Keeping fresh fish fresh for up to 5 days!
This is fantastic! When Christian caught his 110 pound tuna in Hawaii, we brought home 2 big hunks to make 10 steaks. We packed it in an ice chest with blue ice and checked it into baggage. I was skeptical about it being fresh when we bar-b-qed it 2 days later. I knew it would be “fresh”, or safe to eat, but I don’t like “fishiness” at all.
Here’s the trick. And I don’t know if it will work for up to 5 days, but I’m thinking it may… The deckhand on the fishing boat is a self professed gourmet chef specializing in fish, of course. He said iti could be good as the day you caught it for up to 5 days, if you do this:
Pat the chunks dry with paper towels. Then, wrap them each in fresh dry paper towels, then into a ziploc in the fridge. Then, at least every 12 hours, repeat the process. I lovingly did that (which was a bit of a hassle morning and night, but worth it), and 2 days later, when we bar-b-qed it, it was NOT fishy at all! We caught it about noon on a Monday, and bar-b-q-ed it Wednesday night. Made me crazy to wait that long. I was SO worried I would hate it! I’m VERY picky about my fish! But it was the freshest fresh fish I have EVER had. And I felt it tasted fresher than other fish we caught and cooked the same night. I had steaks for those who don’t like fish. But even people who don’t normally like fish, ate only the tuna, because it was like steak!
We just rubbed the tuna with olive oil, nothing else, and grilled on medium high heat, just a few minutes on each side. We served it with lemon wedges and sea salt on the side. I didn’t use lemon, because it was so good without it. It was awesome!
