Aussie Ora Posted December 28, 2016 Report Share Posted December 28, 2016 So whilst I was up at Gero I popped into the seafood co-op and got some Morton bay bugs and tiger prawns I thought I would marinate the prawns in some of thislook at them yummarinated and placed in the fridge.I got four bugs three where the same size pretty decent and one was awesome only need two for this cookcut the heads off and pulled out the goodnessthen butterflied themI got Ora up to 400 and made up a butter ginger mint sauce.the Tigers are readybasted the bugs with the butter sauceand on they goafter a few minutes I gave them a turnthen flipped them on their backsand gave them some more sauceready to go just close them up to keep warm whilst I throw on the tigerson go the tigerslooking goodand readyand plated with some salad and my new favorite backdrop lolcan never get enough bugs or tiger prawns they taste great especially on the grill Outback Kamado Bar and Grill 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckreef Posted December 28, 2016 Report Share Posted December 28, 2016 Delicious looking meal. Nothing wrong with surf and surf. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacKenzie Posted December 28, 2016 Report Share Posted December 28, 2016 Aussie, you sure did a tasty looking job on that cook. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beermachine Posted December 28, 2016 Report Share Posted December 28, 2016 Nice cook mate. Gotta love the bugs! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony b Posted December 28, 2016 Report Share Posted December 28, 2016 Those tiger prawns look awesome. We generally don't see those around here. Those Morton Bay bugs look so prehistoric, like a trilobite. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinyfish Posted December 28, 2016 Report Share Posted December 28, 2016 Great cook. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FotonDrv Posted December 29, 2016 Report Share Posted December 29, 2016 Now that looks tasty! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Ora Posted December 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2016 Cheers guys bugs are always good the do look a bit weird lol tiger prawns have a great flavourOutback Kamado Bar and Grill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuley Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 What kind of lobsters are those?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FotonDrv Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 (edited) Pacific lobsters, and one reason they are called "Bugs". They have no pincers, but don't get your hand involved with that tail! I used to live in a place that had a very active lobster (bug) factory/cannery. The lobster were sorted from the traps when they got the boats back into the cannery and all the undersized bugs were thrown into the bay!! You can imagine that the bay was full of those things after 75 years of that practice. The catching of those things was easy back in the day (1965), probably illegal now. Edited December 30, 2016 by FotonDrv-Stephen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beermachine Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 46 minutes ago, FotonDrv-Stephen said: Pacific lobsters, and one reason they are called "Bugs". They have no pincers, but don't get your hand involved with that tail! I used to live in a place that had a very active lobster (bug) factory/cannery. The lobster were sorted from the traps when they got the boats back into the cannery and all the undersized bugs were thrown into the bay!! You can imagine that the bay was full of those things after 75 years of that practice. The catching of those things was easy back in the day (1965), probably illegal now. Sorry mate, but that is 200% bullshit. That was not a "Pacific Lobster" is was a 'Moreton Bay Bug'. Here is a Pacific Lobster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beermachine Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 And here is your bug: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FotonDrv Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 (edited) Hey guys, check this out. We used to catch lots of these in the waters off of Newport Beach California. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_spiny_lobster In this link you can see the many different varieties without pincers, although some people have tossed in photos of the eastern lobsters. https://www.google.com/search?q=pacific+lobster&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwizsae265rRAhUJ5WMKHTp5BRcQsAQINQ&biw=1368&bih=867&dpr=1.09 They get very large and have no pincers. And no "Bullshit", there are several variations of the Pacific lobster, you know, the ones without pincers, and they are different sized and colored and a bit different shaped but the main distinction is the pincers. The guys in Maine (eastern USA) would argue vociferously about the fact that THEY have the only lobsters; take that up with them Edited December 30, 2016 by FotonDrv-Stephen added a link and text Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FotonDrv Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 (edited) 1 hour ago, beermachine said: And here is your bug: That is a pretty unique looking critter! A Moreton Bay Bug??? Does it only live in shallow waters with mud bottoms? I just Googled it, "Slippery Lobster or Oriental Lobster" found in the far western Pacific and Indian Oceans and into the Red Sea. Never eaten one, can you discribe how different it would be compared to the Spiny Pacific Lobster? Edited December 30, 2016 by FotonDrv-Stephen added text Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skreef Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 Aussie, when I read title, wasn't sure I wanted to see ugly bugs on the menu.. Boy was I relieved.. Great cook as always. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckreef Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 Let me interject what little knowledge I have. I've never eaten a Morton Bay Bug or a Pacific Spiney Lobster. I've lived on the east coast (of the States) for my entire life and have eaten plenty of lobsters. New England lobsters have pinchers. They are more tender with a sweeter meat. FL Keys Spiney lobsters are a bit tougher and not as sweet as their northern cousins (and yes I've caught my own FL keys Spiney lobsters before and ate them within an hour or two of pulling them out of the ocean). Not really sure of my intent with the above post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FotonDrv Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 3 minutes ago, ckreef said: Let me interject what little knowledge I have. I've never eaten a Morton Bay Bug or a Pacific Spiney Lobster. I've lived on the east coast (of the States) for my entire life and have eaten plenty of lobsters. New England lobsters have pinchers. They are more tender with a sweeter meat. FL Keys Spiney lobsters are a bit tougher and not as sweet as their northern cousins (and yes I've caught my own FL keys Spiney lobsters before and ate them within an hour or two of pulling them out of the ocean). Not really sure of my intent with the above post. The spiny lobster are indeed pretty tasty. I met a fellow 40 years ago that was farming eastern Maine lobster in an old sardine cannery in Monterey Calif. He had thousands of small fry in the giant commercial processing tanks and I cannot help but imagine that some of the microscopic youngsters escaped to live in Monterey Bay and thrive. That would throw the entire ecosystem into a dither with a predator with those large pincers in the area. In any case it was an interesting endeavor to grow the lobster for sale to restaurants. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Ora Posted December 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 Bugs are a medium to strong in flavor but I find them a bit sweet and prefer them from crayfish https://www.australiantropicalfoods.com/index.php/australian-seafood/moreton-bay-bug/Outback Kamado Bar and Grill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FotonDrv Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 1 minute ago, Aussie Ora said: Bugs are a medium to strong in flavor but I find them a bit sweet and prefer them from crayfish https://www.australiantropicalfoods.com/index.php/australian-seafood/moreton-bay-bug/ Outback Kamado Bar and Grill I wonder how they would compare to the Eastern USA Maine type of lobster which I too find to be sweeter than the crayfish type in the Pacific and apparently CKREEF thinks they are sweeter too. Now you have me all interested in finding a Slippery Lobster (Morton Bay Lobster) to try!! There are many Asian markets in Seattle so that will be the starting point of this quest 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Ora Posted December 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 I have no idea there are that many varietys around the world .Asian markets would be a good place to go Outback Kamado Bar and Grill 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
