To Start: We are much better WITH Tuna in our diet than without. AND there is no risk shown
that young children & Babies are suffering from
methyl mercury poisining. All info is slanted by environmental groups trying to save the Sea Turtle (Broadly Speaking)................OK
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First we need to understand that the word TUNA as commonly used is Generic - It applies to wonderfull varieties of fish such as The Big - Eye, The Yellow Fin - The Skipjack - The Southern Blue - The Tongul - Albacore and others. As our consumption worldwide increases
they fish much deeper into the Ocean for a catch. Tuna has less oil. Where the juice in salmon cans comes from the fish - for Tuna, water or Oil is added when canning - and now they are adding Soy.
I am going to reply in parts so I have time to edit my most apparent errors - mory
mercury poisioning.....hmmmmm As a child, everything we painted had it in it AND as kids, we chewed on it....we must all be demented, Mory!!LMAO!
I've got a great recipe for Ahi ....
You can do this with pork cutlets too ... adjust your cooking time for the temp you want your pork. If you're not a big pepper fan, the recipe works with just using sesame seeds.
Mother Mary Says, 'HONESTLY! you're just ruint!'
- 1 lb ahi steak (sushi grade), about 1" thick
- rice wine vinegar
- soy sauce
- soy paste (thick soy sauce - comes in many flavors)
- sesame oil
- olive oil
- teriyaki sauce
- sesame seeds (white and black)
- ground black pepper
- garlic sauce (avail in asian markets)
Heat about 1/4 inch of olive oil + 1 or 2 tsp sesame oil in a large skillet until almost smoking. While heating the oil, mix black pepper, white and black sesame seeds on a large plate. Rinse the ahi and shake dry. Press the ahi into the pepper/sesame seed mixture until all sides are coated. When oil is hot, sear the ahi for about 1-2 minutes on each side. Make sure you 'roll' the edges slowly in the oil to sear the sides. Now comes the fun part ... with the ahi laying in the pan, pour rice wine vinegar in (stand back!!!) (about 1/4 cup). Add 3 Tablespoons of teriyaki sauce, 3 Tablespoons soy paste, 2 Tablespoons garlic sauce and about 4-6 tablespoons soy sauce (vary for your own tastes). My mixture usually amounts to half rice wine vinegar and half other ingredients. Continue to cook until liquid becomes thick and bubbly. Flip the ahi over at least once. If you want the ahi to remain rare in the center, remove it and continue to reduce the sauce. Slice the ahi and serve with mashed potatoes (try using a little sesame oil in the mashed potatoes - it's pretty good!). Pour the sauce over the potatoes and fish. When you're done, spend a half hour cleaning up your stove!
You can do this with pork cutlets too ... adjust your cooking time for the temp you want your pork. If you're not a big pepper fan, the recipe works with just using sesame seeds.
There are some terrific thoughts on Tuna on the site called atuna.com this has a article by Henk Brus, Dec 2003 where you can hyperlink to other opinions not just mine OK
So what has the Tuna got to do with Turtles - simple if you can scare people about Tuna and Mercury you can reduce Tuna consumption which will reduce the long line deep fishing
which kills the turtles .
There is a better place to look at Mercury it is in our US Lakes where there is no Tuna and the fish are trapped in pollution.
The bigger tuna catch comes from deep water which is clean and has little mercury - skipjack is about 65% of the canned market.
We in the US consume about 10 small cans a year. You would need to eat more than 3 cans a week all year to be affected.
Now the American Heart Assoc. recomends 3 fish meals a week to prevent Heart Disease - We need the Omega 3 and DHA. Then the labeling of even fresh Tuna Steak (If you could afford it) as a warning to Mothers is really overkill. We just aren't getting enough in our diets.
So what has the Tuna got to do with Turtles - simple if you can scare people about Tuna and Mercury you can reduce Tuna consumption which will reduce the long line deep fishing
which kills the turtles .
There is a better place to look at Mercury it is in our US Lakes where there is no Tuna and the fish are trapped in pollution.
The bigger tuna catch comes from deep water which is clean and has little mercury - skipjack is about 65% of the canned market.
We in the US consume about 10 small cans a year. You would need to eat more than 3 cans a week all year to be affected.
Now the American Heart Assoc. recomends 3 fish meals a week to prevent Heart Disease - We need the Omega 3 and DHA. Then the labeling of even fresh Tuna Steak (If you could afford it) as a warning to Mothers is really overkill. We just aren't getting enough in our diets.
That sounds very tasty, BJ! I copied it and will try it soon! Thanks! 
I just edited it a little ... copy it again!
Mother Mary Says, 'HONESTLY! you're just ruint!'
If you make it, please be sure you do STAND BACK when adding the vinegar. Not only does it pop a little, but a gigantic cloud of vinegar fumes will blast out of the pan! If you have windows/doors nearby you'll want them open at this stage
Mother Mary Says, 'HONESTLY! you're just ruint!'
...I thought Dolphins were the issue with tuna fishing -- getting caught in the tuna nets and drowning.
No matter what ANYBODY wants to do, environmentalists will object for some reason! I think they'd only be happy if all of mankind would just sit around on the ground all day and eat dirt! Then they'd probably warn that there was a coming dirt shortage!
Jabbergah
No matter what ANYBODY wants to do, environmentalists will object for some reason! I think they'd only be happy if all of mankind would just sit around on the ground all day and eat dirt! Then they'd probably warn that there was a coming dirt shortage!
Jabbergah
OK now we are at the point I want to make to you which will make you a better Tuna buyer if your really thinking of Health.....
In order to make the Billions every year in Tuna you have to have VOLUME. The good Tuna rich in Oil and Omega 3 and DHA is the Dark Tuna. The white tuna is really the garbage fish in the ocean - a deep scavenger and it is readily availabe in VOLUME. So it is promoted like chunky chicken breast. It is so devoid of flavor let alone nutrient or natural oil the can reads: Tuna, water, Vegetable Broth, Soy, and salt.
There is little market for the GOOD tuna so it is packed and if it doesn't sell, they can label & market it as gourmet pet food.
So what's in a can of GOOD Tuna? just " TUNA "
In order to make the Billions every year in Tuna you have to have VOLUME. The good Tuna rich in Oil and Omega 3 and DHA is the Dark Tuna. The white tuna is really the garbage fish in the ocean - a deep scavenger and it is readily availabe in VOLUME. So it is promoted like chunky chicken breast. It is so devoid of flavor let alone nutrient or natural oil the can reads: Tuna, water, Vegetable Broth, Soy, and salt.
There is little market for the GOOD tuna so it is packed and if it doesn't sell, they can label & market it as gourmet pet food.
So what's in a can of GOOD Tuna? just " TUNA "
b j: You really got my mouth watering -MMM Good! ... mory
Thanks, Bj! I rcopied it. I'll remember to be careful. 
Jabber, my son is building a home. There is this ugly tree here called a mahagony tree. If you saw it, you would understand why people cut it down for years. It is very ugly and very messy, year 'round. Well the darned thing is right where their lanai should be, so they have to move the whole house over. Not the end! Now, they are too close to the lot line, so.... they have to buy the next property! Not a cheap thing to do here. It will cost them an additional 100,000, at least. They can't exchange the lots and build on the new one..you guessed it...it has a gohper turtle! That's protected too!
Jabber, my son is building a home. There is this ugly tree here called a mahagony tree. If you saw it, you would understand why people cut it down for years. It is very ugly and very messy, year 'round. Well the darned thing is right where their lanai should be, so they have to move the whole house over. Not the end! Now, they are too close to the lot line, so.... they have to buy the next property! Not a cheap thing to do here. It will cost them an additional 100,000, at least. They can't exchange the lots and build on the new one..you guessed it...it has a gohper turtle! That's protected too!
bj: I'm allergic to Garlic so use fresh Ginger - I'm going to get right on it with some Pork I got yesterday.
Mrs. M. Flying J truckstops just spent a million moving some turtles on a corner for a new gas station. No one else could build there for years as they didn't have the bucks to move the turtles .
Mrs. M. Flying J truckstops just spent a million moving some turtles on a corner for a new gas station. No one else could build there for years as they didn't have the bucks to move the turtles .
Yes, I can't imagine they would even let them move them......however, whoa be to you if your house is in the way of progress! Bet they'll move you! LOL!
bj: is the Ahi you gave us considered a cajun recipe - I just looked at one I brought back from Florida about 20 years ago and it also had Lime Juice in the final blast...
I'm LOL at your clean-up remark. I just finished my annual winter steam cleaning of my kitchen walls from such events....A lot of great meals on those walls...
And I liked your mashed potato idea - my grandmother used to add 1 raw egg and SEGO milk before whipping hell out of them...
remember?
I'm LOL at your clean-up remark. I just finished my annual winter steam cleaning of my kitchen walls from such events....A lot of great meals on those walls...
And I liked your mashed potato idea - my grandmother used to add 1 raw egg and SEGO milk before whipping hell out of them...
remember?
Just unpacked my new $400 KitchenAid counter mixer I sniped for a hundred. Just beautiful.
The old one is all yellow so will clean it up and give it to a friend with 8 kids. It will run for another 20 years. I just couldn't pass up the new one when I saw it selling so cheap. I really had a laugh when it Arrived - I thought it must be a refrigerator - a GIANT BOX with 4 inch foam. So saved the box to ship my Base Drum In. Now just have to save 9 more Giant Boxes and I can sell my Drum Set on E-Bay...There goes my biggoted theory about sellers not packing things well. LOL ...mory
The old one is all yellow so will clean it up and give it to a friend with 8 kids. It will run for another 20 years. I just couldn't pass up the new one when I saw it selling so cheap. I really had a laugh when it Arrived - I thought it must be a refrigerator - a GIANT BOX with 4 inch foam. So saved the box to ship my Base Drum In. Now just have to save 9 more Giant Boxes and I can sell my Drum Set on E-Bay...There goes my biggoted theory about sellers not packing things well. LOL ...mory
Lol, Mory, you are funny! 
...is the solution, Mrs.M. Now of course I'm only reporting what I've HEARD of other folks doing -- I'm no way advocating doing anything that is illegal.
I've heard the the OLD cheap kind of auto antifreeze solution (the kind that contains ethylene glycol) is very hard to detect if dumped around an unwanted plant and will kill the plant. It also has an attractive sweet flavor to animals -- also deadly to them too!
Not suggesting anything, of course -- just FYI!
Jabbergah
I've heard the the OLD cheap kind of auto antifreeze solution (the kind that contains ethylene glycol) is very hard to detect if dumped around an unwanted plant and will kill the plant. It also has an attractive sweet flavor to animals -- also deadly to them too!
Not suggesting anything, of course -- just FYI!
Jabbergah
...Mory's post, or did he just explain how to get the BEST tuna is to purchase gourmet CAT FOOD?!?!
Jabbergah
Jabbergah
Tuna is packed with a Lot # and put on a pallet.
Later, the buyer gets his label put on the can.
The can then sells for 48 cents to $2.49
depending on the label. You have to read the contents>
My favorite is Bonito with nothing added.
Later, the buyer gets his label put on the can.
The can then sells for 48 cents to $2.49
depending on the label. You have to read the contents>
My favorite is Bonito with nothing added.
I'm not saying buy cat food tuna - but a can at Aldi's for 48 cents might be the same as the can for Over $2 at Gristedes. Thats a fact.
The last Consumer report before the Auto issue had a review of the new Gold Color Fancy Tuna Cans. VERY revealing.. same tuna just dynamite packaging and charge a dollar more. If it's in a Gold Metal can it has to be better.. wonder if the Tuna knows that so he can dress for the part.
The last Consumer report before the Auto issue had a review of the new Gold Color Fancy Tuna Cans. VERY revealing.. same tuna just dynamite packaging and charge a dollar more. If it's in a Gold Metal can it has to be better.. wonder if the Tuna knows that so he can dress for the part.
I remember Mom going out on the boat when we were kids and coming back with one that weighed in at maybe 25#. That's a lot of tuna!
Mory -
It's definately asian, but you could change the oils and seasonings and make it cajun I just made the pork version last nite and am craving more! It's amazing what you can come up with when you try to clean out the refrigerator! Sorry to hear you're allergic to garlic - I don't know what I'd do without it I also serve a little pickled ginger with the ahi. Don't know how ginger would go with the pork, but a little might give it a nice kick!
After growing up thinking I didn't like pork, I realized I just didn't like it how my mother made it (my mother could have won 'Queen of the TV dinner')! The last report I read on trichinosis (sp) said there were 13 cases reported in that year (1999 I think). All but two were from wild game. When I tell people I eat my pork medium to medium-rare they look at me like I'm insane ... until they try it and realize how tender pork can be! Anyway, when I'm shopping for pork I make sure I get the cutlets that look like veal, then trim off all the fat. When you sear it and don't cook over medium it comes out extremely moist and tender.
Mother Mary Says, 'HONESTLY! you're just ruint!'
It's definately asian, but you could change the oils and seasonings and make it cajun
I just made the pork version last nite and am craving more! It's amazing what you can come up with when you try to clean out the refrigerator! Sorry to hear you're allergic to garlic - I don't know what I'd do without it I also serve a little pickled ginger with the ahi. Don't know how ginger would go with the pork, but a little might give it a nice kick!After growing up thinking I didn't like pork, I realized I just didn't like it how my mother made it (my mother could have won 'Queen of the TV dinner')! The last report I read on trichinosis (sp) said there were 13 cases reported in that year (1999 I think). All but two were from wild game. When I tell people I eat my pork medium to medium-rare they look at me like I'm insane ... until they try it and realize how tender pork can be! Anyway, when I'm shopping for pork I make sure I get the cutlets that look like veal, then trim off all the fat. When you sear it and don't cook over medium it comes out extremely moist and tender.
Just got a GIANT CABBAGE AT THE wALMART-ss FOR
$2.00 so now have to
Think Cabbage for a week then will end it with a brisket.
$2.00 so now have to
Think Cabbage for a week then will end it with a brisket.
Thats a $500 fish today. Those were the days..
Well, this week is the week for corned beef and cabbage. I also like German cabbage rolls. Mory, it is hard to make a few, but they freeze nicely!
Think I will save a strip of the pork to dice and add to some rice for some cabbage rolls.
With a little Green Pepper and Onion of course.
They freeze OK but are usually not around that long. In the Spring I use tender grape leaves & Balsamic Viniger instead of the cabbage.
With a little Green Pepper and Onion of course.
They freeze OK but are usually not around that long. In the Spring I use tender grape leaves & Balsamic Viniger instead of the cabbage.
Mory, give this a try sometime
German Stuffed Cabbage Recipe
Ingredients:
1/2 pound ground pork
1/2 pound ground beef
1 chopped onion
1/2 cup uncooked minute rice
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 egg
1 large can tomatoes
1 small can tomato paste
3 tablespoons vinegar
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/8 teaspoon oregano
1/8 teaspoon Accent (MSG) Optional
In large bowl, mix beef, pork, onions, rice, salt
pepper and egg. Set aside. Par boil the cabbage. Cool in water, and separate the leaves. Place the meat mixture on each leaf and tuck in sides and roll up. Takes practice..You will get good at this after the 4th roll. Grease a baking pan, and place the cabbage rolls in it. Blend the sauce ingredients together in a bowl (Starting at large can of tomatoes and eneding with MSG) Pour over the cabbage rolls.
Bake in a slow oven at 325 degrees for 3 hours.
Check after an hour. If cabbage seems to be getting browned, cover with foil. Makes 6 servings.
German Stuffed Cabbage Recipe
Ingredients:
1/2 pound ground pork
1/2 pound ground beef
1 chopped onion
1/2 cup uncooked minute rice
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 egg
1 large can tomatoes
1 small can tomato paste
3 tablespoons vinegar
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/8 teaspoon oregano
1/8 teaspoon Accent (MSG) Optional
In large bowl, mix beef, pork, onions, rice, salt
pepper and egg. Set aside. Par boil the cabbage. Cool in water, and separate the leaves. Place the meat mixture on each leaf and tuck in sides and roll up. Takes practice..You will get good at this after the 4th roll. Grease a baking pan, and place the cabbage rolls in it. Blend the sauce ingredients together in a bowl (Starting at large can of tomatoes and eneding with MSG) Pour over the cabbage rolls.
Bake in a slow oven at 325 degrees for 3 hours.
Check after an hour. If cabbage seems to be getting browned, cover with foil. Makes 6 servings.
Six Hell - thats for ME...Thanks a
Million Mrs M.
Million Mrs M.
On last paper run I bought a ream of 3 hole heavy stock - so now when I get something to save I put a sheet of that In. I have a food binder and a Computer binder now started a AS binder. just printed 14 pages of that shipping discussion so I can read it again when I start selling. Memory ain't what it used to be..
Memory...what is that?
OOPS got two copies of the cabbage recipe - anybody need one. Will have to drop it off for a friend I bought a cabbage for. I got them 2 corned beef. The Walmart had a display with at least a thousand packages of Beef and six pallets of Cabbage. I can't figure why I am so attracted to MASSIVE DISPLAYS but Everyone checking out had a cabbage or two. I like that.
Mory, this is a true German Recipe
GEFÜLLTE KRAUTROLADEN
(Stuffed Cabbage Rolls)
1 1/2 cups brown rice
3 cups water
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon dill seed
1/2 teaspoon marjoram
3/4 teaspoon pepper
2 1/2 cups onion, chopped
5 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/2 teaspoon paprika
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 large eggs, slightly beaten
1/4 cup bread crumbs
1/2 cup fresh parsley, minced
2 1/2 pounds cabbage
Cheesecloth
2 1/2 cups canned tomatoes, chopped
1/2 cup dry vermouth
1/2 cup beef broth
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1/2 teaspoon sugar
In a medium bowl cover brown rice with hot water and soak for 3 hours. Drain. In a 2-quart saucepan combine rice, 3 cups water, and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt. Simmer covered for 40 minutes or until the liquid is absorbed. Add the dill seed, marjoram, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. In a large skillet sauté 1 1/2 cups chopped onion in 3 tablespoons hot vegetable oil until soft, about 6 to 8 minutes. Add paprika and garlic, continue cooking and stirring for 2 minutes. Stir in the rice mixture, eggs, bread crumbs, and parsley. Adjust seasonings to taste. Core cabbage and, in a large pot, blanch the cabbage cored-side-down in boiling salted water for 5 minutes or until it is softened. Drain. Remove 12 leaves and cut off one fourth of each leaf from the base. Arrange 1 leaf curved-side down on a square of dampened cheesecloth and place 3 tablespoons of rice mixture in the center. Wrap the leaf around the filling and twist the corners of the cheesecloth to form the leaf into a roll. Continue making rolls with remaining filling. Chop remaining cabbage to make 3 cups and, in a large frying pan, sauté with 1 cup chopped onions and 2 tablespoons vegetable oil until soft. Add tomatoes, vermouth, broth, tomato paste, sugar, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Simmer the mixture for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Adjust seasonings. Transfer cabbage-tomato sauce mixture to a large baking dish. Arrange the cabbage rolls close together in one layer on the sauce. Spoon some of the mixture over the rolls. Bake at 325 degrees F for 1 1/2 hours. Baste rolls 4 to 5 times during cooking. Let the dish cool. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Remove cheesecloth. Heat in preheated 350 degree oven for 30 minutes before serving.
GEFÜLLTE KRAUTROLADEN
(Stuffed Cabbage Rolls)
1 1/2 cups brown rice
3 cups water
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon dill seed
1/2 teaspoon marjoram
3/4 teaspoon pepper
2 1/2 cups onion, chopped
5 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/2 teaspoon paprika
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 large eggs, slightly beaten
1/4 cup bread crumbs
1/2 cup fresh parsley, minced
2 1/2 pounds cabbage
Cheesecloth
2 1/2 cups canned tomatoes, chopped
1/2 cup dry vermouth
1/2 cup beef broth
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1/2 teaspoon sugar
In a medium bowl cover brown rice with hot water and soak for 3 hours. Drain. In a 2-quart saucepan combine rice, 3 cups water, and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt. Simmer covered for 40 minutes or until the liquid is absorbed. Add the dill seed, marjoram, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. In a large skillet sauté 1 1/2 cups chopped onion in 3 tablespoons hot vegetable oil until soft, about 6 to 8 minutes. Add paprika and garlic, continue cooking and stirring for 2 minutes. Stir in the rice mixture, eggs, bread crumbs, and parsley. Adjust seasonings to taste. Core cabbage and, in a large pot, blanch the cabbage cored-side-down in boiling salted water for 5 minutes or until it is softened. Drain. Remove 12 leaves and cut off one fourth of each leaf from the base. Arrange 1 leaf curved-side down on a square of dampened cheesecloth and place 3 tablespoons of rice mixture in the center. Wrap the leaf around the filling and twist the corners of the cheesecloth to form the leaf into a roll. Continue making rolls with remaining filling. Chop remaining cabbage to make 3 cups and, in a large frying pan, sauté with 1 cup chopped onions and 2 tablespoons vegetable oil until soft. Add tomatoes, vermouth, broth, tomato paste, sugar, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Simmer the mixture for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Adjust seasonings. Transfer cabbage-tomato sauce mixture to a large baking dish. Arrange the cabbage rolls close together in one layer on the sauce. Spoon some of the mixture over the rolls. Bake at 325 degrees F for 1 1/2 hours. Baste rolls 4 to 5 times during cooking. Let the dish cool. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Remove cheesecloth. Heat in preheated 350 degree oven for 30 minutes before serving.
I just bought a fresh package of WonTon Wraps so when I make the cabbage I will also stuff 40 WonTon for broth.. I'm going to eat good this week.
Sounds like it, Mory!
Now that I can get two meals out of.. Looks wonderful. Will have to get another Hank of cheese cloth from the Paint Dept. at Walmart. Just got one last week but used it. Also out of Dill used it all in some BB Pickles. I'll use that this summer - I look for items I can make a day ahead for our Pot Luck Dinners. I go to three on July 4th Week.
I made a small batch of Grape Jam and it didn't set so I am eating the syrup on pancakes - Am labeling it Concord Pancake Syrup.
Tomorow have to help a friend put out his ten cattle water tanks to collect Maple Sap.
I don't know how to correctly re-plug the trees just help with the tanks. But next month I'll have fresh syrup.
I made a small batch of Grape Jam and it didn't set so I am eating the syrup on pancakes - Am labeling it Concord Pancake Syrup.
Tomorow have to help a friend put out his ten cattle water tanks to collect Maple Sap.
I don't know how to correctly re-plug the trees just help with the tanks. But next month I'll have fresh syrup.
My goodness, Mory! You should e careful. That sounds like a young man's work!
Ok, where is everybody?
I bought some packages of Corn Husks (dried) from Walmart for 25 cents. They won't sell here - nobody cooks anything southwest or Mexican around here. I have always wanted to try some cornbread buritos rolled and steamed in husk. I may even try a cabbage roll in a couple. Just be my luck someone would try and eat the husk
and choke to death. Going to sign off early - a big tv night free Stars this weekend. See ya later
and choke to death. Going to sign off early - a big tv night free Stars this weekend. See ya later
Appropriate frog! Didn't anybody tell you? We left you in charge! As usual, I pop in and out.
Jabbergah
Didn't anybody tell you? We left you in charge! As usual, I pop in and out. Jabbergah