Fish Recipes

Yellowtail Pepperfin (Pepper fin)

This one’s by request from Dave Dolan, a friend from southern California who just returned from 7 days on the water with a gang of misfits fishing the Royal Polaris on a trip sponsored by Let’s Talk Hook-Up. Dave’s looking for something to do with a freezer full of yellowtail. Inspired by my local favorite…

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Fish Shellcracker Poppers

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Fred Hall Smoked Lemon-Herb Fish Pate

For all of you Fred Hall show goers. The fish is first brined, then smoked in a Camp Chef Smoke Vault at 200 degrees for 1 – 2 hours, depending on the type and thickness of the fish. If your smoked fish is alredy on the salty side, you may not need to add additional…

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Bloody Mary Rockfish

It’s just spicy enough and a little tomatoey. Serve on a bed of rice, wrapped up in a warm flour tortilla or crispy corn tortilla for fish tacos. In a pinch, you can use prepared bloody Mary mix and olive oil.

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Grilled Spicy Albacore Tuna with Creamy Avocado Vinaigrette

You’ll need a food processor for this tuna recipe. I like my tuna steak medium to medium-rare in the middle – you just want to sear it. Thanks to Dave Dolan for recovering this one from the Sporting Chef archives.

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Fried Bluegill with Remoulade Sauce

Of course, you don’t necessarily need a mess of bluegill to make this recipe work. Any small freshwater fish – shellcracker, sunfish, etc. is great fro frying. Don’t overdo the batter. Keep the coating light so that you can still taste the delicate fish. Keep the fish ice cold until just before they go into…

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Cedar Plank Salmon with Lemon Mint Pesto

Cedar Plank Salmon with Lemon Mint Pesto

This is a 2nd Place Winner Del Mar recipe from Greg Smith, Oceanside California. Be sure to soak cedar plank in salted water for 2 hours, then drain. Then after seasoning,  lay the salmon (on what was skin-side down) on the cedar plank to cook. I always cook on indirect heat, but you can cook on…

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Wasabi and Sesame Salmon Balls

Just enough wasabi to know it’s in there, but not so much that it overpowers the salmon. As always, any wild salmon, preferably fresh, is better than farm-raised. Our Wasabi and Sesame Salmon Balls have just enough wasabi to know it’s in there, but not so much that it overpowers the salmon.

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Marinated Grilled Fish

This marinade also works well with whole body fish or large fillets. If your fish tends to stick to grill, you’re not alone. To avoid fish stickage, make sure that your grill is clean, well-oiled and hot before placing any fish on the grates. If you rub your fish with some decent olive oil, it’ll improve…

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