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Ive caught a id say aboyt 3-4kg moray eel in my fish trap, its the first moray ive seen up close and personal, and it looks evil my sis was terified, anyways im wondering if its possible to eat the moray like the comman silver eel or is it best to just return him somehow, and if eating is a plus does anyone know recipes to cook such an eel please, the pics are'nt great as i didnt take the moray out of the net yet so i can keep it alive before cooking or realeasing it
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I think they are edible but it is Christmas so let it go
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They are very tasty, white meat, but a pain to clean
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I think its moray steaks for dinner tonight, skined, looks beautiful, white meat, yep, ill let ya know on the taste side 2moro
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Poor eel!!
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Poor eel!!
You just target shoot with that darkside gun of yours?
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Na I kill every thing in my sights that is edible - just not at Christmas time.
(& besides it was caught in a trap)
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Don’t they taste like Chicken??
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Now if it was "turkey"!
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UUUUMMMM Turkey almost as good as smoked Mullet.
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Could you please post pics of the eel skinned and also cooked. Ill give you Rep points if you do.
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Yep, very tasty!!
2000 years ago it used to be a delicatessy, the romans loved them!!
In Spain they use it in their famous paella.
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