Fresh Tasty Snoek Braai recipe. Easy barbecue grill with fresh fish fillets basted with apricot sauce is the best South African meal idea.
Fresh Tasty Snoek Braai
A fresh tasty snoek braai or barbecue on the grill recipe. The best South African idea to grill the fish fillets with a simple marinade to baste the fish with while it grills on the open fire. The Atlantic ocean on the west coast of South Africa is where snoek fish are caught in the cold water ocean. The snoek has soft white meat therefore its smoked or grilled on a braai or barbecue. Basted with easy apricot jam recipe. These are the most popular methods used for this soft fleshy snoek fish for lunch or supper. Get more grilling ideas from All Braai or Grill Meat recipes.
FAQ’s
How do you know when snoek is done?
You can test whether the snoek is ready by inserting a fork in the thickest part and slightly turning the fork. If the flesh flakes, the snoek is ready.
Which Robertson product is used with glazed snoek on the braai?
Apricot jam is traditionally used in the Cape for creating a fruity glaze for braaied fresh snoek. In this recipe, we’ve combined it with honey, soy sauce, butter, garlic, chilli flakes and Robertsons Braai & Grill All-in-One to create an irresistibly spicy basting sauce.
Why is snoek fish salty?
The Snoek fish is dried and cured with salt, hence preserving it for eating later on. But it comes from the salty sea, and it is in the flesh.
How do you remove salt from salted snoek?
Place the fish into a large bowl and pour boiling water over the fish. The water should cover the fish. Cover the bowl and let the saltfish soak overnight. The following morning, drain off the salty water.
Ingredients for a Fresh Tasty Snoek Braai
- fresh snoek
- butter
- oil
- apricot jam
- salt and pepper
- See the recipe attached for all the amounts and ingredients needed.
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.
How To grill a Fresh Tasty Snoek Braai
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. The snoek fish is gutted and opened for fillets.
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 fish fillets are placed between the double sided grill and closed to keep it from falling. 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. The snoek fillets should grill within 6-10 minutes (depending on the thickness of the flesh) that is for each side.
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, as that will cut the soft bones as well. Therefore pulling fish from the braai or grill is the better option and allows the bones to stay behind or intact. Pull the cooked flesh away parallel with the bones to leave them in tacked.
What goes with snoek?
Snoek fish normally eaten with :
- baked sweet potato
- salads.
- Grilled Corn on a Braai or Barbecue
- Easy Creamy Corn Casserole
- creamy potato salad
- Homemade Garlic Braai Loaf
- Toasted Braai Grilled Sandwiches (braaibroodjie)
- Roasted Meats and Vegetables
- chakalaka
- pap and chakalaka
- grilled pineapple
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PrintFresh Tasty Snoek Braai
Fresh Tasty Snoek Braai recipe. Easy barbecue grill with fresh fish fillets basted with apricot sauce is the best South African meal idea.
- Prep Time: 20 min
- Cook Time: 15 min
- Total Time: 35 min
- Yield: 35 min
- Category: Meals supper or lunch
- Method: Braai or barbecue, grill,
- Cuisine: South african
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. Grill for at least 6-10 minutes per side. It also depends on the thickness of the flesh.
- Baste the apricot jam on and salt and pepper while its grilling.
- Once the fish is cooked, which is 6-10 minutes per side. 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.
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