Need recipe for AJ tonight

[PatMyGreen]

Shot my first Amberjack yesterday and am looking for a good recipe. I have about 20 lbs of meat left so a couple of different things could be prepared. Any suggestions?

[Marcus]

Remove red meat. Cook in spaghetti sauce with some fresh herbs. Stir up so as to make pieces more bite sized. Serve over your favorite pasta with some fresh grated parmesan and crusty french loaf or garlic bread.

If it's really fresh, it's going to be good just about any way you prepare it. I would use the above recipe for the last of it. I'd be inclined to cook the fresher stuff on the grill or broiled with some typical seasonings and coated with olive oil.

[Speargun]

Cut out all red meat.
Marinade in Marzetti's Slaw Dressing.
Wrap in aluminum foil and grill.
Or put in caserole pan, cover and bake. Make sure there is pletty of the slaw dressing in the pan with it.

I fixed AJ's this way once and now all of my family and everyone in the community has been pestering me to cook some more.
Of course I told them that I had to get more AJ's so it would help if they donated to my spearfishing adventures... :D
...they didn't buy it either. :(

[Reefrat]

heres one i like

http://www.spearboard.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=4180&highlight=aj+fingers

[Doyle]

If the fillets are more than about 3/4 inch thick, cut them at an angle (oriental style) so that the fillets are now 3/4 inch thick on average. Cut out any really red pieces. Sprinkle with salt and cover fairly heavily with any good blackening seasoning (I like Paul Prudhomme's). Then grill until done but not overcooked. Serve with baked potatoes and (my favorite) grilled asparagus. If you need help, just call and I'll come show you personally.

[Nikki]

Take white meat of fish - may need to split so about 3/4" thick or so, as AJ filets can be too wide to cook well.

In bowl, put liberal amount of flour/breading and liberally pepper. Mix, then coat filets lightly (i.e. no eggs, filets moist or almost dry before breading).

Saute in pan with olive oil. Turn when browned to do other side. Chop shallots (small French onions) - or onions finely chopped and place into pan with fish. Then add capers (bottled in ethnic food isle, salty flavor). Continue cooking for about 1 minute, then add some white wine and simmer for another minute.

Serve with garnish of parsley and the sauce you've created in the pan with the fish.

[keezdiver]

cut into decent size but managable pieces

marinate it for 30-45 minutes in mojo creolo and grill it on a hot grill, searing it first then turn it down to cook it.

it's fantastic and easy

[junior]

My granpaw had a good recipe I'd like to share.

Take the AJ ungutted and unscaled and nail to a 2"x8" piece of pineboard as long as the fish. Place inside a large pot of boiling water. Boil for thirty minutes. Removed fish from the board and eat the board;)

Actually, AJ is one of my favorites. I like to make fish pie out of it. Check it out

http://www.spearboard.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=3893&highlight=fish+pie

[PatMyGreen]

Thanks for the ideas, esp. KeezDiver for the K.I.S.S. recipe, which was great! All my friends devoured the catch. I will have to just shoot another AJ to try out the others!

[keezdiver]

glad to help...but honestly...keyspearfisher gave me that little tip when i shot my 30# AJ couple weeks ago.

AJ has to be the easiest and best fish i've done so far on the grill...VERY firm and tasty.

just have to make sure to clean the red meat off of it, tends to have a VERY strong flavor that i didn't like