Crays too!

Did I mention that it is currently crayfish season as well? Yum!

Crabs, yay!

One of the reasons why my boy and I get along so well is that he loves to catch seafood, and I love to eat it! A match made in heaven.

It is just about time for crabs to be in season again, and I am loving it. The boys went out last Friday in search of the creatures. Pickings were slim - they only found six crabs that were sized - and for some reason we ended up with all of them. I think that C talks up my ability to demolish seafood until all that is left is the shell.

The crab meat was lovely and sweet. He boiled them up to cook and then I ate mine straight from the shell, with a dip of fresh cut garlic and white vinegar.

I try to pick as much out fromt he crab as I can - no wastage. My sister E gave me a handy set of tools, they never saw any use until I met C. Now I have found many uses for them!!

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Seafood bonanza

The abalone season here in Perth runs for one hour on a Sunday morning over five weeks. Yep, there is limited opportunity to bag your catch. In previous years it has been a six week season - this year it has been reduced to five due to an increased number of licences.

I am always interested to read the news reports of the opening season, as invariably there are one or two who make the headlines with the excessive amount that they have attempted to exceed the quota!

I have been told that it is not worth trying to cheat as the guys from Fisheries are super keen and make sure that they check everyone as they leave the water. It is good that most people stick to the rules and it means that there will (hopefully) be abalone for us to enjoy in years to come!

To cook up abalone, you need to clean them up, cut off the digestive tract (or poo canal as my grandfather would have probably called it!) and slice them thinly. C then bashes them with a meat mallet until the muscle breaks. They can then be shallow fried quickly and eaten fresh. We like to coat them in a thin layer of flour and cracked pepper before they are fried, and squeeze lemon juice on them once they are cooked. Yummy!

I'm going to eat you little fishie!

C loves to fish, and I love to eat fish. A perfect match! I am spoiled too, as the fish comes to me already skinned and filleted. It took a little bit of persuasion to convince C that I also like fish with the head on, and he now keeps suitable fish for me.

C went out this week and caught this little fish for me. He's beautiful and I will get two meals out of him.

My favourite way to eat fish is whole steamed, and you can see the results above. Steamed Skippy with ginger and lime, coral red jasmine rice, beans, and a sesame oil & soy sauce for dipping the fish into. A perfect meal!

From the sea

I am spoiled. My man loves to fish, and I am lucky to be the happy recipient of his fishing prowess. Today C and Stonefish went diving for crayfish, and C brought home some friends for me.

The prospect of fresh crayfish for lunch was too good to pass up, and C cooked a tail on the barbecue for us with some cheese and mustard. He also boiled up the legs for me to eat so that we would not waste any. Yum!