What to Catch

Cooking Your Catch

Most restaurants along the Destin harbor offer a “hook and cook” deal for patrons. Bring in a clean and bagged fish and let the restaurants do all the cooking for you.

Here’s a list of some of the area restaurants that offer that option.

Dewey Destin’s Harborside Restaurant, located at 202 Harbor Blvd., will cook up to a pound of fish per person. The chef will grill, fry, blacken or bronze your catch.  For more information, call 850-837-7525, or  visit destinseafood.com

Margaritaville Restaurant located in HarborWalk 76 Harbor Blvd. For more information call 850-460-7700, or visit margaritavilledestin.com

East Pass Seafood & Oyster House located at 56 Harbor Blvd within the World Renowned Harborwalk Village in Destin, Florida. For More information call 850-424-3507 or visit eastpassseafood.com

Want to Cook It Up Yourself?

There are lots of recipe variations online for fish.  Below are links to some of our favorite recipes for catch’s of the day.

Grouper
Grouper is firm enough to cook in a pan and is similar in flavor to Bass and Halibut.

Broiled Grouper Parmesan – https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/103991/broiled-grouper-parmesan/

Red Snapper
Snapper has a lean, firm texture. The flesh is white, tinted pink from its red skin.  It is moist, delicate and mild and it has a sweet, fresh taste.

Pan Seared Red Snapper – https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/36124/pan-seared-red-snapper/

Cajun Red Snapper – https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/15839/cajun-red-snapper/

Gulf Coast Red Snapper – https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/245851/gulf-coast-red-snapper/

King Mackarel & Spanish Mackerel
Mackerel is an oily fish, high in Omega 3’s, milder in taste than Salmon.

Japanese Broiled Mackerel – https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/29497/japanese-broiled-mackerel/?internalSource=staff%20pick&referringId=13341&referringContentType=Recipe%20Hub

Broiled Spanish Mackerel – https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/217274/broiled-spanish-mackerel/?internalSource=streams&referringId=13341&referringContentType=Recipe%20Hub&clickId=st_recipes_mades

Blackfin Tuna
Blackfin tuna is not sushi grade tuna but certainly provides a tasty steak great for broiling or pan searing.

Blackened Tuna Steaks with Mango Sauce – https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/103535/blackened-tuna-steaks-with-mango-salsa/?internalSource=hub%20recipe&referringContentType=Search

Marinated Tuna Steak – https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/39455/marinated-tuna-steak/?internalSource=hub%20recipe&referringContentType=Search