You may associate summer grilling with burgers and brats, but don’t forget to add fish to your backyard BBQ menu. Summer is a great time to re-dedicate yourself to eating well and the backyard grill is a great place to practice those healthy eating habits. Grilling is a great way to cook fish because the direct heat cooks it fast and helps to retain moisture.
Top 3 Tips For Grilling Fish
1. Make sure your fish doesn’t stick.
You’ll want to brush both the grill and the fish with oil. You need to be really gentle when flipping your fish. Using an extra large spatula helps. Steaks can be easier to grill because they hold together better, but if you want to cook fillets, don’t despair. Consider grilling them on top of foil so that if they do fall apart a little you won’t lose any precious fish!
2. Don’t overcook your fish.
Cooking fish on the grill isn’t so different than cooking it any other way, but it can go very quickly. Watch the fish while it cooks and take it off the grill when it is just almost done. While it can be tricky to know when fish is done, just remember it should flake easily and appear opaque.
3. Choose the right piece.
It’s easier to cook fish properly when you start with an evenly cut fillet or steak. If one side is thicker than the other, you might want to cut it into two pieces and put the thick portion on the grill first.
But don’t take my word for it. I rounded up some wonderful summer grilling tips to give you a head start of the tastiest season of all!
Whole Foods provides comprehensive overall advice and makes grilling out sound downright noble in their complete guide to grilling:
Historically, the grill or fire pit has held an important place in virtually every country and culture. In our busy, modern lives, grilling celebrates the delightful simplicity and naturally bold flavors that whole foods provide, and allows us to explore flavors of the world without leaving our own backyards.
Popular Mechanics pitches in with a very manly list of all the essential tools of grilling. This would make a great Father’s Day gift guide!
When it comes to grilling, it’s easy to get started, but perfecting your technique can take a lifetime. Fortunately, some have done just that. We tracked down guys who’ve mastered grilling from the rub to the heat. Here’s their expert advice on the tools and techniques you need to kick your grilling up a notch and maybe even surprise a few guests at your next BBQ bash. Think of it as your cookout cheat sheet.
Post and Courier keeps us all safe from yucky foodborne illness. Everyone could use a refresher on this topic!
You’ve got to be careful behind that barbecue grill or in the kitchen. Food-safety experts have found that one in four people gets sick each year from a foodborne illness. The effects sometimes can turn deadly. Ingest a strain of E. coli 0157:H7, found in contaminated produce, ground beef and other animal products, and the result could be kidney failure or death.
Okay so this one’s not a tip – it’s a Talking Head. David Byrne muses on Mediterranean grilled fish! I wonder if he grills out or if he’s afraid of burnin’ down the house. (Sorry, couldn’t help myself.)
While C and I were wandering around Barrio Alto in Lisboa a few days after the amazing meal in Modena, we stopped to eat at a nondescript lunch counter filled with locals on their lunch break. One outside window looked on to a flat grill, typical of any diner — though on this one, fish were grilling.
autonomie project, inc. teaches us how to green up our grilling with five eco-friendly grill tips.
If there is one thing Americans love to do more than drinking, it would be grilling! Serving BBQ comes with pretty much every holiday from May to September. However, most people don’t realize BBQ-ing is actually quite polluting to air quality and toxic to one’s lungs. But grilling doesn’t mean you have to skip out on your eco-friendliness.