mullet run

[mellie]

Hey TLD, if you've been involved in the fishing industry along the east coast of Australia, there's a good chance you would have heard of or known my grandfather, Ron Ible. He commercially fished along the NSW coast, and his son, Ron Jr ( my uncle) continues the family business.

I think this is why I've always loved fishing, I am one of those wierdos who can sit for hours fishing, without so much as a nibble , and never get bored.

Not so sure about my daughter though, will take her to our secret lake and see how she goes.
I've never been an enthusiast when it comes to freshwater fishing ( had yuck experience in Sydney re- the trout farm) so didn't even consider eating freshwater fish after that.

But I'm thinking that I should give it a go, it's Lake Esmond , Ballarats other lake we keep to ourselves, but plenty of fisherman know about it, as they hold an annual competition there of sorts and people come from all over the place to have a go.

[tllwd]

Well ok then, but there's no way I'd consider eating mullet from estuaries or rivers, I've seen the muck in their stomachs when gutting them.... crabs like them because their strong oily odour carrys. . It attracts them to the pot.

I would give that mullet roe a crack, it looks like something that could work if shaved into a seafood risotto.

They call it bottarga in Italy but it is popular all over Mediterranean and Black sea, I tried it first in Crimea back in mid 1960s.



I liked to seat on kayak on river on sunrise/sunset and watch crazy mullet jumping, it was unreal back then, now mullet not so plentiful as used to be.

I did not work in or for fishing industry only help sometime my mates from local fish coop.

[mellie]

Yessss, and DEFINITELY pasta, that would be amazing because you'd get the umami, salty taste of the see, with each punchy bite, I'd add calamari and fennel springs, yummy, you are making me hungry lol.

I would definitely give dried mullet ( from ocean) roe a crack. But please don't try to persuade me to eat mullet from Hawkesburry river, even lower river .... cos I've seen what comes out of those bad boys and it isn't appetising. Looks like a combination of sump oil with slime.

[mellie]

You must have read my mind, because we are having tortellini tonight, ricotta & spinach. Will serve with a side salad and my amazing garlic bread. ☺

[mellie]

Oh and when it comes to Italian, this is the grandfather of all food Italian. Every Italian recipe I use is HIS.

He knows his stuff, he's a no nonsense proper Italian chef.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/chefs/gennaro_contaldo

Our dinner is made with this recipe, only my daughter prefers tortellini shape to ravioli shape.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/spin ... otta_20145

You can do either, so long as you use semolina, this is very important.

[mellie]

Tip- make double or tripple batch because they freeze really well and are an excellent standby when you just can't be stuffed cooking from scratch like me today.

When you freeze them, freeze them on an oven tray first then place tortellini in zip lock bag before returning to freezer.

Thaw the same way, on oven tray, so they don't lose their shape or stick together.

Note- you can do them in any shape you want.

[mellie]

This is also a winner... my daughter absolutely loves this one..

https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/bake ... fill_70348

[tllwd]

Oh and when it comes to Italian, this is the grandfather of all food Italian. Every Italian recipe I use is HIS.

He knows his stuff, he's a no nonsense proper Italian chef.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/chefs/gennaro_contaldo

Our dinner is made with this recipe, only my daughter prefers tortellini shape to ravioli shape.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/spin ... otta_20145

You can do either, so long as you use semolina, this is very important.

I prefer pelmeni
https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/videos/how- ... -dumplings

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[mellie]

They look amazing. Yum!

Ha ha ha smartass, and they had to be Russian didn't they TLD.

[tllwd]

They look amazing. Yum!

Ha ha ha smartass, and they had to be Russian didn't they TLD.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/ztgxm39

Some foods not only taste delicious, but have incredible stories to tell. One is the dumpling, a bite-sized treat that comes in many shapes and sizes all over the world.