Ray for dinner..

Ive never caught a ray but was wondering do people bring them home for dinner...
I heard someone say that the blood is poisonous so the fish has to be gutted properly....is this true..

Steve.

I've no doubt that some people do take ray home to eat but I don't think its the done thing anymore.

cut the wings off them and leave them in the fridge for a few days. im not a fish eater but ive heard that they are lovely



fintan

ray wings can be eaten but have a strong smell of ammonia.some people eat them but I think its nicer to see them swim off after a quick photo

I stuck ray wings on the menu in work one lunch time and despite steeping it in water overnite it still had a amonia odour, meat texture was good all the same

Have to agree with gfkelly1969,rays are such aprehistoric creature from ancient times and to kill one is sinful especially when you consider how beautiful a rays wings look when they are in a full swim motion,let them go and enjoy the feel good factor,its not as if a person would starve to death,although with the price of things,maybe its a possibility.
tight lines

The chippers in dublin all used to sell ray 'in season' when I was younger. I remember it was more expenseive than cod or haddock. Haven't seen it on the board in a long time.

mate put the rays back ,its far better to see them swim off and know they are there for another day.there are lots of other fish in the sea that are better tasting than ray!!!and think of the the conservation aspect of the thing if its a female she will bread and produce other little rays!!!!

as fintan said cut the wings asap,, and leave in the fridge for 2 to 3 days,,then enjoy,,, but the last sai comp in gurteen i found 3 dead ray in the suds which didnt make it back, even though they were only dead maybe an hour apparently they tasted not to good but there usually very nice,,

i personally dont kill or eat the rays, every ray i get is released unharmed, always there for another days crack. but i have noticed that the fish counter in asta are selling rays wings this is the only place that i'v ever seen them for sale.....

ray wing is nice done right..

i've heard many different ways to prepare them, but the one that worked for me was to cut off the wings and hang them (let them bleed out) as fresh as you can.
a few hours is long enough, then skin the wing and shallow fry with a coating of flour in butter... yummie

**WARNING**
do not discard the carcass back into the water or you wont see ray in that area for a long time to come. (over 7yrs in a mark i fished, and no it wasn't me that dumped the carcass, but i know who did )


Mc Donaghs fish and chip emporium in Galway do ray wing.. yummie too

I've heard that it's not good to eat them when too fresh, you cut the wings off and freeze them for a week or so and it drives the ammonia off, then they're good to eat. The other way I've heard is to put them in a light brine overnight in the fridge then rinse them well before battering and frying. Would also be good baked in the oven.
Here's a video that shows how to fillet the ray properly.
http://www.filleting-fish.com/ray