Smoked black cod

[boneaddict]

Wow, I kept hearing about how great black cod was.  I tried a piece of it from Barnacle Bills in Lincoln city.  I got some and smoked it up. W o W! 

[Born2late]

Yep, best smoked fish I’ve ever done was black cod. Fanatic stuff for sure

[wadu1]

Good eats, I got a few packages from Skillet. It smokes very well; I use apple pellets in my smoker for them.

[Stein]

I've eaten just about every fish on four continents plus Iceland and haven't had anything better than Skillet's black cod.  It's the only time I've ever had it, should be buying more.

[boneaddict]

I have learned that it can be hard on the intestinal fortitude, so eat gently, not like I usually do. Man that’s good stuff.

[2MANY]

I have learned that it can be hard on the intestinal fortitude, so eat gently, not like I usually do. Man that’s good stuff.

Salt perhaps does that?

[Stein]

Probably the fat.  You could light them on fire I bet.

[boneaddict]

I’m sure it’s the fat content. Rich!  Never imagined it being so rich. 

[Stein]

I just looked it up, sablefish is about 20% fat, chinook is 13%, so sablefish is almost 50% more fatty than your average chinook which is a dang fatty fish.

The texture is also amazing and the flavor extremely delicate.

[boneaddict]

D a n g!  I believe it!  I wonder if that stuffs good for you with the omegas etc. or if it’s artery clogging.   I go with good for you. 

I cut brine time by 50% from my salmon or steelhead. 

[Caseknife]

Right when it comes off the smoker and is still hot, the stuff is decadent!

[sockeye66]

want something really rich,try smoking the belly strips!

[fishngamereaper]

want something really rich,try smoking the belly strips!

Very similar to the tuna bellies we smoke from albacore..
You can only handle one or two bites before oil starts seeping out your pore's..

[wadu1]

want something really rich,try smoking the belly strips!

Very similar to the tuna bellies we smoke from albacore..
You can only handle one or two bites before oil starts seeping out your pore's..

And the problem is?

[fishngamereaper]

want something really rich,try smoking the belly strips!

Very similar to the tuna bellies we smoke from albacore..
You can only handle one or two bites before oil starts seeping out your pore's..

And the problem is?

Problem is I can't stop at two bites..

[boneaddict]

Smoked a fresh batch yesterday, man when it was still hot out of the smoker the girls were lined up with napkins in hand.   LOL   

[pianoman9701]

The flavor and texture of sable are so good, I hesitate to smoke it for fear of the smoke taking over. Nobu does a miso marinated, seared sable that takes a couple days to marinate. The end product is sublime.

https://www.thekitchn.com/recipe-nobu-miso-marinated-black-cod-117238

[mcrawfordaf]

The flavor and texture of sable are so good, I hesitate to smoke it for fear of the smoke taking over. Nobu does a miso marinated, seared sable that takes a couple days to marinate. The end product is sublime.

https://www.thekitchn.com/recipe-nobu-miso-marinated-black-cod-117238

I've had this dish at the Matsuhisa in Denver and it is TOO good

[Angry Perch]

Had it at Nobu in Manhattan and have made it several times. It's insanely good, but I think it would be hard to screw up black cod.

[3boys]

I have it often. I have some friends and family up in Sitka this week hopefully catching some for my freezer. It's the one fish I will let my wife BBQ. It could cook an extra 15 minutes and you wouldn't know the difference.

[Twispriver]

As a rule I don't like marinades, or sauces, on meat or fish so I found black cod to be very bland and flavorless when grilled, baked or barbecued ...... Then I smoked some of it and found it to be excellent.
I likely won't go out of my way to buy any more of it but if I somehow come into possession of some I will put it in the smoker for sure.

[passman65]

Dang we just threw them all back fishing out of Westport. I might have to  rethink that

[3boys]

Dang we just threw them all back fishing out of Westport. I might have to  rethink that

Were those black rockfish or black cod? The black cod are usually really deep. We start at 700 feet and fish to 900+.

[passman65]

Dang we just threw them all back fishing out of Westport. I might have to  rethink that

Were those black rockfish or black cod? The black cod are usually really deep. We start at 700 feet and fish to 900+.

Black cod

[3boys]

Dang we just threw them all back fishing out of Westport. I might have to  rethink that

Were those black rockfish or black cod? The black cod are usually really deep. We start at 700 feet and fish to 900+.

Black cod

Nice Yeah, they are a great eating fish. Have never done a catch and release with those. Once I fillet them, I will toss the carcass on the BBQ and pick the bones clean.

[3boys]

Todays haul in Sitka and some collars on the BBQ

[3boys]

And the fish.

[boneaddict]

    HOLY SMOKES

[kenzmad]

Went on a charter years ago out of Neah Bay. Caught 5 or 6 black cod. I had never seen one before. Deckhand says he cooks them up for his dogs. We gave them to him and googled it once home. Damn! Had no idea of the table fare. That charter is long gone now.

[3boys]

Went on a charter years ago out of Neah Bay. Caught 5 or 6 black cod. I had never seen one before. Deckhand says he cooks them up for his dogs. We gave them to him and googled it once home. Damn! Had no idea of the table fare. That charter is long gone now.

Thats funny! When we first started going to Sitka in the early 90s, we reeled in a nice black bomber and our deckhand shook it off. I said why did you do that, and he said they weren't good eating. We made sure he did not shake off any additional bombers and punished him the next 3 days by catching a crap load of them for him to fillet.