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Title: Any good rockfish recipes?
Post by: Parasite on July 22, 2019, 12:43:55 AM: I caught a limit of rockfish last month for the first time and so far am unimpressed. I've tried tempura, breaded, and breadcrumbs. Nothing seems to taste all that great and the texture is offputting. Anyone got any good recipes they can recommend before I throw all these fillets in the trash?
Title: Re: Any good rockfish recipes?
Post by: fowl smacker on July 22, 2019, 05:08:54 AM: If you're going the fired method, do this:
Mix pride of the west very thin. In a gallon ziplock bag mix Panko and some creole seasoning. Dip your fish into the Pride, then toss into the panko mix til coated. Deep fry or pan fry until the panko is golden brown, not too long. Your outside should be a thin crisp crunch with a flaky fish inside.
Use a good high temp oil, I like peanut oil.
Title: Re: Any good rockfish recipes?
Post by: Parasite on July 22, 2019, 05:20:26 AM: I'm not limiting myself to the fried recipes, especially given my results. LOL
Title: Re: Any good rockfish recipes?
Post by: fast60eddie on July 22, 2019, 07:27:06 AM: Butter, salt and pepper sprinkle a little dill top with roasted green chili. Do this in a foil wrapper and don’t over cook it. Oven or grill
Title: Re: Any good rockfish recipes?
Post by: Dhoey07 on July 22, 2019, 07:29:39 AM: Make up a marinade with chilies in adobo sauce and let the fish sit in it for 6 hours or so. Blacken it on the grill and serve in street tacos with some mango salsa. If that doesn't work, I can't help ya :tup:
Title: Re: Any good rockfish recipes?
Post by: opdinkslayer on July 22, 2019, 07:37:48 AM: :yeah: fish tacos & mango salsa is the only way to treat rockfish imo
Title: Re: Any good rockfish recipes?
Post by: 7mmfan on July 22, 2019, 08:28:42 AM: I've done both what Dhoey07 does, as well as frying them exactly as fowl smacker has. The Creole seasoning makes a huge difference in my opinion. My wife and I eat fish tacos marinaded in adobo sauce and lime juice at least once a week. Put in a small corn or flour tortilla with chopped cabbage and some cilantro lime cream sauce, you're in heaven.
Title: Re: Any good rockfish recipes?
Post by: WSU on July 22, 2019, 08:46:01 AM: How do you make the marinade?
Title: Re: Any good rockfish recipes?
Post by: lokidog on July 22, 2019, 08:54:41 AM: How were the fish taken care of after being caught? Warm soft fish will never taste good no matter the recipe, if this is the case. I remember back in the day on "cattle" boats, they would just toss your fish into a warm gunny sack and call it good.....

Last night (Sunday), I cooked up the first rockfish we caught Saturday morning. It was kept relatively cold, but was softer than the others, still delicious. My favorite way for rockfish is dip in egg then roll in cornflake crumbs(already crumbed in box) and deep fry.

Fish tacos are also great, cut the fish in longer skinny pieces and serve with cabbage and CORN tortillas.
Title: Re: Any good rockfish recipes?
Post by: Dhoey07 on July 22, 2019, 09:02:01 AM: Quote from: WSU on July 22, 2019, 08:46:01 AM
How do you make the marinade?

Salt, pepper, any combo of orange, lemon and lime juice, a little garlic and 4 chilies chopped with the sauce.

I like to put some Herdez guac salsa on top of mine
Title: Re: Any good rockfish recipes?
Post by: 7mmfan on July 22, 2019, 09:03:37 AM: Quote from: WSU on July 22, 2019, 08:46:01 AM
How do you make the marinade?

I spoon a couple big spoon fulls of chipotles in adobo sauce into a zip lock, one good squirt of Lime juice, probably a little more than a tablespoon? Add a little olive or avocado oil and salt. Put my fish chunks in, coat, suck as much air out of the bag as possible, and let sit for at least 2 hours, preferably 5-6.

I think portioning the fish prior to marinade makes a huge difference as it better penetrates all the meat. I also cut my portions fairly small. 3" long, by about 3/4" square.
Title: Re: Any good rockfish recipes?
Post by: Stein on July 22, 2019, 09:13:31 AM: Rockfish have almost no flavor, so you really need to add something to them. With salmon, I hardly touch them with anything and let the flavor come through. With rockfish, you need to do the opposite - either a sauce with heavy flavor or seasoning or both.
Title: Re: Any good rockfish recipes?
Post by: 270Flat on July 22, 2019, 09:17:16 AM: Keep it old school and get some parchment paper. Cut into squares to double the fillet size. Add fish and your seasoning of choice. Salt, a touch of tumeric, pepper, squeeze of lime juice and a splash of my favorite beer (add after pouch is made). I like a little spice so I toss in red pepper flakes.
Now make a pouch by folding the paper onto itself. Important that you roll and bend the edges to hold the steam in. Add the splash of beer before closing it up all the way.
Now we’re. The grill replace the parchment with tin foil. I like to make a homemade tartar sauce. My brother told me a secret... instead of using dill pickles he uses the pickled asparagus that my wife and I make!
😋
All the sea bass I’ve eaten this way tend to lend a subtle crab flavor.
Enjoy!
Title: Re: Any good rockfish recipes?
Post by: robodad on July 22, 2019, 09:22:14 AM: Also very important for rockfish is to remove all the fat, there should be no brown anything on it when you freeze it, that stuff adds a horrible flavor and ruins the texture when cooked in my opinion !
Title: Re: Any good rockfish recipes?
Post by: AL WORRELLS KID on July 23, 2019, 10:37:44 AM: Even if you're Fish tastes like MUD...... you can always mix up a batch of "Kc_Krackers Tartar Sauce"......even an Old Shoe served with this stuff will taste Great! :drool: :tup: :chuckle: P.S. ( I like to spike up his recipe by adding chopped onion's.)
Doug

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Krackers Dill TarTar Sauce (From Butchering, Cooking, Recipes)
« on: May 23, 2019, 01:51:39 PM »
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I am a tartar sauce lover but I'm very picky, last night I came up with one i actually kept track of the ingredients, thought id share!

In a bowl add:
1 tsp lemon juice.
1 cup finely chopped dill pickles, very fine.
1 Tbsp dill (very important!)
1 cup real Mayonnaise (i use best food dressing)
1 tsp white sugar.
1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper.
mix well, and chill :tup:
Title: Re: Any good rockfish recipes?
Post by: Fidelk on July 25, 2019, 04:17:42 PM: Can or two of coconut milk, cook in saute pan until it thickens, add in a jar of Thai Kitchen Red Curry Paste (optional), add sliced garlic and then add in rockfish fillets. Put over quinoa or pasta.
Title: Re: Any good rockfish recipes?
Post by: DOUBLELUNG on July 25, 2019, 04:25:48 PM: I must be weird - I love rockfish broiled with just a little butter, salt and pepper.
Title: Re: Any good rockfish recipes?
Post by: Remnar on July 25, 2019, 05:38:06 PM: Quote from: DOUBLELUNG on July 25, 2019, 04:25:48 PM
I must be weird - I love rockfish broiled with just a little butter, salt and pepper.

No I likem like that too sometimes . IMOP fresh rockfish is dang good . I take extra care when freezing though .

Heres one I like that is simple and tasty .Oldy but goody . Heavily grease a baking pan with butter , Coat fillets in egg wash , Roll fillets in instant dry mashed potato flakes (season to taste).
Bake 425ish until done . Broil top or turn if need more crisp .