So I'm having a fish fry at my place on the 4th and I need some good grilling recipes.

We're frying tilapia, but I also have some mahi and wahoo that I've caught the past few weekends deep sea fishing that I want to grill. Honestly, I've grilled mahi before after just marinating it in Italian dressing overnight and it was pretty damn good. But I want to try some more complicated stuff this time.

So if anyone has some favorite recipes, feel free to share.

7/1/2008 3:31:17 PM

People seemed to like http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Ginger-Glazed-Mahi-Mahi/Detail.aspx when I made it before we had a grill. I haven't tried grilling it, but a lot of the people who reviewed it did and said it was good.

7/1/2008 3:35:22 PM

I usually do something cajun with my fish
whether use a creole seasoning on it or a blackening seasoning on it... I like it spicy and medium rare.

Sautee'd fish is pretty good too

But blackened mahi is and will remain my favorite.

^ you and i have opposite tastes i despise sweet meat.


[Edited on July 1, 2008 at 3:36 PM. Reason : .]

7/1/2008 3:35:37 PM

About a month ago I prepared some king's we had caught off shore.

A) Lemon Garlic Olive Oil marinade
B) Lime Butter
C) Italian Dressing

Marinated all three batches for a few hours in the fridge, then wrapped in aluminum foil (with sauces) and grilled them (with foil still on, easier to flip) for about 7 mins a side. Delicious.

7/1/2008 3:36:35 PM

How do you make your lime butter?

7/1/2008 3:52:02 PM

i don't eat fish, but my brother does (catches his own and grills it). he swears by ^^ that recipe

he puts a slice of lemon in w/ it too

[Edited on July 1, 2008 at 4:04 PM. Reason : ]

7/1/2008 4:04:11 PM

Balsamic vinagerette salad dressing makes a good marinade too.
as does roasted redpepper italian.

7/1/2008 4:07:30 PM

grouper my nigga

7/1/2008 4:08:40 PM

Pile a lot on and people will think you're amazing.

7/1/2008 4:12:33 PM

7/1/2008 4:14:22 PM

Lime butter was pretty simple. Just heat some butter slowly and add lime juice. I imagine there are some herbs/spices which would accent it more, i will ponder on that. Once you heat it for a while you can turn it off and pour it over the pescado, then in the fridge it will harden/solidfy on and in the fish.

[Edited on July 1, 2008 at 4:14 PM. Reason : yum.]

7/1/2008 4:14:28 PM

i like to make a lime marinade. i use the zest of 1 lime (the outside green part, you can use a cheese grater to remove it), about a cup of white wine, a couple of cloves of smashed garlic, 1/2-1 teaspoon salt, and a tablespoon or 2 of olive oil. i mix all this up in a ziplock bag and then let the fish soak in it overnight (the amounts i gave are enough for about 2-3 servings of fish). then grill it or whatever the next day. it's very delicious. also, i keep the lime and cut it up after the fish is cooked and i squeeze the juice over the top.

7/1/2008 11:45:06 PM

old bay, good seasons dressing,rice wine vinger with garlic herb,crusted in blk pepper is how i like to grill fish and top it with lil bit of lemon juice.

7/1/2008 11:55:32 PM

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/YUCATECAN-STYLE-GRILLED-MAHI-MAHI-242125
Did that one once but skipped the onions and wrapped in corn husks I had laying around.

7/2/2008 3:40:48 AM

one of my favorite ways to cook tilapia include lemon peper and dill weed.. it's AWESOME

also, i second http://www.allrecipes.com they have some amazing recipes on there, and people leave comments and suggestions which are often times very helpful. i love that site!

7/2/2008 7:31:20 AM

I'd fry the mahi and I'd wrap the wahoo medallions in bacon and grill them, while frying the wahoo that I don't wrap in bacon


thats what I normally do with those two fish

all you need is a little bit of old bay or tony's creole and maybe a touch of garlic powder


lol @ all yall cooking tilapia



[Edited on July 2, 2008 at 8:00 AM. Reason : !]

7/2/2008 7:59:04 AM

^ its better than kingfish.....
I've seen them eat candybar wrappers, coke cans all kinds of shit... they're like 1 step up from barracuda.


P.S. I use tony's old bay and chef prudhome blackening seasoning on seafood... but old bay i only use on shell fish.

[Edited on July 2, 2008 at 8:18 AM. Reason : .]

7/2/2008 8:16:58 AM

I never claimed kingfish was good

Spanish is much better, hell bluefish taste even better to me than kings

plus I don't stick a gaff in a king anymore unless it's going to weigh in

7/2/2008 8:22:05 AM

Yeah but some dude was all happy about his kings in here....

I actually like some weird fish...

I like trigger fish

tastes like chicken

7/2/2008 8:24:44 AM

hahah kings are ok, best just fried up when fresh though

ohh hell yeah, I love blackened triggerfish

sheepshead is also a favorite of mine and black sea bass

7/2/2008 8:26:42 AM

mmmm i need to go fishing sooon.....


Do you think selling the t-bird for a 28' mako is worth it?

7/2/2008 8:36:02 AM

what is wrong with tilapia?

7/2/2008 8:37:16 AM

^^ well, the car will go up in value and the boat won't

but I'd rather fish/pimp a boat than drive anyway

^ loller

7/2/2008 8:44:35 AM

I believe I asked a question I have no problem eating tilapia, in fact I rather enjoy it and its nice and cheap. Then again I really like me some mountain trout too and a lot of people look down on that.

[Edited on July 2, 2008 at 8:48 AM. Reason : ]

7/2/2008 8:47:33 AM

I eat tilapia too for cheap lean protein... but not cause it tastes good.

7/2/2008 8:48:44 AM

yea i mean thats why I buy it, but I enjoy the taste when the girl cooks it.

7/2/2008 8:50:37 AM

^^^ I'm not a fan of it, I don't like many freshwater fish anyway, just never been much for it



[Edited on July 2, 2008 at 8:52 AM. Reason : GET THE BOAT BILL]

7/2/2008 8:51:25 AM

The best kings I have tasted were smaller (like 24-28 inches). Perhaps it is less mercury or just the younger fish taste fresher.

7/2/2008 9:19:45 AM

yeah a 20lb+ king is pretty nasty imo



[Edited on July 2, 2008 at 9:28 AM. Reason : the minimum size is ideal, but I hate killing kings with better fish out there]

7/2/2008 9:27:44 AM

Quote :

"what is wrong with tilapia? "

we served it every now and then at outback, and some guy called it a "dirty mexican fish" haha

i've only ever had it from outback and when i cooked it, and i've loved it everytime. to each his own i guess.

7/2/2008 10:02:54 AM

Quote :

"what is wrong with tilapia?"

Its the new haddock...an otherwise overabundant mediocre fish that should be used for fish sticks...but due to brilliant marketing, people think its some kind of sea treasure

7/2/2008 11:01:36 AM

I suppose. I certainly dont think its any sort of treasure. Like I said, I'm used to picking it up because its cheap fish

7/2/2008 11:07:36 AM

^^ I don't think there is any brilliant marketing there. It's just the cheapest thing in the grocery store and it tastes good.

7/2/2008 11:28:44 AM

The name sounds pretty....

7/2/2008 11:31:19 AM

Thats why we're frying the Tilapia. We got about 30-40 people coming. I've got enough mahi and wahoo to feed about 10-12...so I'm grilling that and frying the cheap stuff.

Last fish fry we had, the tilapia was great. I could care less...we're all gonna be pretty shitfaced by the time dinner rolls around anyways.

7/2/2008 1:26:57 PM

Mmmmm....Dinner rolls.

7/2/2008 2:10:52 PM

instead of tilapia, why not catfish? Aren't they about the same price?

7/7/2008 3:29:39 AM

I just got back from the Outer Banks and all I wanted to do out there was have a nice piece of rare tuna...both places fucked it up and overcooked my fish. Just have to do it yourself I guess, but I'm not a fan of grocery store tuna because of all the gassing it receives.

7/7/2008 8:16:31 AM

Lowry's Tequila Lime marinade is really good on Mahi.

7/7/2008 10:17:03 AM

I had tilapia for the first time a couple months ago, it was actually very tasty. Much more so than I expected. Would most assuredly eat again.

Mahi? My favorite way to grill them is to fillet, lightly marinate in soy sauce for a couple hours, then grill. Of course it helps if they've only been out of the ocean for a couple hours. I've done the same thing with tuna (cutting it into steaks instead of fillets) and it's damn good too.

I've wrapped Wahoo in bacon and grilled it before just as colter described and that works well also.

In my esteemed opinion, the best way to eat a King is as fried nuggets.

7/7/2008 10:32:54 AM

I went to a restaurant on the coast the other night where the special was Grilled Amberjack. My exact words were, "I didnt think you ate amberjack?" Anyone had it?

7/8/2008 11:33:28 AM

honestly id just girll it with some basic seasonings maybe the italian marinade and then have different toppings for it, like an olive tapenade, a spicy mango salsa, maybe a crab meat and hollandaise topper that way people have options or can just have it plain.

7/8/2008 12:21:36 PM

i like mahi with sesame seeds, but they need to be browned first to get the flavor out of them

7/8/2008 12:39:49 PM

Quote :

"A) Lemon Garlic Olive Oil marinade B) Lime Butter C) Italian Dressing"

This worked out great. Got some rave reviews.

The party overall was a huge success. We scrapped the frying part...just grilled fish and burgers and got some fried chicken from a local BBQ place. People brought sides and deserts. Went better than expected.

7/8/2008 1:45:43 PM

^^^^ amberjack? Yeah, I've heard of people eating it. You have to cut out the parasites first though. They're usually chocked full of them. I watched a guy filet one a few weeks ago and he was pulling out worms the size of spaghetti noodles. After seeing that, I think I'll pass.

[Edited on July 8, 2008 at 1:47 PM. Reason : ^]

7/8/2008 1:46:58 PM

smoked salmon on the grill is great...

1. go buy a strip salmon cut, cedar plank(s) (from bbq galore in cary - one per salmon cut)
2. soak the cedar plank(s) in water for 2-3 hours
3. put some olive oil, italian breadcrumbs and basil in a bowl and mix/grind them together
4. apply thin layer of the mixture to the salmon
5. put the salmon on the cedar and place the wood directly on the grill

it helps to have a squit bottle with water nearby to keep the plank moist and to douse it if any small flames start on the planks. salmon is done when the edges are slightly crisply and flaky.

7/8/2008 2:36:08 PM

Tilapia is the devil

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080708092228.htm

7/10/2008 10:48:00 AM

They eat amberjack in Japan. Then again, they'll eat anything here that comes from water, except catfish and bass

7/10/2008 11:30:49 AM

They eat amberjack in the U.S.

7/10/2008 11:52:14 AM

Quote :

"amberjack? Yeah, I've heard of people eating it. You have to cut out the parasites first though. They're usually chocked full of them. I watched a guy filet one a few weeks ago and he was pulling out worms the size of spaghetti noodles. After seeing that, I think I'll pass. "

Atlantic Coast jacks tend to have worms, while our redfish do not have any and are good to go for eating

gulf coast jacks are parasite free, but the reds on the gulf coast are full of parasites, kinda strange how that works but thats whats up... sucks cause the gulf is loaded with reds too


and oh yeah, had some tasty fresh grouper yesterday for dinner that we caught over the holiday weekend

ps... I freakin hate reef donkeys

[Edited on July 10, 2008 at 5:52 PM. Reason : !]

7/10/2008 5:50:58 PM