Deadly Sushi
Formerly The Giant Mojito
When you buy a whole fish from the market.... what in the hell do you do with the head? Toss it away with the tail and fins? 
Fish Heads
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BreezyCooking
Banned
If it's not an oily fish (like Mackerel, Bluefish, Salmon, etc.), I use all the trimmings, including the head, to make fish stock. The only prep needed is to cut out the gills, because they can give stock a bitter taste. And if you're not going to make stock right then & there (very few people do), just cut out the gills & pop the head & those trimmings in the freezer.
Deadly Sushi
Formerly The Giant Mojito
This is going to sound amatuer-ish but.... when would i use fish stock? What would I be making generally?
Chowders (fish/clam), crab soups, sauces for fish, etc.
Deadly Sushi
Formerly The Giant Mojito
There is chicken and beef stock on grocery shelves.... I wonder why no fish stock 
Lefty
Yank
There is chicken and beef stock on grocery shelves.... I wonder why no fish stock
They stock what is more popular. We sell it here because we eat a lot of seafood.
BreezyCooking
Banned
"Kitchen Basics" also puts out fish stock in those convenient recloseable cartons.
When I make fish stock, I use it for seafood soups/chowders/bisques, stews like Bouillabaise, seafood sauces for pasta, etc., etc.
When I make fish stock, I use it for seafood soups/chowders/bisques, stews like Bouillabaise, seafood sauces for pasta, etc., etc.
Deadly Sushi
Formerly The Giant Mojito
Ah! I see. Its amazing what I dont know and/or use.
Everytime I see that brand I just have to say BA-HABA
Like some guy in Boston
Everytime I see that brand I just have to say BA-HABA
Like some guy in Boston
loooove fish stock...wish i could get more heads and tails and such .......
High Cheese
Saucier
I can't stand chicken stock used with seafood. You can make a quick stock using shells or bones and water that will really turn any seafood dish into something spectacular.
BreezyCooking
Banned
Thanks for reminding me! Back when I lived by the lovely waterfront of Long Island, NY, we used to freeze fish heads to use as bait for eel pots or when we went crabbing. Ahhh, those were the days. . . .
