Post by Steve Sutton on Apr 11, 2010 12:53:02 GMT -5
Not only can I fish I can cook! Here's a picture of sheepshead fillets being cooked on my grill. The fillets still have their skin and scales on the side facing down. It's important to leave the skin and scales on your fillet especially when going into the grilling mode.
Grilled Sheepshead Fillets Recipe
(Do not scaled, just fillet the fish. Important please read recipe first!)
Gas or charcoal grill
Butter
Garlic
Salt pepper
Lemon pepper, garlic, seafood seasoning as known as crab boil or Cajun seasoning (And any other seasoning that you want to add such as basil, cloves, dill weed, mace, sage and thyme (I'm not suggesting that you use all or any, but one time for Christmas I got a great spice rack and I tried them all! Pretty good!)
First you will need to clean them. Please read this. Do not scale your Sheepshead. Fillet the fish, but don't remove the scales. Heck, you don't even have to gut the fish; because once you fillet it you are done. You can then throw the caucus back to the wild. Put your fillet on ice and proceed home. When you are ready to cook your catch, light your grill and get it hot. Once you have accomplished that put your fish (with scales down) directly on the grill. Once getting you fish situated on the grill you want to cook it steady, but you don't want to catch it on fire either. Believe me this has happened a few times to me! You can add salt, pepper, or any other kind of seasoning that you prefer. Put directly to the meat. Please don't turn your fillets. All you have to due is relax and let it cook. As the fish cooks the edges will turn up making a bowl shape. Now it time to add butter and garlic, which really makes the meat taste great! However, you can add anything you would like from wine to Cajun seasoning. The bowl shape allows whatever liquid type seasonings you add to get sucked up by the meat. When the meat is white and flaky your meal will be done. Remove your fillets and put them directly on a plate, and simply dip directly from the natural made bowl. Believe me you will not only be a hit in the fishing department but also in the kitchen. Just think your family might even want you to go fishing more often!
Photo by Captain Judy Helmey
Grilled Sheepshead Fillets Recipe
(Do not scaled, just fillet the fish. Important please read recipe first!)
Gas or charcoal grill
Butter
Garlic
Salt pepper
Lemon pepper, garlic, seafood seasoning as known as crab boil or Cajun seasoning (And any other seasoning that you want to add such as basil, cloves, dill weed, mace, sage and thyme (I'm not suggesting that you use all or any, but one time for Christmas I got a great spice rack and I tried them all! Pretty good!)
First you will need to clean them. Please read this. Do not scale your Sheepshead. Fillet the fish, but don't remove the scales. Heck, you don't even have to gut the fish; because once you fillet it you are done. You can then throw the caucus back to the wild. Put your fillet on ice and proceed home. When you are ready to cook your catch, light your grill and get it hot. Once you have accomplished that put your fish (with scales down) directly on the grill. Once getting you fish situated on the grill you want to cook it steady, but you don't want to catch it on fire either. Believe me this has happened a few times to me! You can add salt, pepper, or any other kind of seasoning that you prefer. Put directly to the meat. Please don't turn your fillets. All you have to due is relax and let it cook. As the fish cooks the edges will turn up making a bowl shape. Now it time to add butter and garlic, which really makes the meat taste great! However, you can add anything you would like from wine to Cajun seasoning. The bowl shape allows whatever liquid type seasonings you add to get sucked up by the meat. When the meat is white and flaky your meal will be done. Remove your fillets and put them directly on a plate, and simply dip directly from the natural made bowl. Believe me you will not only be a hit in the fishing department but also in the kitchen. Just think your family might even want you to go fishing more often!
Photo by Captain Judy Helmey
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