bull kelp abalone..

more a method than a recipe. back in south africa we had large bull kelp (the cal surfers used to call it football kelp.) ive seen ones here that would do, just smaller. im sure there are bigger around.

harvest large, clean bull kelp heads with a little "stem" on them.

have a beer

scour them out by shaking vigoursly with some water sand and stones inside. rinse ( in saltH2O)
clean, slice thin and beat abs. insert into kelp head.

have another beer

add cream/ butter/garlic/ good seasons italian/ oil/beer(test it first)/white wine/anything you want or have available ( told ya it wasn't a recipe)

Tie stem closed with wire or cork end with round stone.

place on medium coals. turn regularly. cook till outside is charred. Hydrate yourself during this process with a few cold ones, as it is hot n smokey work!

remove. slice open. enjoy with a............
this method can be used on almost any food or alcoholic bev.

With our kelp here in Norcal you're not gonna get much in each one, but it sounds like a great idea, I'm definitely gonna give it a try!!

ewwww!

oh man...i was thinking of cubed rockfish and mussels in our little bull kelp heads....LOVE this idea...but want someone else to eat the first one

oh man...i was thinking of cubed rockfish and mussels in our little bull kelp heads....LOVE this idea...but want someone else to eat the first one

If you follow the procedure correctly, it will taste fine no matter what you put in there.