Grilling a whole fish

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I was reading the recent Wine Spectator issue and they had a recipe for a whole grilled striped bass. They just put some salt/pepper/olive oil but they had a pretty well seasoned salad that went with it. Was wondering if anyone used any other type of seasoning on a whole grilled fish? or you just seasoned it like you would a filet on the grill.

I was thinking of lining up cedar planks and just laying the whole fish on that

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I’ve done whole salmon. Season with s&p and stick some lemon slices in the cavity. Cook mostly on indirect heat and have a couple of really big spatulas around. When it’s time to turn it just roll it over on the backbone, don’t try to actually flip it.

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I haven’t done it but America’s Test Kitchen did skin on salmon filets on the grill using aluminum foil “boats”. A little non stick spray and they were still able to get grill marks without the whole thing sticking to the grates.

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these work…

the one in the foreground is a cake tool yet works just fine for fish on the grill.

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How in the world do you get grill marks with foil?

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Good question. Lose the foil, go naked.

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Charlie, I always enjoyed stripped bass steamed not grilled. The texture of the fish is best when moist.

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thanks for the suggestions on flipping, I wasn’t even thinking about that!

Jack: i know, i love me some steamed fish, but wanted to try something different.

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Beleive it or not, they had grill marks on the salmon and lost none to sticking.

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I have cooked a whole red snapper over coals but I wrapped it in banana leaves. I cross-slashed the skin on both sides and marinated the fish overnight in a semi-spicy marinade. As the banana leaves dried cooking over the coals the fish grilled after steaming.

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I use one of these for whole fish…never a problem if well oiled in advance

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I consider those to be cheating . . . akin to par-boiling ribs. [berserker.gif]

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I’ve never found a fish basket that held the fish I was trying to cook (too big or too small) or was able to release the fish any better than the grill.

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ended up getting a whole copper river salmon from costco-S&P & lemon? any suggestions on cooking time?

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To temp man, to temp. I am guessing 8-10 mins a side on medium, but so much depends on how it cooks, how big, how hot, how much you stuff in the cavity etc.

Also, KING or SOCKEYE? Copper River King is so fatty that I like it closer to medium. Sockeye more medium rare.

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sockeye
was gonna just put lemon and a little butter and rosemary in the cavity. trying to cook one side medium and other side more medium rare.5lber minus head

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Carrie was going to fly down and help, but first available flight isn’t until 8:20 PM, arriving 9:10 PM. I didn’t realize how bad she has been craving a good salmon.

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Use the head too!!!


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didn’t come with a head =(

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