Pan Fried Bluefish Recipes

PAN FRIED BLUEFISH RECIPE

Steps:

• Lightly rinse fish fillets and place on paper towel lined plate to drain.
• Setup your dredging station with flour, milk, cornmeal, each in separate containers.
• Dredge each fillet, one at a time, through the flour, coating both sides well.
• Dip into milk, coating both sides, place fillets side by side on a plate.
• Sprinkle fillets lightly with seasonings, Salt, Black Pepper, Garlic Powder, Cayenne Pepper, Paprika.
• Dredge fillets, one at a time, through the cornmeal, coating both sides.
• Place coated fillets, side by side on a plate and let rest for about 5 minutes.
• Add about 1/2 inch to a skillet placed over medium to medium-high heat.
• Test oil for proper frying temperature by sprinkling a pinch of cornmeal into the oil. If it sinks to the bottom, oil is not hot enough. If the cornmeal "dances" across the top, oil is ready. If using a thermometer, oil should be at about 350º or slightly higher.
• Carefully add fillets, one at a time, into the hot oil. It's hot and may splatter so use caution.
• Add other fillets into the pan, one at a time but do not crowd the pan. They need room to cook.
• Cook fillets for about 2-3 minutes or until the bottom edges begin to slightly brown.
• Carefully turn each fillet and let cook another 1-2 minutes until done.
• Remove fillets from hot oil, place on a plate lined with paper towels to drain.
• Serve hot and enjoy!

WHOLE GRILLED BLUEFISH

Steps:

• Preheat grill to medium.
• Dress fish with oil, and lemon and lime juices. Season with pepper and salt. Be sure to rub all ingredients throughout fish and inside cavity. Stuff inside of fish with lemon wedges.
• Place in fish basket. Cook 10 to 15 minutes per side or until skin is slightly charred. Remove carefully. Serve with lemon.

PAN FRIED FISH

Steps:

• Heat a heavy pan over medium high heat.
• Season fish on meat side with salt and pepper. Lightly dredge fish in flour and shake off excess. When pan is good and hot, add Canola oil followed immediately by 1 tablespoon butter. As soon as foaming subsides, place fish in pan with the skin side down. Jiggle pan for the first 10 seconds to keep the fish from sticking. Cook until golden crust forms on meat. Carefully turn fish away from you and again jiggle pan for the first few seconds. Cook until skin turns golden brown. Remove to a warm plate.
• Pour out the cooking fat, add remaining butter and quickly fry the capers. Remove pan from the heat, add lemon juice to pan and swirl. Pour sauce over the fish and serve.

BAKED BLUEFISH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 500 degrees F (260 degrees C).
• Trim all of the dark meat from the fillets. Rinse in cold water, dry and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Combine stuffing mix with boiling water and 1/2 cup melted butter.
• Cover a baking sheet with a lightly greased double thickness of aluminum foil. Spread stuffing mixture on top of foil. Place fillets on top of stuffing. Brush fillets with 2 tablespoons melted butter and sprinkle with minced onions. Top with dill springs and crimp together edges of tin foil to seal.
• Bake on center self of preheated oven for 10 minutes, reduce oven temperature to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) and bake for an additional 60 minutes.

PAN-FRIED BLACKFISH FILLETS WITH WARM HERB VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Scrape off any remaining scales and season the fillets on both sides with salt and pepper.
• Heat 2 to 4 tablespoons of olive oil in a large pan or skillet over medium heat, using the smaller amount of oil for a nonstick pan. Add the fillets and adjust the heat according to their thickness. (The thicker the fillet the lower the heat.) If your pan is not large enough to hold all the fillets without overcrowding, saute them in two batches, adding more oil if necessary for the second batch. Cook the fillets for about 4 minutes altogether for a 1/2-inch-thick fillet, turning them halfway through the cooking time (or covering them if fragile), and transfer them to hot plates or a hot platter.
• Wipe the oil out of the pan with a paper towel and add the vinegar, extra-virgin olive oil and the herbs. Return the pan to the heat and bring the sauce to a rapid boil for half a minute. Remove from the heat. Season with salt and pepper to taste, spoon over the blackfish fillets and serve immediately.

PAN FRIED BLUEFISH

Steps:

• Preheat cast iron pan on high heat and then add the oil, add garlic and ginger for a minute, then take it out of the pan, put garlic and ginger on top of the blue fish filets, sear bluefish filets about 4 minutes a side, add soy sauce and lemon occassionaly...

BAKED BOSTON BLUEFISH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• Oil baking dish and set aside.
• With the fish opened, place parsley, green onion, herbs and celery on flesh and season with salt and pepper.
• Close fish over but do not tie.
• Place in baking dish and sprinkle with oil and lemon juice.
• Bake 14 minutes in the hot oven.

PAT'S SOUTHERN-FRIED PANFISH

Steps:

• Allow the fillets to marinade in salt water (use all the quart of water except for 4 tablespoons), using the table salt, for 3 hours in the refrigerator.
• After marination, pat the fillets very dry with paper towels. Pour one cup of the flour into a small paper bag and drop in the fillets, one at a time, and coat them lightly, shaking off any excess flour. Reserve this flour for later use. Lay the fillets out on a piece of wax paper and allow them to sit for 20 minutes.
• In a large skillet, heat the shortening until a few small drops of water crackle loudy in it.
• Using a fork or whisk, beat the eggs and the 4 tablespoons of water together in a medium-sized bowl for at least 20 seconds and set aside. This will be your "drench".
• Mix together the flour from the bag, all remaining flour (1 cup), the kosher salt, the corn meal and the white pepper on a platter. This will be your "dredge".
• Prepare one fillet at a time for frying by first dipping it in the egg "drench". Allow most of this to drip off and then dredge it in the flour mix on both sides. Shake very lightly to remove any notable hunks of flour and corn meal.
• Carefully lay each fillet into the very hot shortening. If it does not begin to fry immediately, your shortening is not hot enough! Do not crowd the fillets in the skillet -- do as many batches as necessary to accommodate this.
• Allow each fillet to fry until lightly browned on the first side and then carefully turn it to the other side. When each fillet is lightly browned on both sides (about 7-10 minutes total), the fish is done. It should be very white and flakey in the thickest part of the fillet.
• Serve with ketchup and/or tartar sauce as an entree, or, on sandwiches.

BAKED BLUEFISH WITH SWEET MUSTARD GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly oil a baking dish large enough to hold the fish in a single layer. Place the bluefish skin side down in the dish.
• In a small bowl, combine the mustard, sugar, tarragon and soy sauce, and spread evenly over the fish.
• Bake about 20 minutes, until the fish is opaque when flaked in the center with the tip of a knife. Serve at once.