Cooking black fin??

no hooks · 11-18-2007, 12:27 PM

Brought back 5 blackfin tuna form the rigs and have never cooked this fish. Any suggestions?

Brandy · 11-18-2007, 01:14 PM

I like to roll it in seesame seed and searin sesame oil.

Claydoo sears his in some kind of oriental paste.

Brandy · 11-18-2007, 01:18 PM

Oh yea, great catch! Did you get any YFT?

no hooks · 11-18-2007, 03:51 PM

They were there but we could not get a hook in any of them.:reallycrying

Deeplines · 11-18-2007, 09:25 PM

1st How did you cut or clean them? In steaks or fillet'd it?

gatord96 · 11-18-2007, 10:11 PM

we caught 3 at the edge Saturday and just quit because we were tired. I cut them just under the pec fin and bleed them in the fish box with lots of ice and then fillet them. Seared some that night with olive oil and sesame seeds for @ 20 seconds on each side and loaded them with pepper....dropped them in some soy sauce and wasabi......oh lord!!!!!

Deeplines · 11-18-2007, 10:27 PM

Never ate them fillet'd. I will have to try one. Cut into steaks, the ones I have cooked have been good.

QUESTION? , was the fillet like a YFT or is thier a blood line in it? I know I will see when I do it but was just wondering.

FenderBender · 11-18-2007, 10:28 PM

I caught one this morning, and yes, the filets have a thin blood line in them.

bellafishing · 11-19-2007, 12:59 PM

We fillet them after bleeding and icing of course. You need to cut the blood line out of the fish before cooking. Make sure the fillets are about 1 1/2" thick. Not too thick or it will be hard to get them rare enough and too thin they will cook all the way through very quickly. I like garlic, salt, course pepper, lemonand grill for about 2-3 min on each side. That will leave it still med-rare. I do want to try something new with it if we catch another and go the oriental style flavoring w/ wassabe, I love that stuff!!

Captain Woody Woods · 11-19-2007, 03:22 PM

just like you would a yellowfin. season to taste. instead of putting mine flat-side down on a hto skillet, i actually (my fillets are roughly triangular) cook them on each side of the triangle for just a couple seconds. makes for a beautiful medallion filet raw as hell on the inside yet seared on the outside. make sure to put a bit of olive oil in the skillet.

11-18-2007, 12:27 PM	#1
no hooks Member Ruby Red Lip Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Navarre Posts: 68	Cooking black fin?? Brought back 5 blackfin tuna form the rigs and have never cooked this fish. Any suggestions?

11-18-2007, 01:14 PM	#2
Brandy Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Gulf Breeze Posts: 782	RE: Cooking black fin?? I like to roll it in seesame seed and searin sesame oil. Claydoo sears his in some kind of oriental paste.

11-18-2007, 01:18 PM	#3
Brandy Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Gulf Breeze Posts: 782	RE: Cooking black fin?? Oh yea, great catch! Did you get any YFT?

11-18-2007, 03:51 PM	#4
no hooks Member Ruby Red Lip Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Navarre Posts: 68	RE: Cooking black fin?? They were there but we could not get a hook in any of them.:reallycrying

11-18-2007, 09:25 PM	#5
Deeplines Ron Paul 2012 White Marlin Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Lillian Woods Posts: 2,589	RE: Cooking black fin?? 1st How did you cut or clean them? In steaks or fillet'd it?

11-18-2007, 10:11 PM	#6
gatord96 Member Ruby Red Lip Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 48	RE: Cooking black fin?? we caught 3 at the edge Saturday and just quit because we were tired. I cut them just under the pec fin and bleed them in the fish box with lots of ice and then fillet them. Seared some that night with olive oil and sesame seeds for @ 20 seconds on each side and loaded them with pepper....dropped them in some soy sauce and wasabi......oh lord!!!!!

11-18-2007, 10:27 PM	#7
Deeplines Ron Paul 2012 White Marlin Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Lillian Woods Posts: 2,589	RE: Cooking black fin?? Never ate them fillet'd. I will have to try one. Cut into steaks, the ones I have cooked have been good. QUESTION? , was the fillet like a YFT or is thier a blood line in it? I know I will see when I do it but was just wondering.

11-18-2007, 10:28 PM	#8
FenderBender Still haven't caught a Sailfish Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pcola Posts: 1,587	RE: Cooking black fin?? I caught one this morning, and yes, the filets have a thin blood line in them.

11-19-2007, 12:59 PM	#9
bellafishing Senior Member Snapper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pace, FL Posts: 422	RE: Cooking black fin?? We fillet them after bleeding and icing of course. You need to cut the blood line out of the fish before cooking. Make sure the fillets are about 1 1/2" thick. Not too thick or it will be hard to get them rare enough and too thin they will cook all the way through very quickly. I like garlic, salt, course pepper, lemonand grill for about 2-3 min on each side. That will leave it still med-rare. I do want to try something new with it if we catch another and go the oriental style flavoring w/ wassabe, I love that stuff!!

11-19-2007, 03:22 PM	#10
Captain Woody Woods Senior Member White Marlin Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Na Kika Rig Posts: 3,248	RE: Cooking black fin?? just like you would a yellowfin. season to taste. instead of putting mine flat-side down on a hto skillet, i actually (my fillets are roughly triangular) cook them on each side of the triangle for just a couple seconds. makes for a beautiful medallion filet raw as hell on the inside yet seared on the outside. make sure to put a bit of olive oil in the skillet.

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