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Cooking & Baking

Warpy

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2. Might want to remove the cheeks

Reply to mitch96 (Reply #1)

Wed Dec 13, 2023, 12:31 AM

Dec 2023

which are very firm pieces of fish and will add to the finished soup but won't stand up to long, slow cooking. They're often overlooked and shouldn't be. Boston fish sellers used to sell them separately since they were so good in fish chowders.

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Would you recommend using a red snapper head for the base of [View all] no_hypocrisy Dec 2023 OP

Yup, Onion/carrot/celery/bell pepper/garlic and the fish heads. Season to taste and cook low and slow.. mitch96 Dec 2023 #1

Might want to remove the cheeks Warpy Dec 2023 #2

Love dem cheeks. When I was into diving and spear fishing, the grouper cheeks were the best!! mitch96 Dec 2023 #3

They're usually pretty reasonably priced, too Warpy Dec 2023 #5

Sure, why not? Retrograde Dec 2023 #4