SAND DABS

Hey guys I nailed a load of sand dabs and let them go and woundered what way to clean the im sure its cut of the head and gut but how sorry for stupid question never ate one before but heard they are good...

I pan dress them using the technique shown http://fishcooking.about.com/od/wholefishrecipes/ig/How-to-Pan-Dress-a-Sand-Dab/    However, I leave the fins on because on the little ones, the fins are good eating. BTW, where did you catch the dabs, San Simeon?

Scott

chinese style - gut them leave head and fins on and steam em whole with cilantro and green onion

where did you catch the dabs, San Simeon?

Scott

Actually I was down south and fished Malibu with a few buddies... I will have to give that a try...

I like to take the skin off and filet them. Just put a 1" x 1" cut down by the belly, then thinly cut the skin around the filet. Get a pair of pliers and pull the skin back towards the tail. then filet the meat from the backbone down toward the belly using the ribs as a guide.

The fastest way I know of is just grab a pair of scissors and cut around the dab. Head, fins and cut out the stomach, anyway thats how commercial fisherman showed me. You can clean a whole bucket pretty quick. Oh, leave the skin on too!