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Here's a fairly easy recipe I tried yesterday.
Cut the tog filets into 'scallop' sized pieces, wrap with a half strip of bacon and secure with a toothpick and place on a buttered foiled broiler pan. The picture is of 3 filets from ~16" fish. I cut out all the pin bones, red meat and fatty edge.
Use a food processor to puree an onion, shallot, garlic and habenero pepper, olive oil mix and then add a teaspoon or so to each wrapped piece.
Convection oven bake at 500F for 15' or until fully cooked.
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Don P
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Tried it tonight without all the toppings....wrapped them and them did some with Montreal Seasoning, some with Blackened Old Bay and some with fresh Cracked Black Pepper. They came out good, but since I didn't have a broiler pan, or a cookie sheet with a lip to catch the grease I used a square black metal baking pan. Since the pan had a 2" lip I couldn't get the bacon to crisp up even though I convection baked it at 500*F for 15+ minutes and then tried to crisp it on the Hogh Broiler for a few minutes. Still good, but could have been crispier bacon.
The bacon puts out a LOT of grease so I didn't bother greasing the pan.
The below is 2 fillets chunked up from a 20" Tog.....and used 1/2 a strip of bacon on each chunk.
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hit the bacon with a propane torch for a few seconds when they are done. it will crisp up almost instantly.
Originally Posted By: Don P
Tried it tonight without all the toppings....wrapped them and them did some with Montreal Seasoning, some with Blackened Old Bay and some with fresh Cracked Black Pepper. They came out good, but since I didn't have a broiler pan, or a cookie sheet with a lip to catch the grease I used a square black metal baking pan. Since the pan had a 2" lip I couldn't get the bacon to crisp up even though I convection baked it at 500*F for 15+ minutes and then tried to crisp it on the Hogh Broiler for a few minutes. Still good, but could have been crispier bacon.
The bacon puts out a LOT of grease so I didn't bother greasing the pan.
The below is 2 fillets chunked up from a 20" Tog.....and used 1/2 a strip of bacon on each chunk.
I had three pieces of bacon and no toothpicks so I had to move away from classic "bites" set up. some cakes for good measure.
""Happy Talk" . . . . . Because it has worked so well thus far"
"It is not necessary to change; survival is not mandatory" - Edward Deming
"Unless we start to focus everything on this, our targets will soon be out of reach" - Greta Thunberg January 2020
"I spent most of my dough on booze, broads and boats and the rest I wasted" - Elmore Leonard.
Team Man Made Climate Change is Real.
"Such change demands on our part a serious and responsible recognition not only of the kind of world we may be leaving to our children, but also to the millions of people living under a system which has overlooked them" - Pope Francis September 2015
#1661310 - 11/23/1507:36 AM
Re: Bacon Wrapped Tog Bites
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Can None of you learn to rotate??
Originally Posted By: BLUECHIP
I'm not fat, I'm fluffy!
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#1661328 - 11/23/1509:49 AM
Re: Bacon Wrapped Tog Bites
[Re: KillTaker]
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Hold the phone correctly or upload from your computer
Originally Posted By: KillTaker
It's a well documented issue with the iPhone, jeebus Craig, Tommy's is closed!
I'm not fat, I'm fluffy!
Judge Smails:
"Its easy to grin, when your ship comes in, and you've got the stock market beat. But the man worth while is the man that can smile with his shorts too tight in the seat."
#1661329 - 11/23/1509:53 AM
Re: Bacon Wrapped Tog Bites
[Re: Don P]
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Originally Posted By: Don P
Bluechip's original pic is perfect on my iPad, but Craig your "corrected" rotation views as sideways on my iPad.
Are you laying down with your Ipad?
I'm not fat, I'm fluffy!
Judge Smails:
"Its easy to grin, when your ship comes in, and you've got the stock market beat. But the man worth while is the man that can smile with his shorts too tight in the seat."
Crazy Ivan
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Loc: New Milford, and Anywhere Salt...
Originally Posted By: KillTaker
Originally Posted By: Crazy Ivan
Hold the phone correctly or upload from your computer
Originally Posted By: KillTaker
It's a well documented issue with the iPhone, jeebus Craig, Tommy's is closed!
I don't use Apples, and I am cognizant of the fact that I cannot dine at Tommy's on Wednesday nights....
What does Tommy's at Wednesday night mean? Offshore nights are on TUESDAY's
I'm not fat, I'm fluffy!
Judge Smails:
"Its easy to grin, when your ship comes in, and you've got the stock market beat. But the man worth while is the man that can smile with his shorts too tight in the seat."
I tried it with Perch and seasoning without the topping, everyone loved them! Finally got out Toggin on the 29th and I'll try this recipe again with the Tog. Thanks
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So my mouth has been watering since this thread started and I have a freezer full of blackfish so I had to give this a try. Kept it simple, just thick cut smoked bacon, and drizzled a cracked black pepper and butter sauce over the top baked on 500 for about 12-15 minutes and we had taug perfection. I can't eat any more but they keep staring at me. Looks like I have a little snack at work tomorrow. Thanks for the awesome recipie murph and everyone else. I think bacon wrapped anything is good though.
#1775699 - 12/08/1910:07 AM
Re: Bacon Wrapped Tog Bites
[Re: Murph]
Don P
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....because they’re Bluefish John!
I do like small Bluefish 3-8#ers quickly bled and iced eaten same day on the grill. Also love them all smoked. My Dad used to bake big Bluefish with a Cucumber & Onion Bread Stuffing layered on top and those always came out awesome too.
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