This smoked fish dip recipe is like crack rock in a jar!
Smoked fish dip is a an old school Florida tradition. If the rumors are true, S. Florida was once dotted with smoked fish huts that existed soley for the purpose of smoking fish and selling fish dip. My neighbor Dan’s family used to own one of these fish smokin’ shacks until about 30 years ago so he now does his fish smoking in his back yard. Lucky me, about once a month he brings over smoked mullet, marlin and sailfish which make wonderful fish dip. Scott calls my dip “crack” because it is that good and addicting. My recipe is a derivation of Dan’s family recipe.
Keep in mind that if you don’t have these types of smoked fish available (marlin, sailfish, mullet) that you can substitute other kinds of smoked fish you can find at your local seafood shop.
Ingredients:
Puree ingredients in a food processor until well blended. I like to make mine almost whipped so as to easily spread on crackers.
This dip is so good, you may eat the whole batch in one sitting! Enjoy!
My friend Eric agrees that smoked fish dip is the perfect snack for day sail on Biscayne Bay.
Miami race week, March 2010
© Copyright 2013 Grill Grrrl Blog: Grill Girl, Big Green Egg Recipes, Healthy Grilling Recipes, Tailgating Recipes, Paleo Recipes | Web Development By: Lorenzo Giles
Great, I love fish recipes. I’ll enjoy this very much. Thanks, Adam
Great info, thanks for useful article. I am waiting for more
Keep working ,great job!
Nice, looks tasty!
Wow! What a fantastic recipe. I made it today and I loved it. I’ll probably make this really often. Thanks.
Just had the smoked fish spread at the Friendly Fisherman at John’s Pass and it was absolutely wonderful. Would love to have their recipe. I’m wondering if the recipe above will taste like the one at the friendly fisherman? I live in St. Louis and don’t know where to get smoked fish. Gonna find out! Thanks for this site! Karen
Hi Karen,
I make my dip out of smoked marlin or kingfish but I believe on the west coast they make theirs out of smoked mullet.
Usually, after having dip at restaurants, I still find my recipe to be a step above the rest as the lime zest and old bay and jalapenos really add a lot of flavor.
You could probably try this recipe with any smoked fish you can find and try it that way.
Yum! I just made this today with smoked fish from a friend and LOVED it. The whole bowl is gone. Must make more!
Thanks for a great post.
Awesome! That stuff is like crack rock!
Glad you enjoyed it! 
Good recipe! I was wondering how long this dish keeps in the refrigerator. should dish be thrown out after about 3 days or so?
If you ever get the chance to go to Cedar Key, FL it is just like you described. Fish huts all along the downtown, and you just inhale that fabulous smell of fresh smoked mullet. It’s a must see, tiny town but so worth the drive. Totally authentic old Florida. Go to Tony’s for clam chowder that is amazing (and you can get a frozen bucket to go) and get smoked fish dip at the produce stand on the way into town. Five generations of my family is from there!
I’ve heard great things about Cedar key!! Id love to go there. Smoked fish dip is one of my favorite things in the whole wide world.