Fried grouper recipe

Fried grouper recipe

Of all the ways to eat fish a simple fried recipe is always my favorite way to eat it. A piece of fish dipped in some simple spices and patted with flour and fried and I am in heaven. This recipe might be a bit more complicated than that, but it is my favorite fried grouper recipe.

Ingredients

1 1/4 lbs Grouper Fillets
1 TBSP Flour
1/2 tsp Seasoned Salt
Large Zip Lock Bag
1 TBSP Olive Oil
1 1/2 TBSP Butter
6 Ounces Sliced Fresh Mushrooms (3/4 package)
1 TBSP Capers
1/2 TBSP Roasted Garlic
1/4 Cup White Wine
1 TBSP Lemon Juice

Wash the grouper fillets.
Check for bones by pressing on fillet and remove.
Cut into 4-6inch fillets.
Place flour and seasoned salt in zip lock bag and shake to mix.
Add grouper.
Seal bag and shake to coat.
Preheat large sauté pan on high for 1-2 minutes.
Add oil to pan and swirl to coat.
Add grouper to pan and saute 4 minutes on each side.
Move grouper to outer rim of pan, clearing a space in the middle.
Add butter and mushrooms; sauté 1-2 minutes.
Add remaining ingredients, keeping grouper on outer rim of pan.
Saute 3-4 minutes, stirring mushroom mixture frequently.
Mix all ingredients in pan.
Reduce heat to low and simmer 6-7 minutes, or until sauce thickens.
Serve.

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Grouper Identification

It is important for anglers to be able to identify their catch for many reasons. If you keep fish for food then you need to be able to identify and differentiate between the safe species to eat from the poisonous fish. You will also need to be able to identify fish because similar fish can have different restrictions and keeping an undersized or protected species can cost you more than your dignity. Ignorance will not be tolerated as an excuse when the fisheries officers come inspecting.

Grouper Identification
For new anglers, and even experienced ones, grouper identification can be quite difficult. They have almost identical body structures and even the colors can be very similar depending on the species and age of the fish. Another confusing factor is the different names for the same fish when fishing different states or countries. It takes a bit of study and practice, but nothing beats experience for identifying fish. It is a great idea to keep a laminated chart or fish identification book on board.

There are also heaps of great online fish id sites to help with grouper identification. The following are a collection I have used and recommend.

Fish ID pdf (It is a great resource to save to your computer for future reference)
Southern Fishing grouper ID
Florida fish ID

I hope these help you out!

Grilled grouper recipes (with video)

We catch a lot of grouper in my part of the world and while we don't call them that here in Australia we are still partial to these great fish. There are many species of grouper and in my experience smallish grouper make very good eating while the bigger ones are a little bit tough and tasteless. Grouper are an essential part of the reef ecosystem and because of this when considering taking a grouper for dinner you should always check your local rules and regulations and take only enough for your immediate needs.

Grilled grouper recipe
This video I found shows an amazingly simple grilled grouper recipe and one that can be made with only the following ingredients:

• Grouper Fillets
• Olive Oil
• Salt
• Fish/poultry seasoning flavors
• Spices

The end result looks very appetizing and my trial of this dish turned out quite well (although I was using a different species of fish).



If you give this recipe a try I would love to hear from you - please leave a comment

Massive Goliath Grouper Video

The Goliath grouper, formerly Jewfish until an official name change in 2001, is a large growing reef dwelling species and as you will see is one of the hardest pulling fish you can hook into! Although they are reputedly very good eating the Goliath grouper is totally protected from harvest and is recognized as a critically endangered species by the World Conservation Union1. Like most grouper's the Goliath grouper is slow growing and is essential to the health of the underwater reef systems so protection is necessary.

This is one amazing video of one of the biggest groupers I have ever seen. It was estimated at 500 pounds! This is a great video that is a must watch (it does contain some self promotion, but nothing over the top.)



1. Wikipedia