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Jake h · Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2012 4:52 pm Post subject: How do you cook pompano?

Until Monday I have always released pompano or used them for shark bait but I finally decided to catch a mess for the table after hearing all the hype about them. Came home with 20 or so and cleaned them. Froze most for later but fried up a few... They were terrible! I know there has to be a better way or everyone wouldn't be going nuts over them. Someone please help me out before pomps become shark food again
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SaltyMutt · Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2012 6:54 pm Post subject:

That's odd. I just fried some up myself and they were great! Even my wife really liked them.
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ziacatcher · Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2012 7:46 pm Post subject:

Smoking them is good also. Problem is finding rolling papers big enough though.

BamaRed54 · Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2012 8:05 pm Post subject:

SaltyMutt · Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2012 8:25 pm Post subject:

gonefishing · Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2012 8:34 pm Post subject:

Sure you didn't have small jacks?

pinsjeepster · Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2012 8:59 pm Post subject:

Pompano are a dense white fish and I had smoked them on the pit with
great results. Jacks are dark and bloody.

eksda · Flour Bluffian in training Joined: 04 Dec 2009 Posts: 288

i fry mine also but i bake them too. i cut slits in them and stuff orange slice or lemon or lime into the slits with some spices too. bake at 350 til fish flakes i check after 15 minutes then every 5 minutes. i will pour vinegar over the piece i eat usually malt vinegar. same with the ones i fry. pompano is really good.

ironmanstan · Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2012 5:29 am Post subject:

They are awesome FRIED, baked, broiled, and grilled.
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HighTide · Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2012 5:50 am Post subject:

This thread came out several years ago. http://www.corpusfishing.com/messageboard/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=12412&highlight=smoked+pomp

Ever since then, I've been hooked on smoked Pomp. Pomp smoked with alder wood is the best. Read the part that Tyler posted.
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Jake h · Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2012 9:23 am Post subject:

Thanks for all the replies. I'm going to bake or grill some tonight to see how they turn out. I don't have a smoker or I would give that a try too. Maybe it was something I did wrong while frying them but I doubt it, we eat fried fishevery Sunday at my house. Looks like some decent recipes on here so I'll keep trying. And yes they were pomps not jacks, not really sure how anyone could confuse the two.
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steve78412 · Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2012 9:55 am Post subject:

I also like them poached in a Court Bullion. I eat them like lobster dipped in drawn butter.

Steve

kweber · Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2012 10:00 am Post subject:

I like to grill them whole, scored, w/garlic butter.
court bouillion sounds good, but firm redfish do really well there....
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Jake h · Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2012 2:09 pm Post subject:

Excuse my ignorance but what is court bullion? And how do you go about poaching fish in it?
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