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Have read many posts on cleaning, storage, and cooking of various types of fish. Is there any one side dish that is a must-have for that "perfect" fish-fry or fish meal?...Maybe taters, coleslaw,hush-puppies?
For me,it's bread and butter. Fresh baked is best, but store-bought will do in a pinch. "Can't eat fish without bread and butter," is what my Mom always said. I still can't.
Am interested in what others like or prefer,...or share a recipe.
Thanks!
Old Joe
Backwater Eddy
03-02-2002, 05:30 AM
Home made brown bread or cornbread, fried potatoes and onions, or maybe a scoop of some slaw.
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SUPERTROLLER
03-02-2002, 06:24 AM
STEAK! I don't care much for fish. I will eat it only as a last resort if there is nothing else to choose from. Just my preference so please don't waste your typing skills dumping on me. I release everything my partners don't insist they want to bring home. (This is why fish love me.)
hgmeyer
03-02-2002, 07:13 AM
Hey Supretroller...
You're welcome in my boat anytime...specially when the Walleye (Northern, Crappie, Catfish..etc.) bite is "on"...
However, I had a fishing partner just like you and ultimately I did get rid of him...got worried about "this unnatural...don't eat fish behavior" and figured he might just snap the rest of the way and commence to be a cannibal or something...
WAeyes
03-02-2002, 08:31 AM
With a non-breaded walleye recipe that is baked, I have been getting into a good twice baked potato for the side.
With the breaded deep fried fish, I like coleslaw.
Boatnut
03-02-2002, 08:41 AM
There's only ONE "side dish" that is a "must have" with fish...and thats an ice cold brewski!!!!!
Brushpile
03-02-2002, 08:53 AM
Is Tartar sauce a side dish?? That is all I NEED.
Nofish
03-02-2002, 09:00 AM
Ahhh, Eddy!
Warm cornbread and fried fish! Man that's eatin!!! A scoop of slaw and some deep fried tater tots and a cold, cold Red Lager and I am set!!!
(I't doesn't have to be catfish does it Eddy??? :P )
Have fun........R
Stinger WI
03-02-2002, 09:54 AM
SuperTroller,
I can handle the steak as long as its venison. My wife and I always differ on fish, she likes to eat fish from a restaraunt and I like to eat what I catch.
As long as you got some homemade bread and a nice cold brew to go with it your all set.
Craig A
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SUPERTROLLER
03-02-2002, 03:29 PM
I'm not real picky about where the steaks come from. I just want a chunk of meat in front of me and an ice cold beer next to the plate. These are life's simple pleasures for me.
jeffster
03-02-2002, 03:37 PM
Don't forget the baked beans
jeffster
Melonbob
03-02-2002, 04:44 PM
I'm just so glad I haven't heard Ketchup.....(:
Fish Hound
03-02-2002, 04:51 PM
Gotta have fried taters and lots of ketchup.
The Fish Hound
Atomic Eye
03-02-2002, 06:05 PM
An outstanding side dish for walleye is a bean - mushroom soup casserole that is topped with a can of dried, fried onions!
If we're making our walleye as tempura, we like to cook tempura vegetables (mushrooms, sweet potato, green chile, and squash) to accompany it. It's a good thing they haven't heard about this in Japan or we'd be losing a lot of WE to the Orient.
Atomic Eye (New Mexico) -- "Gone Fission!" ~~~<}}}:>
luckyketch
03-02-2002, 07:56 PM
Hushpuppies Rule.
Hawgeye
03-02-2002, 10:31 PM
When the fryer comes out, so do the jalepeno poppers with a brewskie. Use the poppers to get the oil temperature just right, then eat them while doing fish.
Usually I prefer to bake the walleye filets or make them in the microwave.
Yes, you may think it sounds bad but they taste great. Saute the filets with butter in a microwave safe caserole dish so that the entire bottom of the dish is completely covered with filets and butter, then on high for 7-8 minutes. Try it, you might just like it. Quick easy and very little clean up.