Do you love fishing?
You probably bring your day’s catch home and cook it in your kitchen. Why not cook it on your boat?
Following are three simple fish recipes you enjoy with your family when boating:
Butter Fish
This fish recipe is as simple as it gets. It requires a few ingredients and a dash of Tabasco sauce if you like a little heat.
Ingredients
- Fish Fillets (Fish of Your Choice)
- Butter (Softened): 1 Pound
- Lemon (Zest and Juice): 1
- Worcestershire Sauce: 2 Tablespoons
- Salt and Pepper (To Taste)
- Tabasco: 2 Teaspoon
For Garnish
- Fresh Coriander
- Roasted Peppers
Directions
- Turn on the grill to medium
- In a bowl, mix all the ingredients. Spoon the compound butter into a Ziploc bag and refrigerate or place it in an icebox
- Place the fillets in a sheet of foil and cover each with 2 tablespoons of the compound butter.
- Wrap the fillets in the foil sheet. Make sure they don’t move on top of each other.
- Place the wrapped fillets on another foil sheet and fold it around gently.
- Place the foil packet on a grill and cook for 40 minutes
- Once the fish is done, remove it from the grill and slide on the skillet. Roast the veggies and sauté them in half a teaspoon of the compound butter
- Plate your fish and veggies and sprinkle with fresh coriander
Italian Style Fish
Want to give your fish a little kick? Then bring out the red wine bottle and pour a cup to make the sauce. This fish recipe will water your mouth when that fantastic aroma of spices rises from the grill.
Ingredients
- Fish Fillets (Fish of Your Choice): 4
- Small Onions (Sliced): 1
- Olive Oil: ¼ Cup
- Red Wine: ¼ Cup
- Garlic (Minced): 1 Teaspoon
- Worcestershire Sauce: 2 Tablespoons
- Dried Basil: ½ Teaspoon
- Salt and Pepper (To Taste)
- Rice (Cooked)
Directions
- Turn on the grill to medium
- Use aluminum foil to make two boats 20 inches long, and place the fillets in them.
- Cover the fillets with onions
- In a small bowl, combine the remaining ingredients and pour the mixture over the fillets.
- Place the fillet boats on the grill and cook for 12 minutes
- When the fish turns opaque and develops a flake-like texture when broken with a fork, remove the fillet boats from the grill
- Plate the fillets and pour a spoonful of juices on the fish
- Serve with rice
Simple Boat Fish
If you are looking for a simple and quick fish recipe, this is the one you should try. To give it a unique taste, replace the sauces with steak sauce and enjoy a side of mashed potatoes and veggies.
Ingredients
- Fish Fillets (Fish of Your Choice): 4
- Salt and Pepper (To Taste)
- Butter: 1 Stick
- Steak Sauce: ¼ Cup
- Lemon Juice (Freshly Squeezed): ¼ Cup
- Paprika
- Frozen Vegetables
- Potatoes
Directions
- In a bowl, add butter and melt it on the grill
- Add in steak sauce, lemon juice, salt, pepper, and paprika
- Use aluminum foil to make two boats, 20 inches long, and place the fillets in them
- Cover the fillets with the butter sauce
- Pinch the boats, leaving a small gap in the middle
- Place the boats on the grill and cool for 35 minutes
- Place the potatoes on the grill and cook for 15 minutes
- Place a skillet on the grill and sauté the frozen vegetables in butter
- Remove the potatoes from the grill and peel off the skin
- Mash them with a fork in a bowl and add butter, salt, and pepper
- Plate the fillets and serve with a side of mashed potato and veggies
- And that’s how you grill fish on a boat! Is your mouth watering to try these recipes on your next boating trip? Then what are you waiting for? Grab your family and your fishing gear and set sail now.
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