Uncle Nubby’s Kingfish Balls

My Uncle Nubby, who as you may know, pioneered the technique (or at least tried to) of noodlin’ for sheepshead. Needless to say it was a short lived venture, which earned him the nickname “Nubby”. However, when he turned his attention to kingfishing, he came up with some pretty cool recipes. One of which was “kingfish balls”. Which is really ingenious in its simplicity. All you do is make several slits down the side of your kingfish, like you were going to do steaks, only you don’t cut all the way through. Once the slits are made, you