Tonight: Catch Alaskan yelloweye rockfish at Tinto

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Tonight: Catch Alaskan yelloweye rockfish at Tinto

POSTED: Wednesday, April 14, 2010, 7:19 PM

Filed Under: Photos | Weird Regional Foods

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Meal Ticket stopped by Tinto (116 S. 20th St.) this afternoon for a peek at the Jose Garces restaurant's just-arrived pair of yelloweye rockfish, an extremely hard-to-come-by treat Dave Conn and Anthony Scuderi just landed from purveyor Mikuni Wild Harvest. The chefs were eager to talk up the fish, which'll only be available at the restaurant tonight (and possibly tomorrow). Line-caught off the Alaskan coast just 48 hours ago, yelloweyes differ from East Coast rockfish (aka striped bass) in both flavor and texture. Colder water temperatures grant the fish's flesh increased firmess; taste-wise, the meat is sweet, in the vein of lobster or skate wing. Native to the Gulf of Alaska, these big boys have been known to grow as large at 40 pounds, but the ones Tinto landed are somewhere in the 8- to 10-pound range. As you can see, the fish- and ramp-wielding Conn and Scuderi drew a bit of a crowd out on Sansom Street. For a dish, Conn says he plans on pan-searing the fish with chorizo, saffron (to complement that that natural delicate sweetness) and wild ramps.

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