What's your best amberjack recipe?

It grills good with lemon butter, not the best fish but good, I always remove any gray area and blood line

You were on the right track with the skillet. I cooked some last week with just your standard blackening seasoning brushed with metled butter and olive oil. Serve with some fresh greens and a nice beer and you have yourself a fine meal.

Smoked fresh & made into a fish dip is another really good way to use it

It is good grilled or blackened but you have to get all the blood line out of it and you can't overcook it. Once it's dried out it has the texture of cotton and is pretty nasty.

It makes a great smoked fish dip as well. Brine it for a few hours and smoke at a low temp until it's done. Mix with a block of cream cheese, a lil mayo, green onions, worcestershire, lemon juice, hot sauce and some horseradish. Saltines are obligatory.

Lastly cut it into 1-1/2" chunks. Take a jar of jalapenos with juice, a can of crushed pineapple and a red onion and puree in a blender. Marinate the fish in that for a few hours in the fridge. Wrap the cubes in bacon and grill until the bacon is done while basting with the leftover marinade. That's some good eating there buddy.

Something about cheese cloth, crab boil, then throwing it all in the trash and getting a steak.

Never been a fan of Amberjack or King Mackerel. Gimme Wahoo or Mahi any day (or blackened tuna).

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Why I prefer good ole specks. All this shite, making dip??

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Never been a fan of Amberjack or King Mackerel. Gimme Wahoo or Mahi any day (or blackened tuna).

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Well no shite. Sometimes you pull up a less than desirable species and you have to make the best of it. FYI King Mackerel makes excellent smoked fish dip.

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I just don't like it

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Fair enough. I was the same way until I started cooking it differently.

Caught some little kings in Florida in June. Brined and smoked, they made a nice dip.