Lake Erie Walleye Recipes

BAKED WALLEYE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring the first eight ingredients to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until vegetables are crisp-tender, stirring occasionally., Place fish in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Pour vegetable mixture over the fish. Cover and bake at 350° for 15-20 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork.

BEST FRIED WALLEYE

Steps:

• Check the fillets to ensure all bones and skin have been removed. Cut the fillets into manageable pieces, if necessary.
• Place the beaten eggs a bowl and set aside. Combine the flour, garlic powder, salt, and pepper in another bowl. Pour the cracker crumbs into a third bowl.
• Heat the oil in a deep-fryer or large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Dip the fillets into the flour mixture, then the eggs, and then the cracker crumbs and set fillets aside on a plate. Test the oil: it will crackle and pop when a cracker crumb is dropped into it. Carefully lower 2 fillets into the hot oil. Cook until browned, about 3 minutes per side, using tongs to turn the fillets. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate and repeat with remaining fillets. Serve with fresh lemon wedges.

LAKE ERIE WALLEYE

Steps:

• Prepare fish by insuring that all bones are removed. Cut into 6-8 oz. pieces. Rinse and pat dry each piece. Place on paper towel to dry. Mix equal parts of flour and bread crumbs, 2 cups at a time. Mix in 1 can of beer (until mixure is consistency of pancake batter). Dredge fish through batter. Place on plate for up to 10 minutes (to set batter on fish). Repeat mixing & dredging until all pieces of fish are done. Heat oil in heavy-bottom skillet to a level to just cover fish when inserted. Temperature should be a constant 350 degrees (use thermometer). If oil begins to burn, discard and use new oil. Deep fry until golden brown (aqpprox 3-5 minutes). May be turned once, at the end, to brown other side. Serve with tarter sauce or favorite condomint. Goes best with cole slaw & french fries.

LAKE ERIE BROILED WALLEYE

Steps:

• Preheat broiler. Place walleye in single layer on lightly greased broiler pan. Brush fish lightly with oil. Combine mayonnaise, mustard, lemon juice, parsley, and pepper; spread mixture onto fish. Broil walleye for 3 to 8 minutes, or until topping is browned and fish flakes easily when tested with a fork. About one minute before the fish is completely cooked, sprinkle a bit of parmesan cheese on the top of the fish.

PATRICK'S EASY WALLEYE

Steps:

• Place the fillets in a bowl with the buttermilk. Stir to coat the fillets and allow them to marinate in the refrigerator for an hour.
• In another bowl, blend the egg and soda water together with a whisk.
• Pour the buttermilk off the fillets and replace with the egg/water mix. Chill in the refrigerator for 15 minutes then drain off the liquid.
• In a medium skillet, over medium heat, add the butter and the canola oil.
• Dredge a couple of the wet fillets in the bread crumbs and lay them into the hot oil. Don't crowd the fillets -- you may wish to fry them in two batches. (If you have to use a little more butter and oil, that's okay).
• Fry each fillet 3-4 minutes per side, turning them one time only, until the coating is golden brown.
• When the filets are done frying, lay them out on a couple of paper towels to drain and salt them right away. The thickest part of each fillet should be white and flakey inside.
• Serve on sandwich buns with tartar sauce or, plated up with home made french fries.