This is Bernie Schneider's recipe. Ingredients: boneless fish, pot, water, salt, onions, bay leaves lemon juice, lemon pepperand drawn butter. It works with pike, but is also fine for other freshwater fish including Walleye and White fish. Have only tried Sheephead once, fried in butter, and it was awful. Please let me know if this works.
Cut 2-3 lbs (.9-1.36 kg) of deboned fillets, into 2-3 " strips. Then place a large pot with 2 quarts (2.3 l) of water, on high heat and add: 4-6 tablespoons of salt; 2 sliced or quartered onions; 2-3 bay leaves; and 2 tablespoons of lemon juice or one whole lemon, quartered and squeezed. Bring the water to a rapid boil and add the fish strips. The water will stop boiling temporarily, but leave it on high heat and gently move the fish around. When the water returns to a boil, cook the fish for exactly 3 minutes, no longer or it will break up. Remove the fish and drain it. Season with lemon pepper and salt to taste. Serve with drawn butter, flavored with garlic. It is also great with the red, horseradish based "seafood sauce."
Never tasted Bass any better than this!
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