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Grilled Marinated Rockfish

Ingredients
  • 3/4 cups orange juice
  • 1 medium onion, peeled and coarsely sliced
  • 2 tablespoons salt
  • 11/2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 3 to 31/4 pound cleaned whole rockfish
  • 11/2 tablespoons olive oil
  • lemon wedges for serving
  • 1 tablespoon melted butter, optional
Preparation
  • In oblong flat glass dish large enough to hold rockfish, thoroughly stir together orange juice, onion, salt and sugar until the salt and sugar dissolve.
  • Lay rockfish in the marinade; spoon some marinade into body cavity and over top.
  • Refrigerate, covered, at least 1 hour and preferably 1" hours, turning several times.
Cooking
  • Heat grill and rub the metal grate surface with oil to help prevent fish from sticking.
  • Pour off and discard marinade.
  • Pat fish dry on paper towels.
  • Rub fish inside and out with oil.
  • Center fish on grill over coals.
  • Grill for 13 minutes, covered with either the grill lid or a tent of foil until first side is well browned and crispy.
  • Using two wide-bladed spatulas, carefully loosen, then turn over fish.
  • Grill, covered, for about 13 to 17 minutes on second side, occasionally checking for doneness by cutting into the flesh at the thickest part along the backbone.
  • When the flesh looks opaque and begins to flake at the deepest point, fish is done.
  • Gently lift rockfish to a platter using wide-bladed spatulas.
Presentation
  • Peel back skin on one side.
  • Gently lift the filet away from backbone along length of fish.
  • Lift out entire backbone and discard.
  • Then lift out meat from second side.
  • Serve immediately along with lemon wedges.
  • Drizzle lightly with melted butter, if desired.
  • Serve immediately.



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