I grilled up this mackerel that I got from Shop Rite the other day. Here are the glorious details on how I prepared it. Salt, pepper and olive oil. I know, it wasn't rocket science type cooking but it really worked out well. It was a 'sometimes less is more' kind of approach.
Like I said I purchased this whole fish at Shop Rite where they removed the head and split the body for me. Though its 'fun' to grill fish with their heads on, it can be a bit easier to remove the head first if you plan on grilling it butterflied.
After rubbing olive oil into my fish and sprinkling a little kosher salt and pepper, I let it sit for about 10 minutes while I prepared my grill basket. Almost without exception, I like to use my grill basket when grilling fish. I find it so much easier than trying to scrap my fish off of the grill. Just spray your grill basket with olive oil spray and the fish should slide right out of the grill basket when you are finished. Another thing I like to do when grilling fish is to start grilling it with the skin side down. I placed the fish skin side down directly over the hottest part of the grill for about 3-4 minutes. Since the BBQB does not eat mackerel skin, I didn't mind charring it up a bit. I then finished the fish with a couple more minutes on the other side. Done and done.
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