Is Pollock a mild fish that's good to smoke ?

[red sled]

Our local Fareway has 5 lb boxes of Pollock fillets on sale for $7.99 each. My wife and I like mild flavored fish. Is this a deal I should jump on ?

Any worries about fine bones like the last trout fillets I got ? Thanks.

 

[tropics]

It is a mild fish if you remove the skin and blood line,there is always a chance there may be some bones.
Richie

 

[cmayna]

Never done Pollock. Would be fun to experiment with. Send me 2-3# of it and I'll give it a try :D Just keep researching online for recipes and then throw a dart at one. Or if you find a couple different recipes you want to try, divide up your stash and do a couple smoke-a-thon's.

 

[PerazziMx14]

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[troutman]

Like Richie says, it's a very mild fish. I've breaded and deep fried them before but never smoked. I have smoked a lot of flounder and I would say that it's a similar type of meat smoke wise so I would not give it a long heavy smoke. Try a batch and see how you like it, you can always adjust.

 

[daveomak]

i really like pollock... It is very mild.. I bread it in Zatarain's Fish Fri... and skillet fry it.. They use pollock for surimi.. where they make fake crab and the like.. It does take other flavors really well... I muchly prefer it over tillapi... especially farm raised tillapia.. it has a muddy taste to me... pollock "should be" all wild caught.. no krap from the Mekong river...

 

[mneeley490]

Is that five lbs of fillets for $7.99, or $7.99 a pound? If the former, I'd jump on it. Fillets shouldn't have many bones, if at all.

 

[red sled]

Thank you all for your input ! Yes it's advertised as $7.99 for a 5 lb. box so I think I'll buy one box and try it.

They're also advertising Orange Roughy filets for $8.99 per lb. frozen.

 

[SonnyE]

I would encourage you to try it.
If you don't like it, I'd bet there is a cat around that would finish the box for you.

 

[chef jimmyj]

Orange Roughy is no Mackerel but it has a much stronger fishy flavor than Pollock, which some prefer to stand up to smoke...JJ

 

[red sled]

Thank you chef jimmyj. We do like orange roughy too.

Just wanted to report that the smoked Pollock was a success. It cooked quickly and didn't get as smokey as I would have liked, but I brined it for a couple hours before smoking with hickory chips and I was happy. It's kinda crumbly and fell apart getting it out of the smoker so I used it to make fish tacos. They were delicious with no strong fish taste.

 

[daveomak]

Fish tacos... One of my fav's.......