I’m just getting in to catching what I cook and I was wondering what the best way to cook spanish mackerel? I’ve only tried pan fried with lemon. I would like to try grilling it, I just don’t know the best way to.
Fresh grilled with skin on or brined and smoked
I keep all my grilled fish simple, small amount of seasoning (cavenders/lowrys/old bay/sometimes nothing) and olive oil, grill hot with meat side down till it releases, flip to skin and give it another 2-3 mins at most for thin mack fillets
I will be trying the half-shell method soon too for heavier-scaled fish. wondering about a couple fat sheepshead fillets done jipride style now…
X2 on smoking. Short time in a brine. Let air dry in fridge for a few hours or overnight. Smoke and consume or make into a dip. Awesome stuff.
Im going to need to find a smoker then
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It floats and has rod holders. Fine by me.
“My biggest fear is that my wife(when I’m dead) will try to sell my fishing gear for what I said I paid for it.” - Koos Brandt
If you don’t feel like the spending the money, use your grill if you have one. Use 1 or 2 burners on gas, or small amount of charcoal for indirect heat. You can make foil sleeves for smoking or pick up a smoke tube from A-MAZ-N. I use the tube when I cold smoke cheeses. Works awesome. amazenproducts.com
Thanks!
Future Beach Discovery 124F
It floats and has rod holders. Fine by me.
“My biggest fear is that my wife(when I’m dead) will try to sell my fishing gear for what I said I paid for it.” - Koos Brandt
My suggestion other than smoking it is to only cook it fresh. If I can’t cook it fresh, I won’t keep it.
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Egg wash dip, mix of flour & panko - fry in 375* lard. Tabasco, ground horseradish mixed with Hunts ketchup** But don’t do this often if you have artery disease.
**Don’t use Heinz and support John Kerry
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Originally posted by Juice15X2 on smoking. Short time in a brine. Let air dry in fridge for a few hours or overnight. Smoke and consume or make into a dip. Awesome stuff.
Speaking of smoked fish dip…any chance for mackies on Wednesday?
No matter how much it hurts, how dark it gets, or how far you fall…you are never out of the fight.
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Originally posted by bangstickquote:
Originally posted by Juice15X2 on smoking. Short time in a brine. Let air dry in fridge for a few hours or overnight. Smoke and consume or make into a dip. Awesome stuff.
Speaking of smoked fish dip…any chance for mackies on Wednesday?
No reason we can’t try to find some. I hear they’re around.
No matter how much it hurts, how dark it gets, or how far you fall…you are never out of the fight.
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Originally posted by Juice15quote:
Originally posted by bangstickquote:
Originally posted by Juice15X2 on smoking. Short time in a brine. Let air dry in fridge for a few hours or overnight. Smoke and consume or make into a dip. Awesome stuff.
Speaking of smoked fish dip…any chance for mackies on Wednesday?
No reason we can’t try to find some. I hear they’re around.
No matter how much it hurts, how dark it gets, or how far you fall…you are never out of the fight.
Word. You should probably go ahead and be because you’re SOOOOO not and I SOOOO am and I SOOOOO do. Just saying.
No matter how much it hurts, how dark it gets, or how far you fall…you are never out of the fight.