Quote Originally Posted by Hoytman86 View Post
I would be happy to trade fillets for cheeks. I have tried cooking all types of fish a hundred different ways and still can't get it down. Instant gag the second I taste that fishy taste. I can eat the cheeks though and they are delicious. The only time I've ever actually enjoyed eating fish, it was mahi mahi that we caught two hours before we grilled it.
You're not getting them clean enough before you cook them then. If you remove all that brownish red stuff that is on the fillet...between the meat and skin... (ALL of it)... and, remove the blood line...you will not get a fishy taste at all...zero...zip...nada. I promise. That's where that icky taste comes from. Just take the extra time it takes to clean them properly. You won't gag anymore and you'll enjoy the meal.