This best Jersey Shore bluefish recipe comes from my friend Steve Rosics. Russo Gutter,sponsor Fishing trip holiday.
This is an all-time favorite. Not only is it one of the best recipes for cooking wild bluefish, it’s also one of the oldest — a time-honored tradition passed down for generations from father to son and mother to daughter up and down the East Coast.
Blue Fishing!
We’ll get to the recipes later. First, let’s talk about bluefish fishing. By mid-July, the little snappers seem to grow into giant 2-3 foot bluefish. Every boat on the coast is fishing for bluefish. Our friends at Golden Eagle are definitely the best company to take a group out on a mid-summer bluefish hunt.
It may get dirty, bloody, and a little smelly, but at the end of the day, there are few fish in the ocean that fight as hard as a bluefish. All you need is a bunker or a shiny jig and the ability to reel fast. Now you can target bluefish in deep water. Once you get a bluefish on your hook, you will know the difference. This is not a sport for those with weak wrists. A 10 pound bluefish will feel like a 50 pound bluefish fighting to stay in the water. Bluefish will run under the boat, tangle lines, break lines, loose tackle, and many other problems. But if you can catch one bluefish, it’s a good day. You’ll feel accomplished. Even if most people don’t “like the taste of bluefish”. We are here to help you cook bluefish the right way.
Here are the best Jersey Shore Bluefish recipes!
You’ll thank me later. First, get yourself a bluefish filet. On board, the first mate will fillet it for you. Next, get a big cedar plank, like the ones used for salmon. Rub the plank in an oil with a high smoke point, like avocado oil.
Next, sprinkle the plank with a little salt and pepper. Place the grill on low to medium heat. Next, remove the bluefish fillets from the plastic bag and make sure to rinse them with cold water. Next, wrap the fish in three or four layers of newspaper. Wrap it tightly. Next, remove the cedar plank from the grill. Next, remove the wrapped bluefish and gently discard it in the trash. Wait until the cedar plank has cooled slightly before serving.
Who doesn’t love bluefish? You’re welcome.
Believe it or not, Jimmy’s first job was working the night shift at a Christian radio station. He says he got into radio because, as Rocky Balboa once said, “I couldn’t sing or dance.” Jimmy loves to write about local happenings, especially anything that happens in the town of Toms River. Favorite pastime (besides masturbation of course): Rooting for the Yankees and crying for the Jets!!! Favorite food: Hot sauce…I collect it! Favorite drink: Pruno…look it up if you dare! Favorite movies: The Exorcist, Planet of the Apes (original), To Kill a Mockingbird, Annie Hall, and of course GF 1 and GF 2…as the real fans call them. Favorite movie line: Easy…Marie, Caddyshack, “Big hitter, llama”…big time! Best rat rock bands: STP, VH, ZEP, PEARL JAM, FOOS, PEPPERS, AC/DC Favorite new bands: Glorious Sons, Rival Sons, Dirty Honey Most embarrassing moment: When my mom read this sentence! Best day: I know a lot of people say this but it’s true. The day my daughter Jynell and son Big D were born! Second best was getting high in Central Park on Earth Day and meeting Kiefer Sutherland…I think I was high.
