Comments | deliasherman: Shad Feast

deliasherman

Shad Feast

Mar 19, 2010 10:32

Since you asked, it came out fine--though there was a certain amount of scrambling between courses when it transpired that our broiler was bust and I had to find another way to cook the fish quick like a bunny. Luckily, I'd been thinking of using my trusty stove-top grill (one of those square pan-like ones--I love it lots), so I just tossed the ( Read more... )

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themaskmaker March 19 2010, 15:06:58 UTC

This is a delightful post. Thank you for all the mouth-watering details!

rikibeth March 19 2010, 15:07:44 UTC

I am still swooning. This sounds amazing.

julianyap March 19 2010, 16:07:07 UTC

That sounds delicious. Delia, you're inspiring me to cook more!

deliasherman March 20 2010, 01:12:53 UTC

Why,thank you. I'm a big fan of everybody cooking more.

movingfinger March 19 2010, 17:54:53 UTC

The soak-in-milk thing is an old technique, I remember my grandmother doing it with fish she deemed too "fishy". I think it may be a way of covering up that the fish is not entirely fresh.

(It's not the same as haddock/cod baked in buttery milk, of course.)

On the poaching in 1 C butter (clarified?), wondering whether that owes something to the recent lobster poached in butter that Thomas Keller developed and popularized. Apparently that doesn't actually come out like butter soup; it's intended to prevent toughening of the lobster (or, I'd assume, roe). So it might not be bad, apart from ending up with a cup of fishy butter.

deliasherman March 20 2010, 01:16:04 UTC

Very possibly. But I can think of many better things to do with butter. The poaching in acidulated water worked fine, and is a lot easier on my arteries to boot.

Old techniques, I find, are frequently good techniques. I love late 19th C. cookbooks for that reason.

bellakara March 19 2010, 20:07:53 UTC

I'm a piscetarian so this roe recipe interests me. I don't think I've actually had roe before. While I don't drink often or much, I do love wine in my food. This recipe might be worth trying out.

deliasherman March 20 2010, 01:19:21 UTC

I'm pretty sure shad is an American fish, so you might not be able to find it on your side of the Atlantic. On the other hand, there are other fish with roe and this is the time of year they tend to spawn. I'd be interested to know if this is A Universal Roe Method. Tell me if you try it.