Eric Sedletzky
Contributor
Wow! I'm lucky to even see any during the day down in Socal.We got 13 between the three of us. we normally broil them.
After the scuba dive, some of the guys (and I) went snorkeling with chum in 90 feet over some shipwrecks, which brought in some bull sharks. I shot a small amberjack, we didn't get anything else.
But when I do get them I like to split the tail top down in the center with a sharp knife without cutting through the bottom side of the shell, then I fold them in half so the cut meat side is up. Then I put olive oil, a few pats of butter, a little sea salt, garlic powder, and a little black pepper and grill them on the barbecue. For the last few minutes I flip them over to put grill marks and a slight sear on the meat side. They are wonderful.
My fish I grill also, or beer batter it with McCormick beer batter mix and I pick a rich tasty micro brew that's not too bitter for the batter, then fry it in pure peanut oil. I'm discovering that avacado oil is also a great high heat cooking oil.