I always hear amberjack is not desirable but we decided to keep one
Last week. Cut the last 4 inches of tail meat off (a little wormy) but the rest looked great.
Blood meat/dark stuff removed.
Any suggestions on how to cook it? Anyone ever marinate it first? I was thinking of doing a fish fry and possibly smoking a chunk of it for smoked fish dip.
Thoughts? Thanks!
Grill it as you would wahoo or dolphin. Blacken it…pan sear it…Its great prepared any way. Im a proponent of eating them, and I do, but dang…I kept a small one not long ago and that sucker was eat up. Ended up as crab bait.
Amberjack is delicious. Like Redstripe said, it’s good anyway you cook it. Most people are turned off by the worms but cut them off and you’re good to go. Some people don’t eat catfish either and that’s a mistake on their part. I think we fried our amberjack last time we had it. Make sure if you marinade, you don’t use something overpowering that will disguise the natural taste of the fish.
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I cut into thick strips and deep fry w/ strips coated in House Autry’s. Pan seared strips with butter and lemon works well. Cooks up like swordfish.
cut into ~2"x2" chunks about 1" thick, wrap edge w/bacon, and grill on an oak plank. Amazing.
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The worms are just extra protein 
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