Biloxi Bacon - AKA - Smoked Mullet

[bspitt]

This aint no trash fish and it aint just bait!

Clean, butterfly, and salt - pack in ice for a few hours

sprinkle with Tony Chachere Creole Seasoning then Baste with this:
smoke @ 200 till 165F

Baste with Cajun Butter several times while smoking(See thumbnail pic)

Enjoy and better give the dog some skin:

Make some dip (with Capers) with leftovers: - WOW its good

 

[fishgutzy]

I thought it was going to be a picture of Joe Dirt with his hair on fire.

 

[MacEntyre]

That is my absolute favorite fish... has light and dark meat, an' most folks don' like it so there's more fer me!

 

[bondjamesbond]

Ain't nothing wrong with smoked mullet.

 

[Lager]

I competed in an archery 3d shoot years ago down there in Florida and on the lunch menu was fried Mullet. I was leery about the dish because I always used them as bait until I tried it.. This fish is awesome, light and flakey and was quite a surprise.