Cookaholics Bulletin Board

Well I went out and did it again.
Fishing, this time for albacore tuna.
I brought home 6 of these longfins.
Sashimi, sushi are no-brainers. Grilling is simple and awesome.
I can do the mason jar in the pressure cooker, that's fine -- any suggestion for seasonings?
My daughter-in-law loves tuna, but she's expecting so nothing raw.

So I ask unto the board -- what favorites do you have regarding fresh tuna?
I gots lots, so if I goof anything, . . . oh well.
Here's the result from ONE fish:

Very, very jealous out here on the bald, slowly getting colder, flat dirt for as far as the eye can spy - prairie

WOW!

great catch!
I make this a lot with salmon, it's good with tinned tuna as well and would be fantastic with fresh. And this way your daughter-in-law could have some of it.

http://www.foodnetwork.ca/recipes/Side/ ... ishid=9008

I never make the rice though, I did taste it once (at a class with Anna Olson) and didn't like it.

I have a nice Food Saver vacuum sealer.
I also have a large pressure cooker.
Can I do the canned tuna thing, or will the bag become damaged from heat and/or internal pressure?

Jean, that recipe sounds good. I love chickpeas. I'll put that on the list of
things I want to make.

fitzie

Canning in a bag requires a special bag (retort pouch, available from a variety of suppliers), not compatible with the Food Saver (i've never seen one with the necessary channels).

For anyone interested in canning tuna, this is a pretty good site:
http://culinariaeugenius.wordpress.com/ ... a-canning/

I've seen on BloodyDecks where some fishermen use metallic (aluminum) vacuum sealed bags using the VacMaster 215.
They vacuum pack their catch, then pressure cook the pouches in the same manner as the jars.
Here's a video of the VacMaster:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=UzgXuu0FzRw


Bags of Albacore:

Yes, those are retort pouches. Compatible with chamber vacuum sealers, but not a foodsaver.