Whole Fish Over the Coals | 水產百科網

Fishfrozenatseaandfreshlydefrosted(onceonly!)isalsoacceptable.DuringthesummermonthsCapeSalmon,kabeljou,yellowtailandhakearefreely ...

Select a fish with clear bulbous eyes. Bloodshot sunken eyes are a bad sign in both fish and people! The flesh must have a healthy pinkish hue – grey flesh indicates fish that is old and has been frozen and defrosted more than once.

Ask the fishmonger to scale and “vlek” the fish for you. “Vlekking” means the belly cavity is slit open from head to tail, the spine is filleted out, but the head and tail remain intact.

Salt the fleshy side of the fish with our Lemon & Black Pepper Seasoning, cover the fish, put an ice bag on top and refrigerate it for 30 minutes to firm the flesh.Prepare a medium hot fire and rub a ribbed iron griddle pan or clamp grid with the cut side of half an onion. This prevents the fish from sticking to the pan or grid.Brush the fish generously on the fleshy side with the Lemon & Herb Sauce[1]. Place, fleshy side down, on the preheated griddle pan or in the grid over the fire. Baste the skin side with Sa...