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Who eats gou courbullion?
Posted on 7/29/15 at 8:08 am
Posted on 7/29/15 at 8:08 am
Turner Classic Movies was showing documentaries about Cajun culture last night. One focused on food.
They featured an interesting dish called gou co'bullion. Big steaks from freshwater drum (gaspergou)were cooked in a stew. Apparently, this works with large fish that have big bones that are easy to pick out.
When I make catfish stew, I cook the carcasses separately from the fillets and strain the broth to keep the small bones from getting in the stew. I've never even seen freshwater drum in the grocery store...probably not even legal to sell now days.
They featured an interesting dish called gou co'bullion. Big steaks from freshwater drum (gaspergou)were cooked in a stew. Apparently, this works with large fish that have big bones that are easy to pick out.
When I make catfish stew, I cook the carcasses separately from the fillets and strain the broth to keep the small bones from getting in the stew. I've never even seen freshwater drum in the grocery store...probably not even legal to sell now days.
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Posted on 7/29/15 at 8:11 am to goodbuds
we do redfish/redsnapper/etc. courtbullion all the time
Posted on 7/29/15 at 8:22 am to goodbuds
Growing up, if we could not catch gou, we bought it. Specifically for this. Fantastic. As I would be the only one eating it now, it is probably never going to be cooked in my house. Last one I made was with goujon. While the meat itself tastes better than gou, you have to baby it. Gou stays together.
Posted on 7/29/15 at 8:29 am to goodbuds
I grew up being taught that we don't eat gou. Any time I'd get one on the hook my pop would cut it off. Never eaten it. I always assumes it tasted like shite a la gar.
Posted on 7/29/15 at 8:32 am to Rohan2Reed
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I always assumes it tasted like shite a la gar.
Posted on 7/29/15 at 8:39 am to Rohan2Reed
Gar supposedly tastes pretty good. It was a favorite of North American Indians and people still eat it. There are videos of people cooking and eating gar on youtube and it looks good.
It's hard to butcher. That may be what stops people from trying it.
It's hard to butcher. That may be what stops people from trying it.
Posted on 7/29/15 at 8:40 am to goodbuds
I've had gar balls down in south La. and they were awful. The texture was rubbery and chewy and the fish had a slightly putrid flavor.
Posted on 7/29/15 at 8:42 am to goodbuds
quote:That's what stops me. I got tired just watching my father do it.
It's hard to butcher. That may be what stops people from trying it.
Posted on 7/29/15 at 9:33 am to goodbuds
I prefer gu/redfish gravy to catfish.
Posted on 7/29/15 at 9:34 am to goodbuds
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Gar supposedly tastes pretty good.
I find fried garfish steaks to be pretty damn tasty.
Posted on 7/29/15 at 10:02 am to goodbuds
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Turner Classic Movies was showing documentaries about Cajun culture last night
I watched those. Very interesting. Brought back some memories even though I'm a 20 somethjng from NELA
Posted on 7/29/15 at 10:18 am to goodbuds
I had it once. My grandfather who I fished in the basin w/ often growing up, would always talk about goo courtboullion everytime we caught a goo and he threw it back. I begged him to keep a goo and cook it up. I enjoyed but have only had it since with redfish and/or shrimp. I enjoy it.
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