Super Summer Grilled Bluefish Recipes

GRILLED BLUEFISH PAILLARDS

Steps:

• Fillet bluefish, removing skin, to make 4 10-to 12-ounce fillets. Holding your knife almost parallel to work surface, slice each fillet into 4 broad, thin slices. In a glass baking dish, season bluefish paillards with garlic, salt and pepper. Pour olive oil over and turn several times to coat completely. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Prepare a hot charcoal fire. Oil grill well. Brush garlic from paillards and grill about 1 minute per side, or until just done. Serve 4 paillards per person, drizzled with extra-virgin olive oil a

GRILLED BLUEFISH WITH MUSTARD GLAZE

Steps:

• In a bowl, whisk the lime juice, mustard, garlic, salt, pepper, and oil. Place the fish on a deep platter and pour the marinade over it. Turn the fish to coat it all over. Refrigerate for 20 minutes. Prepare a charcoal or gas grill. Brush the rack with oil. When the coals are gray or the gas grill is hot, set the fish on the grill skin side down. Cover with the lid and cook the fish for 8 to 10 minutes or until it flakes easily when you test the thickest part with the tip of a knife. It is not necessary to turn the fish. Transfer to a platter, garnish with lime, and serve at once.

GRILLED BLUEFISH

Steps:

• Clean and scale fish. Stuff abundant quantities of fresh herbs into the cavity, then add slices of lemon, and chopped garlic. Brush skin on both sides with olive oil, season with salt and pepper, and if desired put into fish-grilling basket and clamp shut. Grill for approximately 6 minutes on each side, turning fish only once. Garnish with more fresh herbs and sliced lemon and serve. Roast potatoes and grilled summer vegetables go well with this dish. Tip: Bluefish caught early in the season, though smaller, are much less oily than those caught later in the summer.;

SOY, GINGER AND MUSTARD COATED BLUEFISH WITH GRILLED SCALLIONS

Steps:

• Preheat a charcoal grill. Combine the mustard, soy sauce and ginger and rub the mixture over the flesh side of the bluefish. Let stand for 10 minutes. Place the fish on the grill, flesh side down. Grill for 7 minutes. Carefully turn the fish over and grill until just cooked through, about 5 minutes more.
• Meanwhile, place the scallions on the grill and grill until tender, about 10 minutes, turning once. Cut the fish in half lengthwise; cut again crosswise, making roughly equal pieces. Place 1 piece of fish and 3 scallions on each of 4 plates and serve immediately.

GRILLED BLUEFISH, RIVIERA STYLE

Steps:

• The fish should be cleaned and gutted but left whole.
• Mix the olive oil, lemon juice and anchovy paste together and season this mixture generously with pepper. Rub it over the fish, inside and out. Allow the fish to marinate for one hour.
• Light the grill and oil the rack or racks. A basket-style rack can be used for grilling the fish.
• Grill the fish close to very hot coals five to eight minutes on each side. Remove the fish from the grill, arrange on a platter and garnish with lemon wedges and parsley.