Grilled Rockfish and Shrimp

By Capt. Andy Martin – The mild flavor of Oregon Coast rockfish makes it a favorite for fish and chips and fish tacos, but it’s also amazing when combined with large shrimp or prawns, marinated and grilled. This is the perfect recipe when you want to enjoy rockfish or lingcod without frying it, and want to impress your dinner guests. Grilled Rockfish and Shrimp is flavorful and healthy, and sure to become a favorite way to enjoy freshly caught rockfish, or when clearing the freezer to prepare room for a future fishing trip.

Some remote Alaskan and British Columbia fishing lodges use this recipe to prepare rockfish, lingcod or halibut for their guests. It is easier than it may appear, and uses a simple mixture of ingredients. The fish is marinated by itself for an hour, and then another 15 minutes with the shrimp. On the grill, the fish is cooked for 10 minutes or less.

Grilled Rockfish and Shrimp

Ingredients

2 to 3 rockfish fillets, cut in half

6 to 8 large shrimp, shell on

1/4 cup soy sauce

1/4 cup cranberry juice (orange juice may be subsitited)

1/4 cup olive oil

Juice from one lime

2 garlic cloves, chopped

1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flake

1 tsp sugar

2 stalks green onion, chopped, for garnish

Mix the soy sauce, cranberry juice, lime juice, olive oil, garlic, sugar, and red pepper flake and place in a baking dish to marinate. Marinate the rockfish for one hour, then add the shrimp and marinate another 10-15 minutes.

Place the rockfish on a hot grill and cook for 5 minutes, allowing the fillets to get grill marks.

After turning over the rockfish, add shrimp to the grill and cook another 5 minutes.

Garnish with green onion, serve with rice or pasta.

To catch a limit of rockfish on the Oregon Coast, check out our half-day fishing charters. Customers keep the fish they catch, and our crew fillets them back at the dock. For information, visit www.brookingsfishing.com.