shad recipe

classicriverrunner · 05-28-2010, 09:19 PM

anyone have an recipe for shad -- either cooking or smoking. just looking for a way for table fare. how about smoking / canning. ?????

shawn b · 05-28-2010, 10:08 PM

ewww

jigmaster · 05-29-2010, 03:02 AM

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Originally Posted by classicriverrunner

anyone have an recipe for shad -- either cooking or smoking. just looking for a way for table fare. how about smoking / canning. ?????

Put them in crab bait boxes inside of crab traps.... Catch crab then throw away the shad and eat the crab... Best recipe I know.. Unless you like to pic bones out of your teeth

fg127 · 05-29-2010, 06:15 AM

There once was a porcupine who longed to be different. Please God, make me different. So God turned him inside out and made him swim.

The rest, you know about.

craigcw · 05-29-2010, 06:25 AM

Most west coasters (us) tend to look at shad as a fish fit only for bait material. The east coasters have been eating shad for some time and even have whole festivels revolving around the fish. Google "shad planking." Here is a recipe you can do in the oven...

Ingredients

1 three-pound shad, boned and split

Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Melted butter

Duchesse potatoes

Assorted cooked vegetables

How to make Planked Shad

1. [COLOR=blue !important][COLOR=blue !important]Oil[/COLOR][/COLOR] an oak or hickory plank with salad oil and heat it in a hot oven (450� F.). Arrange the shad, skin side down, in the center. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and brush well with melted butter.
2. Bake fifteen minutes, basting with the butter. Reduce the oven temperature to moderate (350� F.) and bake until the fish is lightly browned and flakes easily when tested with a [COLOR=blue !important][COLOR=blue !important]fork[/COLOR][/COLOR], ten or twelve minutes longer.
3. Remove the planked fish from the oven and surround it with a border of duchesse potatoes. Brush the potatoes with butter and broil until lightly browned. Fill the spaces between the fish and potatoes with assorted hot, cooked vegetables such as peas, string beans or grilled tomatoes.

DirectDrive · 05-29-2010, 01:29 PM

.....then toss the shad and eat the plank

StickFish · 05-29-2010, 02:13 PM

Ceder Plank Shad is great. Get your grill up to temp, soak a new plank in beer or seasoned water. Salt fish liberally and place on plank. Cook to its dripping pretty good, but not over cooked. Remove from the grill and enjoy.

Oh - throw away the shad and eat the plank

fishin' is livin' · 05-29-2010, 04:56 PM

Smoked and canned is pretty good....

Scrillznac · 06-03-2010, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by DirectDrive

.....then toss the shad and eat the plank

Lol.....

Fishsniper · 06-03-2010, 11:23 AM

I have eaten canned Shad before and it is some of the best canned fish I have ever eaten. I am sorry I don't have the recipe, but it was a long time ago that I tried it. I do remember all the bones melted when canned.

Duckdog98604 · 06-04-2010, 06:51 PM

That's Just NASTY!!!!

De-Dub · 06-04-2010, 07:16 PM

But you will eat Chicken.... the Barnyard Buzzard.

DW

oneshotdon · 06-04-2010, 07:47 PM

A long time ago Me and a buddy caught a bunch of shad while sitting in the sun drinking our favorite refreshment of that era. We had heard that shad roe was somewhat of a delicacy. We had no idea how to prepare it, but when we got home, we cut the roe into 1 inch chunks, dipped it beer batter(more beer really wasn't necessary), and deep fried it. I would like to say it was delicious, but that wouldn't be entirely true. In fact, it was pretty nasty. I've never tried the meat of a shad though.

DirectDrive · 06-05-2010, 07:05 AM

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Originally Posted by oneshotdon

A long time ago Me and a buddy caught a bunch of shad while sitting in the sun drinking our favorite refreshment of that era. We had heard that shad roe was somewhat of a delicacy. We had no idea how to prepare it, but when we got home, we cut the roe into 1 inch chunks, dipped it beer batter(more beer really wasn't necessary), and deep fried it. I would like to say it was delicious, but that wouldn't be entirely true. In fact, it was pretty nasty. I've never tried the meat of a shad though.

This post caused a horrible flashback.
I remember hearing that shad roe mixed with chicken eggs and whipped into a scramble was awesome.
Well, it's awesome if you like extreme, fishy tasting scrambled eggs

"I'll have the Merganser with a side of Shad Scramble."
"Do these windows open?"

Okie · 06-05-2010, 10:51 AM

For some very good shad recipes, look at the Washington shad fishing site.

http://wdfw.wa.gov/outreach/fishing/shad/shad.htm

Good Luck

Fshklr · 06-06-2010, 06:58 AM

If eating Shad, it is advised to freeze it first if your are smoking or pickling...apparently they carry the same fresh water worm/fluke as salmon.

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/98943_shad07.shtml

I want to give pickling a shot at some point, just need to take the time to catch, bleed and ice em to try and get the best product possible.

Not everyones cup of tea, but I want to try anyway

dog501 · 06-06-2010, 10:17 AM

I had canned shad and i could smell it through the can. I think. I just poke holes in the can and put it in my crab traps, and craw dad traps works good.

Cap'n Dan · 06-07-2010, 10:44 AM

ingest twelve to eighteen beers,bbq on a cedar plank at 400 degrees,for twenty minutes.consume ,and follow with a large cube of charcoal

Dinikin · 06-08-2010, 09:45 PM

Did you bleed and ice them right away or just left them in the sun and canned them a day later?

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Originally Posted by dog501

I had canned shad and i could smell it through the can. I think. I just poke holes in the can and put it in my crab traps, and craw dad traps works good.

Addicted2Koke · 06-19-2010, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Fshklr

If eating Shad, it is advised to freeze it first if your are smoking or pickling...apparently they carry the same fresh water worm/fluke as salmon.

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/98943_shad07.shtml

I want to give pickling a shot at some point, just need to take the time to catch, bleed and ice em to try and get the best product possible.

Not everyones cup of tea, but I want to try anyway

That makes absolutely no sense at all. I don't know anyone who deliberately freezes their salmon before smoking. Maybe if there's already salmon in the freezer but not going out of your way to freeze before smoking. That being the case, smoked salmon hasn't hurt me or anyone I know. I am pretty sure the freezing part is for sushi, not smoking.

On another note, I have had pickled shad AND canned shad. Wasn't good at all.

Fshklr · 06-20-2010, 06:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Addicted2Koke

That makes absolutely no sense at all. I don't know anyone who deliberately freezes their salmon before smoking. Maybe if there's already salmon in the freezer but not going out of your way to freeze before smoking. That being the case, smoked salmon hasn't hurt me or anyone I know. I am pretty sure the freezing part is for sushi, not smoking.

On another note, I have had pickled shad AND canned shad. Wasn't good at all.

Just passing on a good read and a little info off the web

I don't freeze my fish for smoking either, but definately for sushi grade.

I found the article interesting and posted up the link. no harm no foul right?

QUOTE from the link:
Shad are being touted as great fishing by the State Department of Fish and Wildlife, which features recipes for preparing shad on its Web site.

What's missing are warnings about the parasite, which can cause stomach cramps and, in rare cases, require surgical removal.

"No one really ate them until salmon became really scarce, and now humans and animals are turning to them for sport and for food," said Barbara Shields, lead author of a recently published research paper."

The worms are killed when fish is thoroughly cooked or frozen for about a week before being eaten.

Dinikin · 06-21-2010, 01:30 PM

This warning is for people who like LIGHTLY pickled or COLD smoked shad, salmon.

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Originally Posted by Fshklr

Just passing on a good read and a little info off the web

I don't freeze my fish for smoking either, but definately for sushi grade.

I found the article interesting and posted up the link. no harm no foul right?

QUOTE from the link:
Shad are being touted as great fishing by the State Department of Fish and Wildlife, which features recipes for preparing shad on its Web site.

What's missing are warnings about the parasite, which can cause stomach cramps and, in rare cases, require surgical removal.

"No one really ate them until salmon became really scarce, and now humans and animals are turning to them for sport and for food," said Barbara Shields, lead author of a recently published research paper."

The worms are killed when fish is thoroughly cooked or frozen for about a week before being eaten.

Addicted2Koke · 06-21-2010, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Fshklr

Just passing on a good read and a little info off the web

I don't freeze my fish for smoking either, but definately for sushi grade.

I found the article interesting and posted up the link. no harm no foul right?

QUOTE from the link:
Shad are being touted as great fishing by the State Department of Fish and Wildlife, which features recipes for preparing shad on its Web site.

What's missing are warnings about the parasite, which can cause stomach cramps and, in rare cases, require surgical removal.

"No one really ate them until salmon became really scarce, and now humans and animals are turning to them for sport and for food," said Barbara Shields, lead author of a recently published research paper."

The worms are killed when fish is thoroughly cooked or frozen for about a week before being eaten.

Don't get me wrong, I wasn't saying anything bad about you.

I meant the article didn't make sense. Bottom line for me anyway, these fish are too smelly and boney for me to want to eat them...They are super fun to catch and release though!