Trying something new

Ever Had shark before? I hadn't until a couple of days ago. I was in the grocery store, looking at shrimp actually, when I noticed that they had a chunk of shark sitting there. I said to myself, “hey I kind of want to try shark, and I am sure I can figure out a good way to cook it”, so, I turned to my wife and said "Hey want to buy some shark" and so we went home with some shark to try. Now not wanting to be totally unprepared I did a little research before I began cooking, and learned a couple of things. First thing I discovered was that sharks have a very strange metabolism, because of this, if the shark is not cleaned properly right after being caught can cause the meat to become saturated in ammonia. The second thing I found out was that, my shark had not been handled properly when it was caught. I fixed the problem by removing the blood line, then soaking the fish in a mixture of white vinegar, and lemon juice, which was quite effective. having heard that shark can be similar in texture to tuna, or swordfish, I figured, the best way to cook this thing would be like a steak; however being that I already knew the shark has been miss handled, and having no way of knowing how gross this miss handling really was, I knew I had to make sure it was cooked all the way through. I decided I would implement an Asian cooking style in this preparation, slicing my meat supper thin, I pulled out my wok and turned the temperamental on my temperamental stove to high. After seasoning the shark I tossed it in the pan, where it nearly instantly cooked through, after no more than a minute my shark was cooked to perfection! I decided to serve it as a sort of appetizer, over a lemon pilaf, with a pineapple chipotle salsa, and a coconut sauce. The shark had a very strong flavor, so it pared nicely with the other intense flavors on the plate, over all it was a great dish!

Moral of the story, never be afraid to try something new.