Fish Fry Sides


 

Ivan Stratton

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I'm headed out to spring fish camp this weekend. I decided today that I wanted to make a meal. I'm doing a fish fry. I'm bringing enough walleye to have enough fish for everyone and hopefully we will add some fresh fish. I will make a tartar sauce, Cole slaw and hushpuppies. Any other sides I should be making? I had a request for fried potatoes and onions but don't have a go to recipe. I might make some ABTs for a snack one afternoon depending on how things go.
 
A little mac 'n cheese never hurt sitting next to a fish sandwich. Baked beans work pretty well also as an easy side. Nothing fancy about it but it works.
 
Ivan,

Fried 'taters & onions is easy:

Prep (day / night before):
Get yerself some baby yukon golds
scrub them down gently and boil until tender in lightly salted water
(about an hour)
remove them from the water, cool, and refrigerate until ready for the frying.

Fish Fry Day:
halve and slice some onions, & sweat 'em in a skillet with some butter.
While onions are getting started, slice-up your baby potatoes
once onions are translucent, add the potatoes, salt, and pepper to taste (maybe a little fresh rosemary)
Fry over medium-high heat until the onions start to brown

Oh - and for the Walleye - Do it the "manly" way and fry 'em in good old-fashioned LARD (maybe with a bit of bacon grease from breakfast) I'm partial to Original Shore Lunch "thinned-out" with about 50% unbleached flour (it's a bit too salty at full-strength for delicate fish like Walleye). I think this gets the fish the best sort of golden-brown. You wouln't want to eat this every day, but for one or two weekends with the Bro's, GO FOR IT!

This method works best when you rondesvous with boats on a secluded island and cook over a campfire or Camp Stove using Cast Iron Skillets - preferrably in Northern Wisconsin, Da Yoo-Pee, or Nortern Minn-eh-soh-ta, (maybe even Canada) but is adaptable to the kitchen of your choice. Don't forget ice-cold brewskis of the region and copious amounts of fishing B.S.

Tight lines to you and your crew
 
To change things up a bit I like to make fries and then add a sliced onion and a few sliced jalapenos into the oil and then toss them in with the fries, I sure it would work with your hush puppies too.I also prefer malt vinegar rather than tarter sauce with my fish
 
Thanks guys. I think I'll be using the fried potato recipe. Might make some baked beans but I'm going to be holed up with these guys for a couple days. Might not be a good idea. Mac and Cheese sounds good but it might be a little much with everything else.
 

 

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