Went out on saturday with the good lady and picked up our limit of cockles. She went out again yesterday with the child and picked up some more.
Now does anyone have a good recipe for them other than fritters ??
Cook them in their own juices over a fire (or barbecue) in a wok or on a sheet of tin. Eat them hot as the shells spring open (they cook in their own juices.)
You can also put them in a bowl of vinegar with some onion rings. Or on a thick piece of white bread with butter.
Happy to come and demonstrate. Love them little critters. They come from Omaha?
Yes they did. Well the other side of the estery any ways. I think I might try this. I have 200 of the little critters to eat. yummmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Beer Steamed Clams with Garlic Butter
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100 cockles 12 oz. Beer Chopped Garlic Butter (1 stick) |
Place clams in the bottom of a clam steamer or deep boiling pot. Add beer. Beer level should be only 1-2 inches from kettle/pot bottom. Cover & bring beer to a boil and steam until top clams barely open (about 3-5 min.). Do not over cook, as clams will become tough and rubbery.
As you eat them, dip clams in Garlic Butter, prepared by saut�ing chopped garlic and fresh parsley with a melted stick of butter.
good for throwing at ya neighbours when they are pumping their sounds at 3 in the morning.
dam good question. I guess to be totally within the law what you eat that way should come off the daily limit.
Do you have the e-mail of that Hon officer we meet up North ? If so maybe you could e-mail him and ask
Good point Kerren with the shelled product seaward of the Queens Chain Rule.
I think that rule takes it a bit far. It means, if followed to the letter, you can not take the filleted shellfish to your boat to cook them or store them. However that rule applies mainly, I think, to shell fish with a minimum size as they are in an unmeasurable state once shelled and probably doesn't apply to cockles.
Kezza - try contacting Mike Rose. He's the PR person for the HFOs and I am sure would be happy to source legal opinions etc in the interests of public education. He's a human being.
I will post this here as this is where it started
There is no regulations prohibiting the consumption of cockles when collecting them. Good fishing practise suggests that the shells should be disposed of above high water mark. There are some species that such as scallops,paua and oyster that cannot be shucked below high water.
2. If so does this come off your daily limit?
Any cockles consumed will count against the daily limit.
answers recived from
Neville Buckley
National Manager, Non Commercial Fishing
Ministry of Fisheries
New Zealand
Cheers Bushpig, That was quite a prompt Reply.
Hey Kerren, do you rekon we could find someone (like Mike Rose) to do a full run down on the laws as they currently stand? Perhaps it could be at one of MSFC's monthly meetings? speaking of MSFC where do I sign up?
Looking for some good recipes on smoking fish. Or a www. address I can go to.
Thanks Ross
Deep fried in batter, good for halftime of the rugby (mock oysters)l.
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