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Brown Butter Smoked Fish Recipe

brown butter smoked fish.

Making delicious smoke-kissed fish on the grill has never been easier thanks to this technique. The “Smoke Catcher” as I call it, is a method of fast-smoking thin fish filets and bivalves on a grill. You place about 4 ounces of wood chips, pellets, sawdust, or dried herbs directly on flames or hot metal so […]

Provençal Smoked Fish Paté Recipe

Provencal smoked fish spread in a bowl alongside olives and stuffed grape leaves.

Smoked fish paté? Think tuna salad from France on steroids. You can serve this like a dip for chips, a spread for crackers or toast points, make a sandwich with a tomato and melted cheese, plop it on top of a green salad, mix it with elbow pasta, rollups, serve accompanied by a platter of […]

Quick Simple Dry Brined Hot Smoked Fish Recipe

smoked sable fish.

That’s sable (a.k.a. black cod) in the photo, but this dry brined hot smoked fish recipe works with salmon and just about any fish. Simply dry brine (lightly salt) the fish before cooking. It’s similar to soaking the fish in salt water (wet brining), but without the water. Click here for a classic wet brined […]

Smoked Fish Dip Recipe

smoked fish dip.

This smoked fish dip recipe makes for a most hospitable way to start a dinner party. Serve it on crackers, toasted slices of baguette or bagel, bagel chips, crackers, matzoh, potato chips, or carrot and celery sticks. Or use it to make the best fish salad sandwich ever. You can find smoked fish locally or […]

A Smoked Fish Road Trip to the Great Lakes

Meathead holding a smoked chub

I tasted some of the best smoked fish of my life on the West Coast of Michigan—and this is coming from a guy who grew up on smoked fish in Florida. The Leelanau Peninsula juts into Lake Michigan on the west coast of Michigan, just north of Traverse City. The Peninsula is home to several […]

Brown Butter Smoked Fish Recipe

Smoked fish plated with a brown butter sauce topped with chives and purples flowers.

Finding the right balance of smoke when cooking fish on the grill can be a challenge but this technique, called “the smoke catcher,” makes it quick and simple for this brown butter smoked fish recipe.

Get A Taste Of Japan With This Whole Sea Bass Grilled In Wasabi Crust

grilled sea bass in wasabi crust

Whole fish grilled over an open flame develops a crackled skin but stays nice and moist inside. Unfortunately, the increasing popularity of fish has not translated into greater availability of whole fish. Almost everything you see is already filleted. It’s a shame because the flesh of fish cooked whole on the bone tastes juicier. If […]

Memphis Dust Rub Recipe

Memphis dust dry rub

This award winning, classic Memphis dust rub recipe is great on pork, chicken, fish, beef, and veggies. Memphis is known for dry rubbed ribs, and skipping the sauce to allow the meat and spices shine through. This easy dry rub recipe makes the only BBQ rub that you’ll ever need!

Give Your Mayo Some Major Mojo With This Recipe

mayo mojo

Mayonnaise is a blank canvas and this recipe for homemade mayo with mojo is the perfect base for making your own signature masterpiece. Once created, you can use your mayo to coat grilled fish, chicken breasts, pork loins, lobster, shrimp, zucchini planks, potato slices, garlic bread, and so much more.

Fish Rub Recipe

rub flavors a piece of fish

This Marietta’s fish rub recipe is a delicious blend of herbs designed to make BBQ and grilled fish shine. Whatever fish is your pleasure, this flavor enhancing herb mix is not the only fish rub in the ocean, but it is sure to become your favorite after giving it a try.

Chimichurri Sauce Recipe

Chimichurri sauce topping sliced flank steak.

Our mouthwatering chimichurri sauce recipe is the perfect way to liven up grilled beef, chicken, fish, and more. In addition to the traditional Argentinian combination of fresh parsley, olive oil, garlic, and salt, our recipe takes it over the top with the addition of bright and lively lemon juice.

Waldorf Salad Slaw Recipe

Waldorf salad coleslaw in a bowl.

No BBQ or grilling party is complete without coleslaw but unfortunately this beloved side dish can be lacking in flavor. This recipe for a great slaw borrows from the famous Waldorf Salad, replacing lettuce with cabbage before adding apples and walnuts for a crisp, delicate, crunchy, sweet, and sour coleslaw.