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The Best Way To Cook Your Freshly Caught Fish
By Travis Clemens
A freshly caught fish can be cooked in a thousand and one ways. Any fisherman worth his salt has his own unique way of cooking a freshly caught trout, salmon
or whatever fish he caught. So fisherman all across the country has been handed down methods of cooking fish. Here are some tips to get the best out of your fish.
1. Frying
Breading and frying a freshly caught fish is as good as it gets. The smell of butter emanating from the frying pan and the flair a fisherman puts in flipping
his catch is worth its weight in gold, almost. For the novice fisherman, make sure that the butter is extra hot but not yet burning.
Also, make sure that the fish is well
coated in batter. Season your batter to your heart's content, salt and pepper never goes wrong. You may want to try other herbs and spices with the batter for a more
delicious fish.
2. Grilling
At first glance, grilling would seem to be the easiest way to handle your fish. A newbie might assume that grilling fish is the same as
grilling steaks or burgers. Unlike fowl or cattle, fish tends to secrete most of its own juices when cooked. On a grill the delicious juice drips into the coals.
To prevent
losing the moisture, first coat the fish with oil. The oil will seal a part of the moisture inside. Second, keep an eye on the fillets and turn them as soon as a cut would
reveal that the fresh fish is cooked halfway through. After being flipped, watch the fish carefully.
Remove the fish as soon as it is cooked through.
An option to basting the fish with oil is to wrap it inaluminum foil. The aluminum foil will keep the moisture and marinate the fish in its own moisture. Placing herbs and
spices inside the foil with the fish enhances the grilling process and the fish itself.
3. Baking
Baking is the best option for the fisherman who does not want to watch over the fish during cooking. The fisherman can prepare the marinade
and pre-heat the oven, then pop the fish into the oven for a predetermined amount of time.
You may want to check on the fish from the time to time, ensuring that you
don't overcook the fish. Whatever fish you caught, a good recipe and proper cooking will for sure enhance the catch. Take time to prepare for cooking, a badly cooked
fish will no doubt spoil your day.
Remember the first rule of cooking, don't overcook your fish.
About The Author:
Travis Clemens is a life time fisherman and he knows the ins and outs of gettinem on the hook! You too can gettem on the hook with Travis
as your guide!
http://www.best-fishing-tips.com
Addendum From The Editor
Preparing Your Fish For The Frying Pan
Ahhhh ... there are no fresher fish than the ones being taken off the hook. If you wish to
enjoy them at there peak then you must cook them promptly.
If you intend to consume
them at a later date or time, then certain precautions must be taken to insure their
freshness and edibility.
The best ways to keep your fish prime are to kill them immediately with a sharp blow to
the head or knife them between the eyes and into the brain.
The only other way is to keep
them alive is in a live well , a cage in shallow water or on a stringer. However, to keep them
fresh the water must be cold.
Now a simple way of cleaning the trout.
Start by slitting the belly from the anal vent to the gills.
Then cut thru the lower junction of the gills.
You must then
pull out the viscera and the gills.
Run your thumb along the backbone to clean out the kidney.
Wash lightly with cold water to help retain flavor.
Immediately after cleaning place in a plastic bag and store in ice or refrigerator. If ice or
refrigerator is not available then every attempt must be made to keep
the fish cool.
Iain Loveman
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