Fresh Tasty Snoek Braai. Fresh from the sea, is the best for this cold water fish. Glazed with sweat apricot jam and grilled on some coals.
Fresh Tasty Snoek Braai
On the west coast of South Africa is where snoek fish are caught in the cold water ocean. The Atlantic ocean. The snoek has soft white meat therefor its smoked or grilled on a braai. These are the most popular methods used for this soft fleshy snoek fish.
This long bodied and long head fish has a lot of bones in the flesh as well. The fishing vessels that go out to sea catch the fish on a hand line and place the fish on ice to keep its firmness and freshness.
Once the snoek has been gutted(stomach out) and head cut off and scaled, then the fish is either smoked or dried as another method.
The grilling of this fish on a braai is very popular for the
South African people. Glazed with apricot jam for some sweetness.
A snoek fish grilling on coals on a braai. Notice that the skin still kept on the fish for the protection of the meat while grilling (prevent the meat from breaking up)
This process of grilling.
The closed grill holds the fish in place as it turned around.
But for the start of the grilling process the fish is first grilled with the skin side down.
Once its grilling you baste the fish with a apricot jam mixture.
Below is a fresh tasty snoek braai
Break the white flesh away from the skin once the fish has cooked and place on a plate.
Do not use a knife to cut the soft white flesh of the fish with a knife as that will cut the soft bones as well. They will get easily stuck in your throat. Therefore pulling fish from the braai or grill is the better option and allows the bones to stay behind or intact.
Snoek fish normally eaten with baked sweet potato or salads.
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The recipe below.
PrintFresh Tasty Snoek Braai
Fresh Tasty Snoek Braai. Fresh from the sea, is the best for this cold water fish. Glazed with sweat apricot jam and grilled on some coals.
- Prep Time: 20 min
- Cook Time: 15 min
- Total Time: 35 min
- Yield: 35 min
Ingredients
Two fresh snoek (fresh is best as the meat is firm, otherwise it goes soft to quickly)
Some apricot jam
Butter
Olive oil
lemon
salt and pepper
Instructions
Have a braai that has formed coals.
Cut the snoek head and tail off and clean the gut out. Scale it.(or purchase the fish cleaned)
Leave the skin on for braaiing.
Make sure the grid is clean and baste the snoek with olive oil so that it doesn’t stick.
Make the marinade to baste the fish as it braais. Apricot jam with some melted butter or oil.
Cut lemon to squeeze on the fish while braaiing.
Place the snoek on the grill with the skin down.
Baste the apricot jam on and salt and pepper while its grilling.
Once the fish is cooked, which is a few minutes. White fresh soft meat.
Break it off the grill, as it will break into pieces. Do not cut it as it has soft bones.(breaking it will leave bones behind)
Place on a plate with salad or baked sweet potatoes.
Delicious sweat and tasty
Notes
A simple quick method to braai and baste fresh snoek with apricot jam.
Keywords: fresh braai apricot basted snoek
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