Barbecuedfish Recipes

BARBECUED FISH

Steps:

• Salt the fillets well and put in the fridge for 30 minutes while you get your barbecue ready. Clean your grill grates well and, if you are working with a scaled fish, slick the grates with some vegetable oil. Preheat the grill to anywhere from 200F to 250F.
• When you're ready to barbecue, slick the skin side of the fish with some vegetable oil. Do this from the head end of the fillet backwards, so you're going with the grain of the scales.
• Paint the flesh side of the fillets with the BBQ sauce of your choice, or a nice dusting of a barbecue rub you like -- or just a grind of black pepper if you want to stay simple.
• Set the fillets skin side down in the grill, cover the grill and cook as slowly as you can stand. A thin, 1/2-inch fillet like the one in the picture, barbecued at 200F, was perfect in 45 minutes. Remember slower is better, so you get more smoky flavor.
• Serve your fish on the skin -- you eat it by picking the meat off the skin with a fork -- with some lemon or lime wedges, a nice vegetable and either rice or potato salad.

GRILLED FISH STEAKS

Steps:

• In a stainless steel or glass bowl, combine garlic, olive oil, basil, salt, pepper, lemon juice, and parsley.
• Place the halibut filets in a shallow glass dish or a resealable plastic bag, and pour the marinade over the fish. Cover or seal and place in the refrigerator for 1 hour, turning occasionally.
• Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat and lightly oil grate. Set grate 4 inches from the heat.
• Remove halibut filets from marinade and drain off the excess. Grill filets 5 minutes per side or until fish is done when easily flaked with a fork.

BARBECUE FISH MARINADE

Steps:

• Whisk together all ingredients.
• Marinate fish for at least 1 hour before cooking.

BARBECUED SPICED FISH

Steps:

• Dry fish fillets with paper towels and brush with melted butter, set aside.
• To make the dry marinade: Combine all the dry spices and sprinkle over the buttered fish fillets.
• Cook the fillet on a lightly greased grill for 8-10 minutes, tuning once during cooking time.
• Note: You may find it easier to make a double quantity of this dry marinade and store the remaining mixture for later use. Store in a covered airtight jar in the freezer for best results. It adds flavor to seafood, poultry and beef.

BARBECUE BAKED FISH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Rinse fillets and arrange in a lightly-greased 9 x 13-inch pan.
• Melt margarine in a saucepan.
• Add all of the remaining ingredients to the melted margarine.
• Mix well and stir occasionally for 5-10 minutes.
• Pour mixture over fish fillets.
• Bake 15-18 minutes until fish flakes easily.