Baked Marinated Mako Shark Steaks

Shark is definitely under appreciated when it comes to fish. This baked mako shark recipe will have you appreciating shark a lot more! It is so tender, and bursting with flavors. It has a similar texture as salmon, but shark is a little more dense and meaty when it comes to texture and flavor.

I never thought to try shark. never wanted to. The thought of eating a shark was just plain weird. I would always stick to my go to and known fish’s like, salmon, haddock, and shellfish. But wow, am I glad I tried shark!

My husband wanted to try it, so we picked some up at the market, did some research on how to cook shark, and it is amazing!

It flakes just like salmon and haddock. It is nice and tender, and has a nice dense meaty flavor.

Shark is so easy to cook too. You can marinate it like I did, or spread some olive oil on top with some spices. Shark already has a lot of flavor naturally so not much is needed to make it taste amazing.

For this recipe I made a marinade, and marinated the shark steak for a half an hour. 15 minutes each side.

For the marinade I used rice vinegar, fresh parsley, clove of garlic, black pepper, soy sauce, and lemon juice. So simple, and so tasty!

You want to place your shark steak in a medium size bowl.

Add the rice vinegar, chopped parsley, and minced garlic.

Now add your fresh squeeze lemon juice.

Last you want to add your soy sauce, and pinch of black pepper.

Put in the fridge to marinate for 30 minutes. Turning over halfway through.

Once 30 minutes is up, bake shark in preheated oven for 10 minutes per inch of thickness. My shark steak was pretty thick, I would say they were about an inch thick, so I baked mine for 10 minutes.

You want to make sure you don’t bake for too long, otherwise the texture will be tough and rubbery.

When its done, it should flake off easily like haddock and salmon.

And there we have it! I hope you enjoy this recipe! Don’t be afraid to try it…trust me!

Baked Marinated Mako Shark Steaks

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Prep Time 30 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 40 minutes mins

Servings: 2 People

Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients

  

• 1 lb. Mako Shark
• 2 TBSP Rice Vinegar
• 2 TBSP Fresh Chopped Parsley
• 1 Clove Garlic, minced
• 1 Pinch Black Pepper
• 2 TBSP Soy Sauce
• 1 Wedge Squeezed Lemon Juice

Method

 

1. First you want to marinate your shark steak. Place shark steak in medium bowl.
2. Add rice vinegar, chopped parsley, and minced garlic.
3. Squeeze lemon wedge over shark steak.
4. Add soy sauce, and pepper.
5. Marinate in fridge for 30 minutes. Turning the steak over half way through.
6. When 30 minutes is up, preheat oven to 400 degrees.
7. Place shark steak in baking dish, with marinade.
8. Bake for 10 minutes per inch of thickness. Enjoy!

Notes

Shark is not as good when it is over cooked. Make sure you don't over cook it.

Estimate and go by the thickness. Mine was about an inch thick so I cooked it for 10 minutes. If your shark steak is thicker than an inch and more like 2 inches, than it would cook for 15-20 minutes.

Shark is done when it flakes off easily like salmon and haddock.