How to cook sheephead - Page 2

choppedliver · 02-10-2010, 07:18 PM

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Buzzbait (2/10/2010)I am with that fishwater fella. That man obviously knows his sheeps andit sounds like he is apart time college professor to boot.Those convicts are excellent. Some call em the poor mans snapper. I am one of those adjust the steering wheel when you enter kind of guys so I love mine fried with double frys please.

LOL @ steering wheel... Just well fed, nothing wrong with that ! :letsdrink

OP-FOR · 02-12-2010, 06:14 PM

The best and quickest way for:

Reds, Snapper, and Sheephead

Gut and leave the head on.

Wash with water

Place right on the grill

Fish is done when the skin and scales peel off in one easy pull.

Season with lemon, butter, pinch of Garlic

Place on the table and chow down

sealark · 02-12-2010, 06:19 PM

Josh I've tried them many ways one of the best and easiest is to fillet, skin and remove the red meat. Then sprinkle with garlic power, peppercover with Yellow Corn Meal and fry them. I think they are hard to tell from Snapper.

FishnLane · 02-12-2010, 07:29 PM

I agree with Buckethead but without the pillow case. I also had a La native tell me to bowl it in crab bowl. cool and debone. Chill. then use as crab meat for crab cakes. I've done it every since. Wonderful meat. It isn't quick but well worth the effort. I'll usually wait til i have several "convicts" and boil all together. Use the meat for cakes and the rest for dips. YUMMMM> :hungry

ScullsMcNasty · 03-04-2010, 07:00 PM

i had completely forgot about boiling them!! we caught a mess one day and didnt clean them cause we were tired. we had a crawfish boil the next day and cleaned a few and threw the filets in with the bugs. they came apart pretty good but it was awesome!! im sure if you put them in some pantyhose or something it would be easier... very good though

AaronBarnes · 03-04-2010, 07:44 PM

i like them grilled on the half shell with salt, pepper, and butter... real simple.

But my next batch will be made in to crab cakes... that is a great idea.

Jighead · 03-07-2010, 09:19 PM

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Buckyt (2/10/2010)An old cajun friend told me that he would place a whole (I guess gutted) sheepie in a pillow case and boil it in seafood seasoning. He said it tasted a lot like lobster when you dip it in butter? Not sure if he scaled the fish before boiling it?

I tried boiled sheepshead last month. Very good. I used too much crab boil on the first batch but second batch was better after water was diluted. The key to keeping them together is to cut in small chuncks and boil very hot for about 2 minutes. Next time I may not season the water and just shake some Old Bay garlic herb on top.

02-12-2010, 06:14 PM	#12
OP-FOR Fish Alot Catch None Trigger Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Perdido Key Posts: 235	RE: How to cook sheephead The best and quickest way for: Reds, Snapper, and Sheephead Gut and leave the head on. Wash with water Place right on the grill Fish is done when the skin and scales peel off in one easy pull. Season with lemon, butter, pinch of Garlic Place on the table and chow down __________________ OP-FOR

02-12-2010, 06:19 PM	#13
sealark Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Pensacola, Sherman Cove Marina Posts: 2,142	RE: How to cook sheephead Josh I've tried them many ways one of the best and easiest is to fillet, skin and remove the red meat. Then sprinkle with garlic power, peppercover with Yellow Corn Meal and fry them. I think they are hard to tell from Snapper.

02-12-2010, 07:29 PM	#14
FishnLane Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Gulf Breeze, FL Posts: 727	RE: How to cook sheephead I agree with Buckethead but without the pillow case. I also had a La native tell me to bowl it in crab bowl. cool and debone. Chill. then use as crab meat for crab cakes. I've done it every since. Wonderful meat. It isn't quick but well worth the effort. I'll usually wait til i have several "convicts" and boil all together. Use the meat for cakes and the rest for dips. YUMMMM> :hungry

03-04-2010, 07:00 PM	#15
ScullsMcNasty Senior Member White Marlin Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pine Forest Rd Posts: 3,622	RE: How to cook sheephead i had completely forgot about boiling them!! we caught a mess one day and didnt clean them cause we were tired. we had a crawfish boil the next day and cleaned a few and threw the filets in with the bugs. they came apart pretty good but it was awesome!! im sure if you put them in some pantyhose or something it would be easier... very good though

03-04-2010, 07:44 PM	#16
AaronBarnes Senior Member Trigger Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Destin, Fl Posts: 210	RE: How to cook sheephead i like them grilled on the half shell with salt, pepper, and butter... real simple. But my next batch will be made in to crab cakes... that is a great idea.

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