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Blackened fish

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Dawgtired
Dawgtired Posts: 632
edited November -1 in EggHead Forum
Hi everyone,
I don't know if any of y'all caught America's Home Test Kitchen yesterday but they had a couple of great recipes. One was for Salmon and used jalapeno pepper jelly and some other things as a glaze. If anyone is interested, I'll post it. The other cook was what I'm doing tonight, blackened Snapper. They mixed the spices in the pan with butter and cooked for a couple of minutes, to make a paste. Also, instead of cooking it in a cast iron skillet, they put it directly on the grill over high heat. She actually had an aluminum pan over some of the coals, saying this increased the temp in that area by over 200 degrees. I'm not sure that would help. I would think the heat would dissipate as soon as the pan was removed. Anyway, not really the point I'm after. Has anyone cooked fish like this at high temps.? I assume you wouldn't go nuclear on it so I'm left wondering if 500 is a good temp for this or go higher

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  • Austin Smoker
    Austin Smoker Posts: 1,467
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    I do my blackened snapper on the egg at 500 since I started trying to eat healthier. I simply spray the fish with a little Pam and then add a healthy coating of blackening seasoning. This keeps the butter out of the equation and you still get a great crust on the fish. If you can afford the butter, then the cast iron skillet is the ONLY way to go, it certainly adds a little something. I posted a cook with that exact fish a couple days ago. Take a look, better yet, try it yourself. Pretty sure you'll dig it!
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  • Dawgtired
    Dawgtired Posts: 632
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    I will...thanks!! However, I've already got the paste ready. Do you make your own blackened seasoning? How long do you normally cook it for? These fillets are probably 3/4 to a 1/2 inch thick. I think the idea behind doing it this way was to cut down on the smoak and possibly for somone not owning a cast iron skillet.

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  • Dawgtired
    Dawgtired Posts: 632
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    I cannot believe I just spelled smoke, smoak. Just one more adventure after another, the older you get.

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    Ronald Reagan

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  • Slotmercenary
    Slotmercenary Posts: 1,071
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    i use my grill basket and Old Bay seasoning to do mine at 450-500 it comes out very tastey
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    when the veggies are done the fish goes in.
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  • Dawgtired
    Dawgtired Posts: 632
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    Thanks for the info. I'm not real big on asparagus, probably the only vegetable I don't care much for, but those scallops and fish look wonderful.

    If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under.

    Ronald Reagan

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  • Eggtucky
    Eggtucky Posts: 2,746
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    I'm sure that blackening fish as in all cooking processes has many different variations...the way I was taught by an old cajun friend was using CI and butter with cajun seasonings..now he had his own recipe which I lost long ago :angry: ..but there are a number of cajun blackening rubs on the market..btw..don't do this inside..the first time I tried it on the stove top I had smoke coming out of the eaves of my house!!..500 should be hot enough...
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  • Mike in Abita
    Mike in Abita Posts: 3,302
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    True blackened is only achieved using a CI griddle or pan.

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    If you want to grill it I'd say it would be done about 3-5 min per side at 500 dome. Cook it till it's flaky (sp)

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  • porkfish
    porkfish Posts: 1
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    I'd like to see the recipes. The jalopeno jelly sounds pretty good!
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  • Car Wash Mike
    Car Wash Mike Posts: 11,244
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    You have that right Mike. Nice pics.

    Mike
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