Abalone Skirts

http://www.giovannisfishmarket.com/fish/Abalone-Skirts.aspx

Has anyone ever cooked these? I have been trimming these off for years but I guess they might be tasty. Looks like something I am sure Andy will eat. 

The skirt tastes exactly the same as the rest of the ab. It is 10 times more tender than the meat. I never trim them off. All you need to do is scrape off the black stuff with a Scotch pad. If the ab had been frozen and thawed, the black stuff comes off easily with just hand rub.

I will have to try that out.

I think this chowder may be destined for the next Albion potluck.

http://www.giovannisfishmarket.com/articles/Abalone-Chowder.aspx

The skirt tastes exactly the same as the rest of the ab. It is 10 times more tender than the meat. I never trim them off. All you need to do is scrape off the black stuff with a Scotch pad. If the ab had been frozen and thawed, the black stuff comes off easily with just hand rub.

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The skirt tastes exactly the same as the rest of the ab. It is 10 times more tender than the meat. I never trim them off. All you need to do is scrape off the black stuff with a Scotch pad. If the ab had been frozen and thawed, the black stuff comes off easily with just hand rub.

+1 i use to watch videos of people cleaning/cooking abs on utube and go wow what a waste.i use brillo pad on my abs after i pop them out so i just scrub the whole thing down with it.i get the slight yellow and scrub all the black stuff off.i dont eat the poop sack but my buddy does.he boils it then chops it up then stir frys it(yuk).his defense is its only algae.so between my friend and i the only thing thay gets thrown out is the shell and mouth.