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Captain Kevin likes to cook fish almost as much as he likes to catch them. By popular demand, here are some of his favorite ways to prepare the delectable bounty that you will be catching.

Also, note that we have paired our recipes with wines from the Westport Winery. This represents only a sampling of the many varieties they offer. Make sure you stop by there next time you travel to Westport.


ROCKFISH, LINGCOD and HALIBUT

Deep Fried

Batter: 2 cups flour
1 t. baking powder
1 egg
1 – 1.5 dark beer (depends on thickness of batter desired)
2 T. olive oil
Seasonings of your choice

Mix all ingredients together in bowl. Cut fish into 2” x 2” chunks (trying to eliminate any bones). Drag fish through extra flour before pulling through batter. Deep fry (I use canola oil) until done. Season with salt (I like Tony Chachere Creole) when removed from pan. Serve with lemon and tartar sauce (our favorite is Marina Lemon and Herb)! Bon Appetite!


Pan Fried

Start with Krusteaz Bake and Fry Mix, a family favorite, or a coating of your choice (such as Pride of the West) and pour into a large gallon size zip-lock plastic bag. Cut fillets into thirds and pat the fish semi-dry. Then drop pieces into the bag, shaking to coat. I only use extra-virgin olive oil for pan frying this fish.

Add the coated fish to the oil and pan fry until nice and brown, turning only once. Remove from the pan, drizzle with lemon and serve. (Halibut and lemon were made for each other – be generous!)




Rockfish/Lingcod Tostada
Trim the bones out of the fish, and cut into medium small pieces. Fry in olive oil coated with something like Pride of the West or Krusteaz Bake and Fry mix. Season as you like. When finished, put on a plate, and assemble the following:

Fry a tortilla, either flour or corn, and put on a plate. Then add chopped cabbage mixed with cilantro, lime juice and salt. Add some spicy mayo mix or Litehouse Jalapeno Ranch dressing on the cabbage. Add the fried fish, and then add some tomatoes and/or salsa. We usually skip the cheese, but that might be great as well.


Barbeque

Cook fish fillet on a cedar plank which had soaked at least one hour. Remove, add some greek seasoning and then serve with Trader Joe’s Lemon and Dill Sauce and Westport Wines’ Lighthouse White.








Fish Tacos

This has become a local favorite (but watch for bones) with white fried fish and shredded cabbage in a corn tortilla. . Lighthouse Jalapeno Ranch Salad dressing is a tasty addition. Other condiments could be salsa, cilantro, cheese, tomatoes, onions….your choice. Prepare fish as above or here is a little different, but lighter, batter from the kitchen of Marlene McCleery that works really well.

Batter: 1 c flour
1 egg
1 t baking powder
1/4 cup of oil
½ c milk
½ c beer
1 t salt


SALMON

Pan fry

Coat and fry as you would the white fish in olive oil. Serve with lemon and tartar sauce. Paired with
Going Coastal Sparkling Wine.








Barbeque

There are many methods for BBQ - from marinades to cedar planks to rubs that are excellent on charcoal, gas, and pellet grills. I use a Traeger pellet grill, and Tom Douglas’ Salmon Rub with Love. Start fish side down, and then flip over. When finished, you should be able to slide your spatula between the skin and the fish, leaving the skin on the grill to be discarded.

The cedar plank is great too, but just be sure to soak the plank in water for several hours, and stand by to put out a fire. Enjoy this fish with Pinot Noirvana.








Kathy’s Grilled and Chilled Salmon

Mix 1 package Good Seasons Italian salad dressing dry mix with 2 T olive oil and 2 T lemon juice. Drizzle on salmon, covering completely. Grill on barbeque until just not quite done, and then transfer to cookie sheet, and place in refrigerator. Serve chilled! It is fabulous!








ALBACORE TUNA

This is Kevin’s favorite fish... It lends itself splendidly to the barbeque as well as a hot frying pan. All tunas are WAY better when served medium to medium rare. Albacore does make great sushi and sashimi too. Brandon, his son-in-law, likes his REALLY rare.

Barbeque

Marinate either the loins, or steaks (about 1.5” thick). A great basic marinade is equal parts of soy sauce and olive oil. A sesame salad dressing made by “Feast from the East” really makes the marinade nice when an equal part is added to the basic marinade. Other variations include substituting Yoshida Teriyaki for Soy Sauce, or add Jamaican jerk or curry. And, if you’re a garlic fan, add some crushed garlic to the marinade.

Marinate tuna for an hour or so, and then to the grill. DO NOT OVERCOOK – only about 6-8 minutes per side, but this time is approximate, and depends on the temperature of YOUR grill! Serve with Kevin’s favorite – Charterboat Chick’s!


Frying Pan/Seared

Coat a loin (or steaks) with olive oil, or canola for no smoke, and then coat generously with spices that you like, or one of the several rubs that are made for tuna. In a very hot pan, sear for a short time on all sides. Once again, DO NOT OVERCOOK. Serve immediately with one of the sauces below and Wesport Wine’s Bordello Blonde. As they say at the winery – this wine “goes with anything or anybody”.

Or for a change, pair a chilled red – Night Watch!




Bacon-wrapped Albacore

Bacon wrapped tuna mignons are excellent - this is Karyl’s favorite. Cut tuna loins into 1” – 1 ½”steaks, marinate, wrap with bacon, holding it on with toothpicks, and then onto the BBQ. (I use thin sliced bacon and cook it halfway before wrapping the steaks).

When done, the bacon should be thoroughly cooked, but the tuna “nice and pink”. This is a great “having company over” dinner for sure! Watch out for the toothpicks. Try this with Westport Winery’s best seller – Duckleberry Grunt.




Deep Fried

Deep fried albacore using the same beer-batter as for the white fish is awesome, and definitely worth a try. The batter prevents the tuna from drying out. Most say it tastes “just like chicken” - we prefer to think of chicken as “Tuna of the Land.” Tastes great with Olympia’s Fish Tale Ale!









Favorite Sauces to Serve with Tuna

· Sweet Thai Chili Sauce
· Wasabi and Soy sauce mixed together
· Trader Joe’s Wasabi-Sesame Drizzle (Oh My!)
· Tartar sauce on the deep fried.

And then of course the standard canned tuna* for salads and sandwiches. Try drizzling balsamic vinegar over the tuna mixed with mayo or salad dressing (Trader Joe’s wasabi mayo is great here if you have a need for HEAT) and add pickles, lettuce, tomatoes………….. You get the idea; the sky is the limit, especially on toasted sourdough bread!

*Home canned tuna – we dry pack with ¼ t salt (can add garlic clove) for 10 oz. jar. Pressure cook at 15 pounds for 80 minutes. One pound whole tuna equals one jar of canned tuna.


If anyone has a great fish recipe that they would like to share – e-mail it to kvasereno@comcast.net and we will add to the site after some taste testing ourselves.