fish and chip shops across Australia.

Crumbed and deep fried is the only way I've ever had it, and it's very good like that. Shark tends to be a fairly loosely grained flesh so it doesn't stand up to grilling.

Pauly,

I grew up with a mom that always grilled Shark.

I've made shark a couple of times, sautéed in butter. Though it's not my first choice in fish, I like it enough to have it once in a while, but my wife doesn't like the texture at all.

I had it grilled in a restaurant last summer, with a peach and cucumber "salsa" on it, and a bottle of Cloudy Bay SB that was a very nice match.

I still remember the first time I ever had shark, years ago in a restaurant. I'm not sure exactly what I was expecting, but I remember being kind of disappointed that what they brought me didn't have a real big fin on top.

i've always simply threw it on the grill, a little olive oil.

I still wouldn't throw it on the grill. We're probably talking very different species of noahs though.

gotta be. the shark that is sold here is basically a steak. easily holds up to a grill with olive oil and lemon.

a nice link:
shark

"Bad fish...swallow you whole"

Tbird, our sharks

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Originally posted by TBird:
gotta be. the shark that is sold here is basically a steak. easily holds up to a grill with olive oil and lemon.

a nice link:
shark

Nah, that's not a nice shark recipe link.

THIS is a nice shark recipe link.

Arie,

What type of shark is it? Black Tip is not as tough as Maco, and it has more flavor. I agree with the grilling since what we get here is in steak form.

IW

In my younger, thinner, more fool hardy days I used to surf in an area that the Great Whites feed in off Santa Cruz.

I felt it a good policy to not get any bad karma with predators much larger than I. So I've never eaten shark. I don't want to go in the water and have a 14 footer go, "Hey look it's the guy who grilled Uncle Fred".

Of all the fish I've ever had, shark is my least favorite; and I've had a few different kinds.

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Originally posted by louzarius:
Of all the fish I've ever had, shark is my least favorite; and I've had a few different kinds.

Well, sure, Rocky Mountain sharks are notoriously dry and tough. But Pacific Ocean sharks are moist and meaty, making much better eating.

BTW, does anyone else always think of "candygram" when the topic of sharks comes up?

Man eat shark, shark eat man. It's only a matter of when.

I am with T here. Don't do it, man. Get a trout, make a truite aux amandes and you will have nothing to worry about when you take a bath.

All i see is a couple of Girlie Men here.

"Do Unto Others....."

Shark Tartare.

Thanks all and the rest...
I marinated the fillet for a few hours in soy and mango juice.
Then I grilled it on each side for a few minutes then in the oven for a few mas minutas.
I made a kind of relish with red onions, mango, garlic, brown sugar, red wine vinegar and mango juice that I simmered for maybe 20 mins.
I also made some Bhutanese red rice to go with it.
Excellent!

stay out of the water for at least 6 months, and remember, you enter the ocean, you enter the food chain.

Hmmmmmm...looking for a good Shark recipe eh...

How about some Joe Thornton with Johnathon Cheechoo, a side Toskala salad, and to top it off...a glass of Marleau.

reference

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Originally posted by Seaquam:
Well, sure, Rocky Mountain sharks are notoriously dry and tough. But Pacific Ocean sharks are moist and meaty, making much better eating.

LOL

I went looking for a Canuck recipe, but they don't seem to be playing right now????

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Originally posted by tlily:
I went looking for a Canuck recipe, but they don't seem to be playing right now????

canuck, also known as hoser, is great when pickled in beer. They are very easy to find too. Just follow the call of the Great White North!
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