Favorite Way to Cook Panfish??

**ju-c crawlrs** · 07-31-2006, 02:48 AM

if you wanna fry em then try ur best to fillet them, if ur using a oven recipe then chop off the heads and gut them, the fins will be fine ( more flavor haha) but what ever u prefer

**kygorski** · 08-07-2006, 06:43 PM

Fillet em.Get some crackers, a plastic bag put the crackers in ti, roll them into crumbs, add some corn meal, garlic powder, accent, salt , pepper,a little flour, and mix it up by shaking.Put the fillets in some milk and egg mix, drop them into the mix in the bag, and they are batteredready to fry. I use a pan with oil in it, get it hot add the fish,cook till golden, and chow down.Got any freezer burned fish? Soak em in a mix of beer and salt water for an hour or so, then use the above batter.Oh make sure you have enough beer, one for the fish, two for the fishermen.Thats only three beers, give one to the wife, and beg her to go to the package store, whileshes gone drink the next two and wait in the driveway for her to return.

**Cachuma** · 08-11-2006, 06:22 AM

my dad just scales them, cuts the head off, cleans the guts out..and cooks each side ten minutes in the fryer...its pretty low class.but it sure is yummy with some tarter sause or lemon juice

**Sandman** · 09-18-2006, 11:10 PM

The absolute best way to eat these critters mentioned is to put 2 to 4,(whole), in a blender with salt, pepper, tony Chacherie's....actually any seasonings you like...put blender on "blend" setting and mix until watery. Add ice if you prefer cold. Enjoy!

**Fishincracker** · 09-19-2006, 05:20 AM

Cooking 'em whole is definately my method of choice(gutted and scaled). Once done, simply pull out the Dorsal Fin, place the fish between your hands-placing your thumbs where the dorsal fin was, and gently seperate the meat from the bone. You'll get more meat this way.

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**chucklife** · 09-20-2006, 11:48 AM

After i clean them I fry them whole! I don't want to miss any meat...lol

**dixieangler** · 09-20-2006, 04:44 PM

I fillet them (usually go into the freezer if storing them for later in a water filled zip-lock freezer bag to prevent freezer burn), (thaw) soak the fillets in milk for about 2 or 3 hours (removes any gamey taste), coat them lightly in fish meal (store bought), and drop them in the Fry Daddy.

**freeflow_23** · 09-21-2006, 07:46 PM

Originally Posted by fishdoc

i feed a bunch to 5-10 yr old nieces and nephews so i filet them, shake in HOUSE AUTRY fish breader mix, drop in hot peanut oil, take'em out soon as they float...also boil'em in beer, chill on ice, and eat with your favorite cocktail sauce...MMMMM they bout gooder than shrimp!!!

Man that sounds pretty good fishdoc! Have to try this one. Straight up beer? No water?

**CatchumDeep** · 09-21-2006, 10:07 PM

Originally Posted by dixieangler

I fillet them (usually go into the freezer if storing them for later in a water filled zip-lock freezer bag to prevent freezer burn), (thaw) soak the fillets in milk for about 2 or 3 hours (removes any gamey taste), coat them lightly in fish meal (store bought), and drop them in the Fry Daddy.

Same here. I fillet all of them. We keep only the very large bream and all of the crappie that are larger than 10". I marinate them in Italian dressing for several hours, coat them in a corn meal/flour mixture (3 parts corn meal to 1 part flour), drop them in the Fry Daddy and take them out as soon as they float to the top. Eat them hot with lots of hushpuppies both dipped in catchup.

Dan

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