Favorite Walleye Recipe(s)

[FlyLie]

Been having a little luck with the Walleye on the tailwaters of the Cumberland below Wolf Creek Dam and thinking I should try cooking up some. Sorry about that to the C&R guys.

Anyone have a favorite recipe(s) they want to share?

[know1]

Been having a little luck with the Walleye on the tailwaters of the Cumberland below Wolf Creek Dam and thinking I should try cooking up some. Sorry about that to the C&R guys.

Anyone have a favorite recipe(s) they want to share?

Walleye are good any way you cook them, IMO.

I'm sure most people will mention frying them in some sort of batter, but I wonder if baking or grilling them might work.

Tim Farmer had a marinade on the show a few weeks ago and it looked really good, although he was using Striper fillets. After soaking them in this for awhile, he grilled them.

Here was the marinade:

6 cloves of garlic, peeled
4 tablespoons of fresh rosemary, stems removed
6 heaping tablespoons of black olive tapenade sauce
1.5 cups mayonnaise
4 tablespoons olive oil
4 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
1 teaspoon salt (sea salt preferred)
Pepper to taste
Lemon Pepper to taste

Here's a link to watch him make it:
http://www.vimeo.com/4707307

Not sure if this would work for walleye, but I'd be willing to try it.

[kydog]

Walleye are such a mild fish, one simple way is to wrap it up in aluminum foil with just butter, lemon juice and salt and pepper.when you wrap it up make sure it's sealed real well and it will steam cook very quickly, about 20 min for a nice fillet.
Dave

[kc]

Since you mentioned grilling I will share one that a fishing buddy of mine showed me years ago that we love. It would be good for walleye, stripers, bass, or any other firm-fleshed, mild fish. Basically I smoke/grill them on a small charcoal tabletop grill:

> Build a charcoal fire in the grill. It doesn't have to be super hot.
> Make a foil pan using aluminum foil just big enough to hold the fillets. May need multiple pans if you are cooking up a good sized batch.
> Cut onions in to slices and lay the fillets on top the slices in the pan.
> Melt a half-stick of butter or so, mix in some lemon juice, and a table spoon or two of minced garlic.
> Just prior to cooking, put a good sized chunk of hickory or other smoking wood on the fire to get the smoke started.
> Put the pan on the heat and pour in enough water to cover the bottom of the pan.
> Brush the butter/lemon/garlic on the top of the fillets. I ususally re-apply 2 or 3 times while cooking to marinade the fillets and keep them moist on top.
> Keep the smoke going and covering the meat. The grill I have has a damper and I let it breath enough to keep burning/smoking but keep the grill full of smoke.
> Cook until a fork goes easily through the thickest part of the fillet.
> To serve poke holes in the pan to drain the water and prepare for some great fish!

Enjoy!

kc

[aceoky]

I do most of my fish in a good homemade beer batter, (usually after a soaking in buttermilk) .....walleye however (as mentioned being so mild) I just ( how much of each is depending on how many I'm fixing the ratio is the same) use a 3-1 yellow corn meal/flour , salt/pepper/lemon pepper to taste; pat them dry with a paper towel, dip in beaten eggs; roll them in meal/flour mixture and deep fry @ 400*

[mhall]

I do most of my fish in a good homemade beer batter, (usually after a soaking in buttermilk) .....walleye however (as mentioned being so mild) I just ( how much of each is depending on how many I'm fixing the ratio is the same) use a 3-1 yellow corn meal/flour , salt/pepper/lemon pepper to taste; pat them dry with a paper towel, dip in beaten eggs; roll them in meal/flour mixture and deep fry @ 400*

That's what I'm talkin bout!

[Bobby Headrick]

Hey Ace when's supper, we can go catch em if you cook em, need good hushpuppies also. Fish fry at Ace;s hse. who's in. BYOB

[roadrunner]

Ace do you share your beer batter recipe?

[aceoky]

Nothing "special" (other than the taste according to those who've tried it)

(again depends on how many fillets I'm fixing how much of each ingredients ..... you want the consistency to just coat a fork) IF too thick just add a little more beer and mix again ...

Yellow corn meal two-three eggs beaten, lemon pepper to taste (more than you "think you'll want" in my experience)

A "dab" (or more) of Tony Chasteries (sp) seasoning, 1/3 to one beer ( I ONLY use Miller high life after trying many) ..again all depending on how much I'm frying up (usually a pretty big bowl of batter is made)

I also use a 50/50 mix of peanut and canola oil (a bit "healthier than 100% peanut oil and no one will know Shh) Probably doesn't matter unless you fix as much as I do.

Dip and drain well, just enough batter to coat (too much will just cook off and burn in the oil before you're done with the batch shhh) Oil "must" be at least 375 (390 is "perfect" ) so be careful to not add too many at once or oil will cool too much and fish won't be nearly as good as it would/should be

May as well give out my hush puppy recipe too

1/2 self rising flour to 1/2 yellow self rising corn meal three large eggs well beaten, garden fresh green onions (when I have them which is usually) diced VERY small and mixed into the batter, which is made with 1/3 buttermilk and 1/3 "condensed milk" 1/3 milk , mix should be "thick" but mixed well.... use an ice cream dipper to "dip" them out (shape them) drop into 395* oil turn often and enjoy!

[FlyLie]

YUM - YUM - All sounds good. Thanks guys for the recipes. I'm printing them out now.

Going to be a few days before I can get back on the river. Hope the Walley are still biting then.

Good Fishing to All,

[Perk0915]

HI, I don't have any suggestions for you but would like to ask a question, I have been trying to catch a walleye for sometime and haven't been successful. Anything you can tell me about fishing for them below the dam? I tend to go to Burksville and put in but any ideas would be great. How to fish for them and what bait etc, not looking for your spots but just some help. Thanks, Perk

[roadrunner]

Thanks for the beer batter recipe.

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