CSchieck
Knows what a fatty is.
Caught a bunch of King Mackerel with my eldest boy on a charter boat, and am looking for ideas for smoking some. Ideas?
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they look like Spanish mackerel...I could be wrong....anyways her are 2 easy ways that always work for me ... gutt em and smoke them whole. How you ask ?
1. brush them in olive oil and season them with sonny salt or lawrey's season salt. Even that tony's cha.... I cant spell it creole salt. smoke at 225 to 250 for about 45 minutes to 1 hour.I cook mine longer about 1 hour 30 I like them to dry up an bit and flake them off as a snack with crackers.
2. for a nice dinner.....Brush em in oil stuff them with a little sautéed onion (I like to add tomatoes too) Light salt pepper and lemon juice and wrap them in very thin bacon or prosciutto from head to tail. grill indirect at 350ish for about 15 minutes maybe 25 if using bacon or smoke 250 for about 1 hour 15 minutes. depending on the size of the fish of course check one and make sure the meat is flakey and opaque and the bacon is done if using bacon. Serve those bad boys up with some grilled asparagus and some roasted new potatoes or flavored rice. Blam !!! You'r reign as king of the grill will easily remain intact. Feel free to message me for my legendary smoked fish dip.IT Can't be publicized !!! LOL
I like them fried, and I like them in smoked mackeral dip. I think mackeral get a bad rap, because there are so many good fish to eat. What I have found is like most fish, the fresher the better.
Looks like you had a great day, and congrats!