1st post- Florida Redfish

[drdon]

I’ve never posted before, but I’m jumping in with both feet!

In a thanks to 73saint I found something I can contribute to. Florida west coast has a strong redfish population. As such, we have a LOT of opportunity to try different fish recipes. For me, I personally like to have blackened fish. But over the last 21 years here we have tried various presentations. So---here is one of our new favorites.

Fishing was surprisingly good Thursday. 1 fish 26inch, 1 fish 26.5 inches. We were blessed to bring these home.

We had 3 HUGH russet potatoes left so I decided to make potato wedges.

Oil and Cajun spices to coat the potatoes.

Into the convection oven at 400 degrees for about 25 minutes. Crispy outside, creamy inside.

In the meantime, BABL (Bad A$$ Boss Lady) took care of the redfish with her Mayo topping!

Who says a Weber can’t get hot?

10 minutes later she pulls it from the grill. Add some Italian bread crumbs and into the broiler for 4 minutes. Finished product.

No need for sauce or ketchup on the Cajun wedges. A glass of Cabernet to honor poor Chef Farrell (Disco). And finally, the view of the wetlands off our porch for our dinner.

Tried to finish it all....but there was just too much. As you can see it was moist ALL the way through.

Thanks for looking. I know it was a long read but believe me it was worth the work over the last 2 days. (fishing and cooking)

 

[6GRILLZNTN]

Dang that looks good. I'm hopefully heading to Destin this fall with some kayak buddies to catch some Redfish!

 

[jaxgatorz]

Beautiful cook !! I love me some redfish !

 

[chilerelleno]

Al'right, two nice slot Reds, woohoo!
Never had a bad time fishing, even if skunked.

The Fish Dish looks great, nice tag teaming it.
Yes'sir a right nice meal.

Curious about the Mayo topping, wanna share it?
I use mayo sometimes, brush it on straight and then spices atop it, then grill. Mayo and Cavenders goes great on grilled fish.

 

[drdon]

Dang that looks good. I'm hopefully heading to Destin this fall with some kayak buddies to catch some Redfish!

Thanks 5GrillznTN That is a good time of year to fish there if there is no hurricane! It's a fast and easy topping.

 

[drdon]

Beautiful cook !! I love me some redfish !

Thank you jaxgatorz You guys get the monster reds up there. Plus a lot more flounder, which I love as much as reds.

 

[chilerelleno]

C'mon up here to Mobile, mid Oct-mid Dec, we'll go to Dixie Bar on the end of Ft. Morgan and slay some huge Reds and Big Uglies.
The surf fishing is fabulous.

 

[drdon]

The Fish Dish looks great, nice tag teaming it.
Yes'sir a right nice meal.

Curious about the Mayo topping, wanna share it?

Thanks Chilerelleno. That's quite a compliment coming from a master of the culinary arts like you!
Fortunately the mayo topping is fairly simple. We don't seem to conquer complicated recipes well.

1⁄3 cup mayonnaise
1⁄4 cup melted melted butter
1⁄3 cup finely diced onion
1⁄4 cup Parmesan or Romano cheese (we use shredded cheddar)
1⁄4 cup finely chopped capers
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/2 tablespoon Old Bay Seasoning
1 teaspoon ground smoked bird's eye Thai chili pepper
1/2 cup Italian Bread Crumbs

Mix and slather. Don't know where she got the recipe but I like it as much as blackening. Might be because we've only used it a half dozen times.

 

[drdon]

C'mon up here to Mobile, mid Oct-mid Dec, we'll go to Dixie Bar on the end of Ft. Morgan and slay some huge Reds and Big Uglies.
The surf fishing is fabulous.

Nice Red and Black! Thumpers for sure. Never tried surf fishing. Of course fishing with the family makes it even better. They just changed our regs on reds to 1 per person, (from 2 per person) and slot 18 to 27. What do you guys have?
Down here is oyster bar haven. If you haven't ruined a few props or a lower unit, you haven't fished here.

 

[chilerelleno]

Bama's fishing regulations have a slot limit of 16"-26" with a daily bag limit of three fish. You can keep one fish longer than 26 inches per day as a Trophy.

Some people claim a big Bull Red isn't fit to eat, but I disagree.
Grilled on the Halfshell, or in a Chowder they're great eats.

 

[drdon]

Yep the halfshell leaves it moist

Haven't tried a Drum chowder. You need to make a post of that!

 

[drdon]

You can keep one fish longer than 26 inches per day as a Trophy.

My largest here was 35 inches. You guys get the BIG ones during the mating runs. Might have to take you up on the December offer! (Usually hunting in October).

 

[chilerelleno]

Haven't tried a Drum chowder. You need to make a post of that!

Ha!
Redfish Chowder

 

[chilerelleno]

My largest here was 35 inches. You guys get the BIG ones during the mating runs. Might have to take you up on the December offer! (Usually hunting in October).

IIRC my largest was 42".

I hunt too, my favorite time is our late Rut in Jan/Feb.

 

[SmokinAl]

That is one awesome looking meal!
Nice work!
Al

 

[gmc2003]

Now that's a fine looking plate of brain food. I'd be happy to sit down to a plate of that redfish.

Point for sure
Chris

 

[drdon]

That is one awesome looking meal!
Nice work!

Thank you Al! That means a lot coming from you sir. You've been a big help to me. I can only DREAM of helping others like that with the limited stuff I do.

 

[drdon]

I'd be happy to sit down to a plate of that redfish.

Thank you Chris. We always have room for guests, just pull up a chair! Might be a little warm for most northerners this time of year, but we have A/C.