Hook Em and Cook Em February Submissions

[Smthtnnr]

To me, preparing the fish you catch is almost as good as catching it (keyword almost).

Fish:


First, this is my favorite way to cook yellowtail (I'm more of a sushi guy) other than smoking it of course.

Give yourself a couple of cleaned steaks, I like to keep them relatively thin to make grilling easier.



Next, lather those suckers in olive oil and throw some garlic, chili powder, salt and lemon on them



Then it's as simple as throwing them on the grill on medium heat for around 3 minutes per side, be careful not to overcook them



Now to the good stuff. My favorite way to eat yellowtail is simple caveman style with ample wasabi and soy sauce



Sushi is a close second, and I like this simple, just avocado and fish is my favorite



Sometimes you need to give it a little crunch



Excuse the presentation, I tried!!



Now all that's left to do is feast!!!

[Iceman]

Those all look really good Tanner, you may run away with this month

[alanw]

This is "Cook Em". I declare all raw fish disqualified

[FISH11]

Man that's making me hungry! Great post. You got to be the winner.

[Bert Vega]

Thanks for posting that. Think I going to all you can eat sushi tonight.

[Zfish03]

I caught one of these a few days before Valentines Day.
Step 1.



Like some of you, share the same dislike of frozen yellowtail. I eat pound after pound of fresh and raw and smoke the rest to be eaten and/or frozen for later. Frozen smoked yellowtail is still great afterward.

For sushi, I like sashimi but do enjoy a dalop of sushi rice. For novices like myself, the rice can be challenging. I found a few tips of making sushi rice online. The most important info I found was to ensure you wash the rice until the water is clear. Cook the rice. But then mix a tablespoon or so of some white sugar, a few pinches of salt, and 1/3 cup rice vinegar in a heated pot then pour it over the rice and mix it all in.
-To keep rice from sticking to your hands, dip them in a bowl of water and rice vinegar.
For spicy yellowtail rolls--I use 1/2cup japanese mayo, add siracha and lemon to taste. Then mix in the meat.



This is a favorite of mine: Panko/Sesame/Coconut Seared Yellowtail taco with avocado cream sauce.

-Cut some steaks about 3/4-1 inch thick.
-In a bowl mix 2 cups panko, 1 tablespoon sesame, and small handfull of coconut flakes.
-spread the mix over a cutting board.
-sprinkle sea salt over the steaks then coat press both sides of the steak
- with the mix on the cutting board

On a cast iron skillet, heat to med-high and place enough peanut oil to cover the surface. Then add the steaks. 1 minute each side.

For the avo-cream sauce, I use a food processor.
1 large whole avocado
1/3 cup mexican cream
1 steam green onion
small handful of cilantro.
Yum.

Smoked Yellowtail.




Its all in the brine!
-2 cups water
-2 cups apple juice
-1 cup brown sugar
-1/2 cup salt
-1/2 cup honey
-1/2 cup soy
-2 tbls molasses
-2 tbls thai chili mix/jam
-2 tbls ground ginger

Heat all of the items up, then cool and place in a ceramic bowl with the yellowtail. I recommend overnight. or vacuum seal it for 2 hours.

Dried for 3 hours. I recommend a cool dark place that has some circulation (garage)
*Form a nice pellicle!!

Smoke at 170 degrees for 100 minutes. I like to use apple wood.


Eat it for days, make a dip from it, put in pesto pasta....possiblities are endless.

[Joctane]

That all looks delicious! Wish I was your neighbor.