Whole crappie

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Butter and Old Bay in the iron skillet. A nice change of pace from fried!


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Man, that does look tasty.....

Grew up eating them like that, the only way my Grandmother would eat them. Tasty tasty ��

I am going to try cooking some this way.

Man, that looks great, thanks

That does look good

BUT ... how can that be a "change of pace from fried" when they're still being "fried" :dono and what's the deal with the lattice work slices thru them ?? :Rofl

Just kidding, bruh .... :biggrin

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BUT ... how can that be a "change of pace from fried" when they're still being "fried" :dono and what's the deal with the lattice work slices thru them ?? :Rofl

Just kidding, bruh .... :biggrin

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Butter is way better for you than vegetable oil, everyone knows that CP!! Lol!


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Bacon grease and butter are neck n neck! LOL
Butter and ol bay blackening is the favorite method in our house.


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I prefer lard, honestly


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looks like he scored them to get flavor in flesh better after scaling them. I broil them more often this way or sautee them in pan rather than frying. Lots of wonderful ways to do it.

I don’t care what grease, just give me the fish. LOL

works really well when you have a lake full of smaller ones where you needs to keep more fish and 8 and 9 inchers are keepers.

Many many years that's the only way we cooked them. It's just easier to filet and others don't like picking thru the bones, but that's easy when you know how. The slice you see (lattice) is to help in cooking thoroughly. I still on occasion will prepare smaller ones that way. Don't loose any meat for sure.

Where is the head? My wife would cry if there is no head lol. We, actually my wife, always cooks them whole with head and egg roe. We don’t pan fried but deep fried in a wok, no flour needed. We score them deep to the bone but only 2-3 scores the whole length. The secret is seafood dipping sauce, spicy, sour, salty and sweet the same time.

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Where is the head? My wife would cry if there is no head lol. We, actually my wife, always cooks them whole with head and egg roe. We don’t pan fried but deep fried in a wok, no flour needed. We score them deep to the bone but only 2-3 scores the whole length. The secret is seafood dipping sauce, spicy, sour, salty and sweet the same time.

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Home made dipping sauce?



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Home made dipping sauce?



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X2! Need that recipe!


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Originally Posted by Just_Bass

Where is the head? My wife would cry if there is no head lol. We, actually my wife, always cooks them whole with head and egg roe. We don’t pan fried but deep fried in a wok, no flour needed. We score them deep to the bone but only 2-3 scores the whole length. The secret is seafood dipping sauce, spicy, sour, salty and sweet the same time.

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Andrew Zimmern on Food Network says the cheeks are the most flavorful little morsel. I have never ever in my life cooked a fish the way you did. I've just always scraped or filleted them. Your way doesn't scare me, though, and I might just try it.