I read most of the people on this site fry theirs filet. I like to spend a little extra time and cook the 3-4 to 1 1-4 pound crappie whole. They just taste a little better to me. I was just wondering if I'm the only one that fries them whole.
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I read most of the people on this site fry theirs filet. I like to spend a little extra time and cook the 3-4 to 1 1-4 pound crappie whole. They just taste a little better to me. I was just wondering if I'm the only one that fries them whole.
i like the whole fish will eate filets. i just like the bone cooked with all meat just taste better to me.
I like them anyway I can get them ;) I don't get to many any more. Ron
I like them fried whole myself H-n-F. Matter of fact, over half the people that eat fish around here do, and I am always cooking for 8 to 20 people.
My dad said one time the worst part of a fish to eat was the skin(besides guts of course). I always fillet mine.
I use to eat them all whole, now I have a wife and she likes fillets. So I figure if I fix the way she likes it, I can keep fish'n. LOL I personally think it waste a lot of meat, especially when you got a good mess.
If theyre real thick I'll split a few so I get some fish on the bone. Wifey and daughter likes the fillets. My son likes 'em like I do....on the bone.
on the big ones, i like to clean and scale em, then take a fillet off one side, with the skin. the other side has the backbone and tail, my favorite part.. when you take the fillet off, if you gonna remove the rib bones, its easier to take the skin off to. me, i just eat around the rib bones. If im gonna fry a big one whole and not fillet, then ill gash it down each side so it wont take it so long to cook.
I like frying them whole. Even the ones over 2 lbs. I think that you waste alot of meat by fileting them. I've got some thawing out in the sink right now to fry up!!! Ummmmm......
had then the way rango likes them. made a tomato gravy with fillets and fried the half a fish one the bone. Was great!!!!!
I like them whole myself. I think they just have a better taste but, most of the time we eat filets because they are quicker to cook and everytime I fry fish I usually have to feed the whole clan so filets are easier.
I like them filleted so I don't have to pick through the bones but my dad and my brother-in-law likes them whole. I let my fillets soak for at least two hours in milk to get rid of the strong gamey taste before I deep fry them (usually with french fries). I use store bought "fish meal mix" that is really ready made corn meal, flour, and seasonings on the fillets before frying. This link explains it better than I can even though I do mine a little different.
Main site link:
http://www.jimporter.org/
Direct link:
http://www.jimporter.org/recipes/
"Strong Gamey Taste"....In CRAPPIE??? What kind of Crappie are you eating there DixieAngler...
eating them "whole" means I can taste the "nutty sweet" flavor of the skin, which is really better done when the fish are fresh. They seem to lose some of that, when frozen whole. Fillets usually take on the "taste" of whatever they are "covered" in.
Crappie, and freshwater fish in general, don't need to be cooked very long to be "done". The longer they're cooked, the more chance they will be greasy (from the coating) and/or the meat will be dry and tough.
I generally fry "my" fish in a iron skillet. I coat them with plain yellow corn meal, Southern Star Fish Fry Seasoning, or a combination of the two.
I fillet the majority of the fish I catch and keep ... mostly because it's faster and easier than scaling/gutting, but also due to the fact that I provide other members of my family with fish. They like fillets ... no bones, no carcass, no fuss.
I have tried a suggestion from some members, to "coat" the fish with whatever covering I plan to use (meal, seasoning mix, etc) before freezing ... to delay or even stop the freezer burn. It works rather well. And it keeps me from having to use up a lot of freezer space, with containers of fish/water.
As for "wasting" a lot of meat by filleting ... I don't think so, at least not a noticable amount per fish ... provided, of course, that the filleting proceedure is done correctly. And filleting is simply doing with a fillet knife, what you do with your fork ... removing the bones. And, even when frying/eating them whole ... there's usually still "some" meat left, that's thrown out with the carcass (bones/fins). So ... I feel that proper filleting technique vs "whole", as far as total eatable meat availability is concerned, is pretty much a tie ... if not a non-issue.
All of this is, of course, is just MHO .... cp :cool:
sac-a-lait,
Well, when you throw in some bream fillets meaning the Speck and bream fillets get mixed together as is usually the case around here, that strong fishy taste is there in the fillets if I don't milk soak them a while.
i like to filet mine.i do like the little extra flavor from the skin,but i'm gettin' too old and lazy to gut/scale and make a mess to clean up:rolleyes:
with the electric knife i get a quick clean filet with no mess,with little effort.after filting,i just slice out the ribcage with my regular raplala,and voila!!!nice tastey sweet meat in about a half a minute per fish:)
add a little of my homemade seasoned breading,toss in the iron skillet full of butter flavor crisco,and "heaven,i'm in heaven":)
I like filets with Andys fish breading fried. Best breading around here.
Same here ?:confused: Is he really catch'n crappie or is it poor water quality ?:confused: There is'nt a finer fish here than Crappie fillets.:D I'll take my fresh crappie fillets rinsed well and forget anything to hide the taste.:rolleyes: Cook my plain and simple , corn mealed and deep fried !Quote:
Originally Posted by sac-a-lait
Nimrod,
See above post. It ain't the Speck fillets, its the bream fillets that get mixed in with them.
I like crappie filets, but I like whole bream.
I'll 2nd thatQuote:
Originally Posted by crappiekiller2