Cooking Surf Perch - by KeepItReel

[NulodPBall]

I saw this on a thread that "KeepItReel" started and this is his recipe:

"KeepItReel
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FishingDellDude: Nice pictures and fishes! How do you prepare your fishes? Tacos? Fried with rice? Still haven't had any good ideas for them.


I prepare them by seasoning them like I want and shake in plane cornmeal or buy already seasoned cornmeal and cover them well. Then fry in hot oil in a large cast iron skillet for 3-5 minutes on each side since they usually be chunky or meaty. Then serve with lemon juice, tabasco sause, salsa & taurter sauce and cole slaw or potato salad on the side or french frys. Also bread if you like. Delicious!!!

Here is a tip you may already know, but if not:

Instead of filleting your fish, after you fry the bsp whole, put on paper towels for a few minutes. Then put on your plate and break off the tail, pull the finns slowly from the top & bottom to remove all the bones. Then open the ribs and one side of the fish will fall cleanly off the bone, remove the skeleton from the other side and you will have two perfect fillets without wasting any fish. Your biggest problem is making sure that all the ribs are removed and you will have a bonelless health meal. At the same time always be careful with eating fish for bones you may have missed. Give it a try and I am sure that within time you will become a pro at it. Beats throwing away good meat.

...As I said before you either season it to your taste with the seasons you like and cover or shake in plain yellow cornmeal and shaking off the access, Louisiana Seasoned Fish Fry, Louisiana Chicken & Fish Bake(Seasoned Coating Mix) or Zatarain's Seasoned Fish-Fri. My 1st choice is the Louisiana Seasoned Fish Fry. Also Louisiana Tartar Sauce and I buy them all at Food4Less, but more than likely can be found elsewhere too. Give it a try.

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I'm sure that this will work for Bluegill, Crappie, and any panfish

[DementedFish]

I saw that on the other thread. Good idea.