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 Winnebago Fishing  Recipes

that are featured on  The "Let's Go Fishin" Podcast Shows

This is a collection of our recipes with great cooking tips and unique entrées' for all of you to enjoy.

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Butter Herb Baked Walleye

1 pound walleye fillets
 you can use whatever type of fish fillets you prefer
1/2 cup of butter
2/3 cup of crushed saltines or
now I use the herb seasoned bread crumbs
1/4 cup of grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 tsp of each basil, oregano and salt
1/4 teaspoon of garlic powder

Be sure to preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
Then in a 9 x 13-inch glass baking dish melt the butter in the oven for
about 10 mins. Then while the butter is melting in the oven you will want
to combine your crushed saltines or the herb bread crumbs, the
parmesan cheese, oregano, basil, salt, garlic powder, and mix those
well. Now remove your baking dish with the melted butter and dip the
walleye fillets in the melted butter, then cover with the crumbs and
arrange the fillets in the buttered baking dish. Place baking dish back in
the oven and bake for about 20 to 30 minutes until your fillets flakes
with the fork.
Be sure to preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.Then in a 9 x 13-inch glass baking dish melt the butter in the oven for about 10 mins. Then while the butter is melting in the oven you will want to combine your crushed saltines or the herb bread crumbs, the Parmesan cheese, oregano, basil, salt, garlic powder, and mix those well. Now remove your baking dish with the melted butter and dip the walleye fillets in the melted butter, then cover with the crumbs and arrange the fillets in the buttered baking dish. Place baking dish back in the oven and bake for about 20 to 30 minutes until your fillets flakes with the fork.
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Broiled Walleye with Salsa and Peppers

2-3 boneless walleye fillets cut into 2" piece's
1 large green, red, orange and yellow bell pepper (4 total)
1 medium onion
1 jar of your favorite salsa
Chop peppers and onion. Spray glass-baking dish and add peppers and onion. Broil on low for approximately 15 minutes. Remove and pour into another bowl. Add fish to bottom of glass baking dish. Pour broiled peppers and onions over the fish. Pour salsa over the top evenly. Broil on low for another 10 to 15 minutes. Turn off broiler and finish by baking at 400 degrees until the juices are bubbling in the bottom of the glass-baking dish. Serve over rice or noodles!
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Delicious Walleye made easy!

1 to 2 lb. Walleye
1/4 c. of
Grandma's Breading

Rinse walleye with water, remove excess moisture and coat walleye with Grandma's breading. Deep fry or pan fry at 375 degrees until done. Walleye is best when not overcooked! Serve with Tartar Sauce or melted butter.
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Tequila Walleye

4 walleye fillets
1/2 of a jalapeño, minced
1/2 cup tequila
1/2 cup fresh lime juice
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
2 tablespoons fresh ginger, finely grated
1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
Oil for grilling

To make the glaze, combine minced jalapeño, tequila, lime juice, brown sugar, and ginger in a small saucepan. Set over heat and cook until boiling and slightly thickened. In a small bowl, combine cornstarch with 1 tablespoon water. Pour mixture into glaze while stirring. Bring back up to a boil and take off heat. Divide into two bowls then set aside. Brush hot grill with oil so prevent the fish fillets from sticking. Brush your fish fillets with the Tequila Glaze and grill your fish fillets on both sides until fish flakes with a fork. Brush again with remaining glaze and serve. Use the reserved bowl of Tequila Glaze for dipping sauce.
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Axl’s Campfire grilled fish

This is an excellent campfire recipe that AXL enjoys when we go
camping and we are sharing this recipe with you.
This works good for any fish

What you will need

Your Catch of the day fish fillets (Its walleye fillets for the Axl outing)
Mayonnaise to cover /coat fish fillets
Stick of butter
Options for flavor
Sliced green pepper
Sliced Onion
Tomato
Salt pepper
Squeeze of lemon or lime
Heavy-duty aluminum foil

Place a layer of fillets on the foil, spread with mayonnaise, add a pat of butter to each fillet, sliced green pepper, tomato, onion, salt and pepper, squeeze a lemon or lime over the fillets. Fold foil to seal. Wrap it in a second sheet of foil to prevent burning. Throw foiled packaged fillets on the grill rack for about 20 minutes. You have to try it!!

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Walleye Caesar Chip Fillets

2 pounds of fish fillets
1/2 cup of shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
1/2 cup of Caesar salad dressing
1 cup of crushed potato chips

Dip fillets in salad dressing. Place fillets in a single layer (skin side down if present), on a 15x10x1 inch-baking pan. Combine crushed chips and cheese. Sprinkle over fillets. Bake in hot oven 500 deg. F. for 10 to 15 min. or until fillets flake easily when tested with fork.
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Honey Fish

1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon curry powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 (3/4-inch thick fish fillets

Combine first 5 ingredients; stir well. Place fillets in a 13 x 9-inch baking dish; brush with half of honey mixture. Turn fillets; brush with remaining honey mixture. Cover and marinate in refrigerator for 15 minutes. Remove fillets from marinade, reserving marinade. Place fillets on a lightly greased rack in a roasting pan. Broil 4 inches from heat 10 to 12 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork, basting occasionally with reserved marinade.
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Orange Walleye Bake with Sesame Seeds

This is a delight for the holiday season and this is so easy
and you don’t need to worry about measuring it's all to your taste So simple!

walleye fillets
1 orange, quartered
some butter
sesame seeds
garlic powder
onion powder
parsley
Parmesan cheese

Be sure to rub the bottom of a glass-baking dish with a small amount of butter this will prevent your fillets from sticking. Take you walleye fillets and lay the fillets in your baking dish one layer thick. Next you want to Squeeze 2 or 3 orange quarters over the walleye fillets and then sprinkle some sesame seeds, garlic powder, onion powder to your taste and parsley over the top and finally you can Sprinkle a little Parmesan cheese over the top of your walleye fillets. You will want to bake at 425 degrees for 10 - 15 minutes, or until fish flakes easily with a fork.
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Caribbean Style Grilled Walleye.

Whether you make this in a skillet or on the grill this Caribbean style Walleye is absolutely delicious

Here are the ingredients you will need

3 pounds of walleye fillets about 3/4" thick
4 shallots chopped
4 cloves of garlic minced
1 cup of orange juice
1 cup of white wine
1/4 cup of dark rum
The Juice of 2 fresh limes
1/4 cup of soy sauce
1/4 cup of parsley chopped
1/4 teaspoon of white pepper
1/4 teaspoon of salt
2 Tablespoons of chopped rosemary

Now you could even kick it up a notch with some cayenne or hot sauce added to the mixture. Now to start off you will want to make sure the skin and any bones have been removed from your walleye fillet and rinse your walleye fillets with cool water then pat dry. In a skillet over medium high heat mix and heat the shallots, garlic, orange juice, white wine, dark rum, the juice of 2 limes, soy sauce, parsley, white pepper, salt and rosemary. You will want to stir this gently while cooking until the mixture reduces by half. Now you can fire up your grill or cook your fillets in a skillet. Here’s a great way to prevent your fillets form sticking to the grill grate, spray your grate with coking spray before placing your fillets on the grate. Place the walleye fillets on the grill for 3 to 4 minutes on each side at a medium high temperature and be sure to turn the fillets gently. Spoon a few TBS of your cooked Caribbean Style sauce over each portion of the walleye fillets. Grill for about a minute or 2 and serve immediately.
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Potato Chip Walleye

This is a great tasting recipe for your walleye, perch, and even crappies!!

1 1/4 c. of either ranch dressing/ Italian dressing or even yogurt
crushed potato chips, (Now you can use BBQ, plain, sour cream and onion,
cheese potato chips or your favorite chip! Vinegar and salt is a great taste!)
¾ cup of cheese (Cheddar or Colby), shredded
1 1/2 lbs. of walleyes fillets
(You can  use some perch fillets or crappies are a very good choice too)

Now pour ranch dressing in a 9 x 13-inch pan so you can roll the fillets in dressing and coat well. Next cover the fillets with shredded cheese and then top with your favorite crushed potato chips. Place your dish of fillets in the oven and bake at 375 degrees for about 20 to 25 minutes or until the fillets are flaky. Now next broil 2 to 3 minutes until topping is crunchy.
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Fish Kebabs

Here’s something the kids will enjoy making along with family and friends.

These are the Ingredients for your fish Kebabs

1-1/2 pounds lean fish fillets -- cubed
16 mushroom caps
2 green peppers -- cut in chunks
16 chunks pineapple
3 onions -- cut in chunks
3 firm tomatoes -- cut in wedges
1 Pk of Skewers
Now for the marinade you will need
1/4 cup vinegar
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup oil
1/8 teaspoon cayenne optional
1/4 teaspoon powdered mustard

You will want to combine marinade ingredients in a zip lock bag and shake well. Marinate fish cubes for at least 1 hour. Thread fish cubes onto skewers alternating fish with fruit and vegetables. Brush kebabs with remaining marinade. Place skewers on grill or campfire rack about 4 inches above
coals. Cook only until edges of fish begin to curl.
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Broccoli Stuffed Fish Topped with Cream Cheese Sauce

Here is what you will need for this delicious recipe 

4 about 4-ounce fish fillets, about 1/4 inch thick 
1 cup frozen cut broccoli, thawed
1 beaten egg
1 8-ounce container of soft-style cream cheese with chives and onion
1/4 cup of grated Parmesan cheese
3/4 cup of herb-seasoned stuffing mix
2 tablespoons of milk
2 tablespoons of dry white wine

Rinse the fish and pat dry with paper towels. For the stuffing, drain the broccoli, pressing out any extra liquid. Next Combine 1 beaten egg, half of the cream cheese, and the ¼ cup of Parmesan cheese. Stir in your broccoli and stuffing mix. Now Spoon the stuffing mixture on each end of the fillet and Roll up, securing rolls with wooden toothpicks. Place the fish in a greased 2-quart covered baking dish. You will want to Bake, in a 350-degree oven for 30 to 35 minutes or until the fish flakes easily with a fork and the stuffing is hot. Meanwhile, for the sauce, cook remaining cream cheese, milk, and wine in a small saucepan and heat, stirring often. Pour the sauce over your baked fish
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GONE DIPPIN' FOR FISH STICKS

This is a great recipe for Kids and they will love this homemade fish sticks recipe, as it’s also an easy recipe for them to
assist you in preparing.

Here are the ingredients you will need to Serve 4

1-pound of fresh fish fillets
Salt and pepper, to taste
A dash of season salt optional (I like to add this to the bread crumbs)
1 cup Ranch dressing, plus extra for dipping
1-cup of flour
3 eggs, beaten
1-cup of breadcrumbs
2-tablespoon of oil

Start by Cutting the fillets into 2-inch sticks and season with salt and pepper. You will need separate bowls for the Ranch dressing, flour, egg, and breadcrumbs. If you like add a dash of season salt to the breadcrumbs. Now lightly coat each fish stick with dressing then dip in flour next dip the fish stick in the egg and finally dip the fish sticks in the breadcrumbs until they are completely covered. Begin to heat the oil in a large sauté pan and carefully place the fish into the pan and sauté until the coated fish sticks are golden brown on all sides, about 10 minutes. Serve with Ranch dressing for dipping. Your family will love this tasty meal!
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Easy Baked Fish and Chips

This easy delicious meal will serve 4

Here is what you will need:

1 pound of fish fillets,
1/4-cup of mayonnaise
2 large baking potatoes
1/4 cup of Zesty Italian Dressing
1 packet of SHAKE 'N BAKE

I use the Extra Crispy Seasoned Coating Mix, you’ll want to divide the mix in half. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. Start by Cutting each of your potatoes lengthwise into eight wedges. Place the cut potatoes in a large bowl, add Italian dressing to the potatoes and toss. Add 1/4 cup of the shake n bake mix to potatoes and toss to coat. You will want to spray a baking sheet with cooking spray and arrange the coated potato wedges on the baking sheet. Bake wedges for about 20 min. Next spread the remaining coating mix onto a large plate. Spread the mayonnaise on the tops and sides of the fish fillets evenly and then press the fillets, dressing-sides down, into the remaining coating mix place on broiler pan. Bake your potatoes an additional 15 min. along with the coated fish fillets until the fish flakes easily with fork and potatoes are tender.
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Broiled Walleye Hidden Valley Style

Makes 4 servings.

1 packet/1 oz. of
Hidden Valley The Original Ranch Salad Dressing & Seasoning Mix
1 1/2 to 2 pounds
walleye fillets,
1/3 of cup Lemon juice
3 tablespoons of Olive oil
3 tablespoons of dry white wine or water

First combine the 1 packet of Hidden Valley Ranch seasoning & salad dressing mix with the lemon juice, olive oil and White wine or water in a shallow dish and mix these ingredients well then add the walleye fillets and coat all sides with mixture. Now cover the coated walleye fillets and marinade the fillets in the refrigerator for 15 to 30 minutes. Remove your walleye fillets from the marinade and place the coated fillets on a broiler pan and broil about 9 to 12 minutes or until the walleye fillets begins to flake.
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Here’s a recipe for your lunch box

Walleye Melt

This will serve 2-4 hungry appetites

here is what you will need for this mouth watering melt 

1-1/2 cups of flaked cooked walleye
1/2 cup of finely chopped cucumber
2 tablespoons of chopped radish
1 tablespoon of mayonnaise or salad dressing
you can add more to your liking
1 TBS of dairy sour cream
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1/8 teaspoon of pepper
Optional garnishments for your melt
(tomato, pickle, lettuce, onion, ect)
4 slices of bread that is toasted (rye is a great taste for this)
4 slices American cheese or your favorite cheese

You will want to set your oven to broil or 550 degrees. In a small bowl, mix the chopped fish, chopped cucumber, and chopped radish, add the mayonnaise, sour cream, salt and pepper. Place your garnishments on 2 of your toasted bread slices Next spread the fish mixture evenly over your garnishments and top each piece with one piece of cheese. Go ahead place your sandwiches on a baking sheet and broil 2 to 3 inches from heat about 1 minute just until the cheese melts. Finally top each sandwich with another piece of toast, if desired.

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Down Home Style Walleye Jambalaya

It's not Jambalaya unless it’s cooked in a cast iron pot or Dutch oven. 

Here are the ingredients you will need for this very flavorful entrée  

1 lb. of walleye fillets skinned 
1 cup of chopped onion
1/2 cup of chopped green pepper
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
1 chicken bouillon cube
1 cup boiling water
1- can (1 lb.) tomatoes
1 (8 oz) can of tomato sauce
1 cup of uncooked rice
1/4 cup of chopped parsley
1 tsp. of salt
1/4-teaspoon of thyme
1 dash of ground cloves
1 dash of nutmeg
1 dash of cayenne pepper

Take your walleye fillets and cut into 1-inch pieces. In a cast iron pot cook the bacon until crisp then add your onion, green pepper, garlic, and cook until tender. Dissolve the bouillon cube in 1 cup of boiling water or you can add your chicken stock and then combine all ingredients together and pour mixture into a well-greased 2-quart Dutch oven. Cover and bake at 350 degrees, for 50 to 60 minutes or until the rice is tender and the fish flakes easily with a fork.

You can add a little more chicken stock if needed during cooking time if your jambalaya seems a little dry.
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Beer Batter For Frying Fish

3 TBS melted butter
1/4-cup domestic beer
1/4 cup flour
1 egg
1/4-cup cornstarch
salt to taste

Beat egg yolk. Add beer and melted butter, mix. Add flour, salt, and cornstarch. Beat egg whites until peaks form, but not dry. Add to mixture. Dip fish in batter and fry in hot oil. This batter may also be used for shrimp and chicken. If batter comes out to thin, add a dash more cornstarch and flour. If to thick, add more beer. Believe it or not, the best beers for this batter are the cheap domestic brands like Papst, Old Milwaukee, Blatz, Old Style and others like them. (What else would you use Old Style for anyway!)

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Italian-Style Walleye

4-6 boneless walleye fillets (about 1-1/2 pounds)
1- 15oz can of tomato sauce
2 TBSP of chopped fresh parsley
1 tsp of Italian seasoning
1/2 tsp of dried basil
1/4 tsp of salt
1/8tsp of pepper
1 cup or 4 ounces of shredded mozzarella cheese

Place the walleye fillets in a greased shallow 3-qt. or 13-in. x 9-in baking dish. Combine the tomato sauce, parsley, Italian seasoning, basil, salt and pepper, and pour over fish fillets. Bake, uncovered at 350 degrees for 15 minutes then sprinkle with mozzarella cheese. Bake 5-10 minutes longer or until fish flakes easily with a fork. This makes 4 to 6 servings.

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Crunchy Catfish Fillets With Lemon-Parsley Sauce recipe

Here is what you will need

2 lbs of Catfish fillets
2 Eggs
2 TBSP of water
½ cup of crushed Crackers; we like to use the Ritz style crackers, crushed.
1/3 cup of grated Parmesan cheese,
1 TBSP of Italian seasoning
2 TBSP of melted butter
Lemon-Parsley Sauce
3 green onions chopped
2 TBSP of lemon juice
½ cup of melted butter
1 TBSP of parsley
½ tsp of salt
¼ tsp of pepper
2 tsp of Worcestershire sauce
1/8 tsp of hot pepper sauce optional

You will want to preheat your oven 350 degrees. Next In a shallow or flat bowl combine the 2 eggs, 2 tablespoons water; and beat well then set aside. In another shallow or flat bowl,combine crushed crackers, grated Parmesan cheese, Italian seasoning; and set aside. Dip the catfish fillets in the egg mixture,then in the seasoned cracker crumbs,and coat well. Place your fillets in a greased baking dish and drizzle 2 tablespoons of melted butter on top. You want to bake the coated fillets for 30 minutes. In a saucepan,combine chopped green onions,lemon juice,1/2 cup of melted butter, parsley,salt,pepper, Worcestershire sauce, This is optional.. and add the liquid hot pepper sauce for a kick. Simmer this for 3 minutes then pour over the cooked catfish.
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Beer Battered Bluegills

This recipe will serve 2-4 people

Ingredients

10-15 bluegills·
1/2 Tbsp Salt
1/4 tbsp Pepper·
1/4 Tbsp Paprika·
1 Cup Flour·
4 Cups Peanut oil
One can of Miller Lite Beer·

Start by filleting your bluegills on the Fillet King, which is a unique fillet and cutting board and then washing the cleaned fish in cold water. Now In a bowl add the flour, salt, pepper, paprika and 1/2 cup of beer. For the beer I recommend using something light like Miller Lite. Mix the ingredients and add more of the beer until you have a pancake like batter. Pour the peanut oil in a deep well pan, and heat on high. Dip the fillets in the batter until they are coated evenly, and drop the coated fillets into the hot oil, which is at least 375 degrees.

Cook for 3-4 minutes a side.
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Crispy Baked Perch.

This is a very quick and easy perch recipe,

Serves 4 to 6 people

What you will need is:

1 LB of fresh perch fillets
1 cup crushed tortilla chips
1 tablespoon oregano
1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder
1 egg
1/4 cup milk
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 package of romaine lettuce
1 cup salsa

Preheat oven to 450°F. Combine chips, oregano and garlic powder in a small baking pan. Mix together the egg and milk in a mixing bowl. Dip the perch fillets in the milk/egg mixture; then roll filets in the crushed tortilla chips. Place the perch fillets in a lightly greased baking dish and sprinkle with remaining crushed chips. Bake for about 7-8 minutes or until the perch flakes with a fork. Take out of the oven and sprinkle cheese on top of the perch fillets. Continue baking the perch for another 2 to 3 minutes until the cheese is melted. Remove from oven, and place the fillets on top of the romaine lettuce and cover with a little salsa.

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Cocktail Style Yellow Perch,

1 pound of perch fillets, cut into bite sized pieces
Water
Salt
1/4 of a lemon, sliced
Seafood cocktail sauce or make your own tasty cocktail sauce with
our Winnebago fishing recipe
(Now this is Optional: 1 pk of shrimp boil seasoning and or
A dash of Cajun seasoning)

Start by boiling some water with some salt and lemon in a 3-quart pan. Then add to your boil, now this is optional you can also add a pk of shrimp seasoning and or Cajun seasoning to your boiling water. After the water reaches a boil you will want to reduce the heat to about medium and add the perch pieces. Cook until the perch is opaque in color and they begin to curl up maybe about 7-8 minutes. Remove the perch and drop the perch pieces into some iced water. Now when your perch has cooled completely, drain and serve with cocktail sauce, as you would shrimp. 

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Cocktail Sauce

¾ cup of ketchup
½ cup of prepared horseradish
½ lemon, juiced
Tabasco to taste or Cayenne to taste

Mix the ketchup, horseradish and lemon juice in a bowl. Add Tabasco and cayenne pepper to taste.

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Bluegill Casserole

4 cups of boneless Bluegill fillets
3 TBS of butter
1 cup of soft Bread crumbs
3 TBS of chopped fresh Parsley
Salt and Pepper to taste
2 TBS of Lemon juice
1 (10 oz.) Cream of Celery soup
1/2 soup can of Milk
1 stick of melted butter
2 tsp of grated Onion
1 tsp of dry Mustard
1 TBS of chopped Pimento
3 TBS of Worcestershire Sauce
1 Green Pepper, chopped
1 (6 oz.) can of Creamed Corn
1 1/2 cups of crushed Corn Flakes
1 cup of grated Cheddar Cheese

You will want to use a large skillet, melt 3 TBLS of butter and add your bluegill fillets, cook gently, turning once for 5 minutes then add just enough water to cover fillets. Place a cover over the skillet and simmer about 5 minutes longer. After simmering for 5 minutes, drain the liquid and set the bluegills fillets aside. Next in a large bowl, combine the Bread crumbs, Parsley, Salt and Pepper to taste, Lemon juice, Cream of Celery soup, Milk, 1 stick of melted butter, grated Onion, dry Mustard, chopped Pimento, Worcestershire Sauce, chopped Green Pepper, Creamed Corn, and mix well. Fold in your cooked bluegill fillets and place the mixture into a buttered casserole dish. You can top with an even layer of corn flake crumbs and sprinkle with cheese, place a cover, and bake at 350° for 25 minutes. Remove the cover after 25 mins and bake about 5 minutes longer until the cheese is golden brown.

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Pickled Pike

Now Northern Pike is a bony fish and this recipe because of the vinegar will dissolve the bones.

Here’s is what you will need:

Six pounds Pike fillets
White Vinegar to cover fillets in a bowl, (plus one quart vinegar)
2/3 cup salt
2 1/2 cups sugar
Two Tablespoons pickling spice, (tied into a cheese cloth)
Sliced onions

In a glass bowl or a container place the six pounds of fish fillets inside Add salt and mix. Next add enough white vinegar to cover fish fillets. Cover container or bowl and place in refrigerator. Now you will want to stir each day, for seven days. After t he seven days pour off liquid and rinse the fish. Now to make the brine using a large pot, boil the sugar, vinegar, and pickling spice for five minutes. Set your brine aside until cooled. Remove spice bag. Pack your pike in jars, alternating with sliced onions. Now pour the cooled brine over the pike and onions. You will want to keep this pickled pike in the refrigerator. You can eat your pickled pike with crackers.

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Stuffed Walleye/Pike in a Fresh Corn Cake Batter

Ingredients:

Corn Cake Batter:
1 1/2 Cups Biscuit
1 Egg
1 1/3 Cup Milk
2 Cups Fresh or Frozen Sweet Corn
2 Cups Fresh or Frozen Sweet Corn
1/2 Cup Seasoned Corn Meal

Breading Mix

Set aside your walleye fillets  For the batter, combine ingredients in blender. Process, but stop while corn is still lumpy.
Then make the cheese filling.

Cheese Filling:

Package Cream Cheese, Softened
1/2 Tsp. Cajun Spice
1 Cup Finely Shredded Sharp Cheddar
1 Tsp. Dried Basil

Mix together all ingredients. Chill until mixture begins to firm up again somewhat. Thinly slice pike fillets to cook quickly. Place a couple of generous spoonfuls of filling in middle of each piece of fish, and fold fish over filling. Keep ready beside stove. Heat heavy pan on stove. Add some oil for frying. Pour a portion of batter in hot pan. Place filled fillet on batter, and top with more batter. Cook until batter begins to brown. Turn very gently and cook other side. Fish inside cakes should be cooked, if sliced thinly enough.

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Glazed Grilled Trout

6 trout  (8 to 10 oz. each) dressed
1/2 cup teriyaki glaze
4 teaspoons fresh lime juice
1 tablespoon finely chopped dill weed (fresh)
non-stick cooking spray
3 fresh limes cut into wedges

Score both sides of trout with 1/4-inch deep diagonal slashes 1 inch apart. Combine next 3 ingredients and brush trout, including cavities, thoroughly with mixture. Let stand 30 minutes. Coat grill rack with cooking spray; place 4 to 5 inches from medium-hot coals. Cook trout on rack 5 minutes on each side, or until fish flakes easily with fork. Brush occasionally with baste and glaze mixture; serve with lime wedges.

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Broiled Brook Trout with Red Pepper Butter Sauce or our Chive Butter Sauce

You Will need:

4 Trout (12 to 14 ounces each), dressed only
4 teaspoons unsalted butter, softened, for broiling
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 lemon, quartered
or serve with the
Red Pepper Butter sauce or the Chive Butter Sauce found on our recipe page.

Preheat the broiler. Butterfly the trout by splitting each fish through the belly from head to tail. Cut through the bones, but do not cut through the fish completely. Open your cut trout like a book, and using a small sharp knife, trim away the bones on both halves. Pull out any pin bones you find. Rub the trout with the butter and season with the salt and pepper. Place as many fish on your broiler as it can hold without crowding. Broil 3 to 4 inches from the heat source until the trout is cooked through, about 4 minutes. Serve immediately with lemon wedges or the flavored butter sauce found on our recipe page

Chive Butter

8 to 10 servings,
Serve as a garnish or make into a sauce
Ingredients
2 small bunches chives
1/3 bunch fresh Italian (flat-leaf) parsley, coarsely chopped
1/2 pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter
1/2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
Salt

Follow the instructions for making Red Pepper Butter, processing the combined ingredients for 45 seconds to 1 minute, scraping down the sides of the bowl as necessary. Form the butter into logs

Red Pepper Butter Sauce

8 to 10 servings,
Serve as a garnish or make into a sauce

Ingredients

2 large red bell peppers, roasted and peeled
1/2 pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter
1/2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
Salt
3 dashes of Tabasco Sauce, or to taste

Puree the red peppers in a food processor for 45 seconds. Add the remaining ingredients. Remove the butter to a sheet of foil; wrap, and refrigerate. Or shape the softened butter into 2 logs by placing equal portions of butter along the center of 2 sheets of foil. Use the foil to shape the butter into log like rolls. Seal the foil and refrigerate.

Lemon-Butter Sauce

1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon minced chives
1-1/2 tablespoons butter
Salt and pepper to taste

In a small pan, combine lemon juice, chives, butter, salt, and pepper to taste. Simmer, stirring until butter melts. Recipe makes about 1/2-cup sauce.  Serve with your favorite fish entree.

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Crappies Marinated In Beer

You wont be able to get enough of these crappies.

Fillet your crappies then cutting your fillets in half long ways into finger size width
(unless your crappie is too small!)

The Marinade

1 can of your favorite beer (12oz) and save a “pull “ for yourself….
2 heaping TBS regular mustard
Mix 1 can of beer with 2 heaping TBS of regular mustard in a bowl for marinating.
Marinade fillets approx. 1/2 hour in mustard and beer
For the Fillet mix coating:
Yellow corn meal
Parmesan cheese
1 TBS of Dill Weed (freeze-dried or fresh)
Salt and Pepper to taste

Fresh lemon for sprinkling on your deep fried fillet In a plastic bag take equal parts of yellow corn meal and Parmesan cheese. Mix the above ingredients according to how much you'll need to cover your fillets and add a TBS of dill weed, salt and pepper to taste. Take a few pieces of the crappie from beer/mustard (make sure you shake off excess liquid) and place your fillets in the plastic bag mixture and shake until the fillets are coated with the mix. Heat your frying oil to at least 350 degrees; drop your fillets in the hot oil. Deep fry until golden brown. Take the fillets out and squeeze some fresh lemon on them then LIGHTLY sprinkle with salt. 

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Grandma’s Shrimp Scampi

Grandma’s Shrimp Scampi Recipe is awesome with garlic and butter.
I will show you how easy it really is and will make your guests wanting more!

Here are the ingredients you will need

1 pound of large raw shrimp, peeled and deveined
or the pre cooked shrimp peeled and deveined
3 tablespoons of unsalted butter, softened
1/8 cup of olive oil
4-6 cloves of garlic, chopped
1 tablespoon of lemon juice
1/4 cup of white wine
salt and pepper to taste
1/4 cup of parmesan cheese

Now in a med pot with a quart of boiling water place a 1 LB of raw shrimp, 3 tbsp of salt and reduce the heat. Cover your pot of shrimp and let simmer until the shrimp has lost its glossy color and is opaque in color about 5-7 minutes. If you are using the precooked shrimp, cook the shrimp on med heat just long enough to heat them and then you can add the shrimp to this awesome garlic butter sauce as follows. Place the butter and oil into a large sauté pan and heat to melt the butter. Add garlic and sauté for 1 minute. Next add the white wine, lemon juice, salt and pepper, and the shrimp. Cook until the shrimp turns opaque or pink, stirring occasionally. Finally stir in the Parmesan cheese before serving. This is great served over some angel hair pasta or steamed rice if you prefer.

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Shrimp Tacos topped with Cilantro-Lime Sour Cream

You will need:

20 medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 of clove garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon of ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon of chili powder
1/4 teaspoon of kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon of cayenne pepper (optional)
1 tablespoon of olive oil
4 corn tortillas
oil for frying
shredded lettuce diced tomatoes
sliced avocado

cilantro lime sour cream (recipe below)

First is in a bowl whisk together olive oil, garlic, cumin, salt and cayenne pepper (This is optional if you like). Add the shrimp and toss to coat shrimp completely. Cover and refrigerate for 20 minutes to give the flavors a chance to blend. ext cook the shrimp in a skillet on medium heat until the shrimp is pink and cooked through, about 5 minutes. Turn off heat and cover to keep warm. Use enough oil to lightly coat the bottom of a small pan, about 2 tablespoons. Heat over medium-high heat then Cook tortillas one at a time until soft, about 30 seconds on each side. Fold over to make a taco shell. As you cook each tortilla, place them on paper towels to absorb any of the oil left over. Now you can spoon 5 shrimp into each taco shell. Top with lettuce, tomato, avocado and top with cilantro-lime sour cream. OH such an invigorating taste!

Cilantro-Lime Sour Cream

1/4 cup sour cream
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
1/4 teaspoon cumin
juice and zest from one lime
salt to taste

Stir all ingredients together in a bowl. You can also serve with black beans , tortilla chips and a good salsa while sipping on an ice cold beverage.

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Crappies Marinated In Beer

You wont be able to get enough of these crappies.

Fillet your crappies then cutting your fillets in half long ways into finger size width
(unless your crappie is too small!)

The Marinade

1 can of your favorite beer (12oz) and save a “pull “ for yourself….
2 heaping TBS regular mustard
Mix 1 can of beer with 2 heaping TBS of regular mustard in a bowl for marinating.
Marinade fillets approx. 1/2 hour in mustard and beer
For the Fillet mix coating:
Yellow corn meal
Parmesan cheese
1 TBS of Dill Weed (freeze-dried or fresh)
Salt and Pepper to taste

Fresh lemon for sprinkling on your deep fried fillet In a plastic bag take equal parts of yellow corn meal and Parmesan cheese. Mix the above ingredients according to how much you'll need to cover your fillets and add a TBS of dill weed, salt and pepper to taste. Take a few pieces of the crappie from beer/mustard (make sure you shake off excess liquid) and place your fillets in the plastic bag mixture and shake until the fillets are coated with the mix. Heat your frying oil to at least 350 degrees; drop your fillets in the hot oil. Deep fry until golden brown. Take the fillets out and squeeze some fresh lemon on them then LIGHTLY sprinkle with salt.

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Firecracker Grilled Salmon

Now salmon usually does quite well cooked all alone, but try this hot and sassy marinade, which will make this grilled salmon even more delicious. With its zippy ingredients like balsamic vinegar, crushed red peppers, ginger and soy sauce, you can 't go wrong.                         This is one of our favorite recipes, and I hope you enjoy it as well.

INGREDIENTS:

8 fillets of Salmon about 4 ounces each
1/2 cup oil
4 TBSP soy sauce
4 TBSP balsamic vinegar
4 TBSP green onions, chopped
3 tsp brown sugar
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 1/2 tsp ground ginger
2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
1 tsp sesame oil 1/2 tsp salt

1. Place salmon filets in a medium, glass dish. In a separate medium bowl, combine your oil, soy sauce, vinegar, green onions, brown sugar, garlic, ginger, red pepper flakes, sesame oil and salt. Whisk together well, and pour over the salmon. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for 4 to 6 hours.

2. Fire up your outdoor grill with the coals about 5 inches from the grate, and lightly oil the grate.

3. Grill the fillets 5 inches from coals about 10 minutes per inch of thickness, measured at the thickest part, turn your fillets over and cook 10 minutes or until the fish flakes with a fork.

Cucumber Sauce

An easy cucumber sauce for your salmon

INGREDIENTS:

1 cucumber, peeled 1/4 teaspoon salt
Dash pepper 1/2 cup heavy cream
2 tablespoons vinegar

Chop cucumber; place in colander to drain thoroughly and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Whip cream until stiff; fold in vinegar and chopped cucumber mixture. Serve this cucumber sauce with your salmon.

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Grilled Sturgeon Steaks

2 Lbs. Sturgeon steak
¼ C. Orange juice
¼ C. Soy sauce
2 Tbsp. Ketchup
1 Tbsp. Oil 2 tsp.
Chopped parsley
1 tsp. Lemon juice
2 cloves Garlic minced
½ tsp. Dried basil
¼ tsp. Ground pepper

You will need to use a shallow baking dish so you can arrange your sturgeon steaks in a single layer. Now for the marinade in a medium size bowl you will combine the Orange juice, Soy sauce, Ketchup, Oil, Chopped parsley, Lemon juice, Garlic, basil, and Ground pepper and mix these up well and then pour over your sturgeon steaks. Cover and Marinade for 1-2 hrs and be sure you turn your sturgeon steaks once. Remove the sturgeon steaks from the Marinade and place on your hot Grill for about 6 minutes on each side over medium heat basting with the Marinade for that added flavor.

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This is our family Fish Boil Tradition

Now generally we have our guest bring the vegetables and we supply the fish. We use a 4-gallon stockpot and an outdoor propane cooker   as you want plenty of room to really get your water boiling.

This will serve 4 to 6 people

Ingredients:

3 to 4 pounds boneless Pike Fillets also bass or trout works well also.
4 pounds Potatoes, We like to use the smaller size red spuds with the skin on.
2 pounds Onions
3 gallons Water
1 Cup Salt (about 1/3 cup per gallon), optional
If you like vegetables with your boil, you will need
½ lb sliced carrots (if you like them)
3 corn on the cob broke in halves
1 cup sliced celery,
or any other vege you like
3 Tablespoons Old Bay Seasoning,
Lemon
Butter as needed. .

Make sure You Cut and peel the Potatoes and Onions into halves or quarters depending on size. Add to your Lg pot 3 gallons of water along with the Old Bay Seasoning then bring water to a rolling boil. Once water is boiling, be careful and drop in chunks of potatoes (since they take longer to cook), then add the onions, If you like veggies add carrots, corn on the cob, cauliflower, celery or any other vegetable you like. Boil for about 20 minutes and let the onions and potatoes and vegetables boil together, then add the fish and boil all of the ingredients together for the final 12 minutes. Squeeze some lemon juice in your boiling pot. Drain the fish, potatoes, onions, and vegetables into a colander and serve hot with melted butter or the lemon butter sauce on the recipe page.

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Smoked Fish Chowder

Makes 2 servings; can be doubled

This is an excellent, easy soup you can make with canned or fresh smoked sturgeon, smoked trout or salmon. Just perfect with oyster crackers sprinkled on top and maybe even some bacon bites!  What an easy soup to make and still so delicious! 

1 TBSP of butter
2 cups of chopped onions
1 8-ounce of bottle clam juice
Or you can substitute mushroom broth for
the clam juice for the shellfish-allergic,
8 ounces of red-skinned potatoes, sliced into 1/4-inch-thick rounds
1 TBSP of chopped fresh thyme
2 cups of half and half
1 4.5-ounce package of smoked trout,
or fresh smoked fish torn into small pieces

Throw in some corn for the full "chowder" effect. Melt butter in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat. Add onions; sauté until soft, about 5 minutes. Add clam juice, potatoes, and thyme. Cover and simmer until potatoes are tender, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes. Add half and half and trout. Simmer 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and serve. Careful when simmering the half and half, do not let it boil.

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Deep Fried Wild Turkey

With the start of turkey season around the corner,

Here’s a great family tradition recipe to try

You will need

1 Wild turkey, whole, dressed
2 1/2 Gallon Peanut oil
1 Cup Italian salad dressing
1/2 Cup Lemon juice, fresh
3 TBSP Onion juice
3 TBS Garlic juice
2 TBSP Worcestershire sauce
1 TBSP Liquid smoke
1 1/3 oz Cayenne
1/4 Cup Salt

Mix all ingredients except turkey, pot and peanut oil to make a marinade. Let stand overnight in refrigerator. Use meat-injecting needle to inject all through turkey. Put turkey and marinade in a large plastic bag and keep in the refrigerator for 1 to 3 days. Remove in time to bring to room temp before cooking. Heat oil in a 40-60 quart pot to 325 degrees (Use candy thermometer). Immerse turkey completely and cook for 4 minutes per pound. Place a pie tin with holes in the bottom in the bottom of the deep fryer to prevent sticking.

You will want to follow your safety instructions while using your fryer
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Goose Breast Wraps

With the youth waterfowl hunts coming up here’s a great recipe for their successful hunt they can help make. You can use duck breast instead of goose also. This is so simple!!!

You will need

Goose breast, number depends on how many you are feeding
Your favorite marinade
Or our Winnebago Fishing recipe meat marinade below
Cream cheese or pepper cheese
Bacon
Toothpicks

Flatten the breast out between plastic wrap with a meat mallet. Place in large bowl and cover with the marinade. Cover and refrigerate for at least an hour or to your marinade recipe directions. Remove from marinade. Place cream cheese, or a slice of pepper cheese in the middle of breast, and wrap the breast around the filling. Wrap goose breasts with a slice of bacon and secure with toothpicks. Grill over medium heat or place in oven at 300 degrees for 25 - 30 minutes. Serve and Enjoy

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Goose Marinade

1 - 16 oz bottle of Kraft House Italian Dressing
1/2 - 1 Cup Soy Sauce
1 Tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
A little pepper, either white or black

Mix together and pour over goose breasts in a glass baking dish. Pierce meat so marinade works through covered for at least 4 hours

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Cola / Dr Pepper Marinade

The coke tenderizes the meat

1-Cup Cola/Dr Pepper
¼ cup dark soy sauce
¼ cup limejuice
1 – 1½-cup vegetable oil
Optional….
1tsp hot sauce

Whisk together Cola/Dr. Pepper, soy sauce, limejuice, vegetable oil, and hot sauce. Place the meat in a heavy-duty freezer zip-top bag. Pour in marinade and squeeze out the air, seal tight, and refrigerate 8 to 12 hours. Fix your marinated meat as desired or remove meat from marinade reserving marinade. Boil marinade for at least 5 minutes. Grill or roast meat to desired tenderness, using cooled marinade as a basting sauce.

Makes 3 cups of marinade
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Honey Glazed Red Wine Goose Fillets

4 - 6 goose breast fillets
1 apple, chopped
1 medium sweet onion, chopped
2 tbsp seasoning salt
6 cups water
1/2 bottle red wine
honey

Place the apple, onion and seasoning salt in a large pan. Bring to a boil. Add the goose fillets and boil for 10 minutes. Remove the filets and place in a baking dish. Pour enough wine in to half submerge the fillets. Spread a heavy coat of honey on each fillet.  Bake at 350 degrees for 20 - 30 minutes. Serve with fresh green beans, rice and of course the rest of the wine. Enjoy.

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Beer and Venison

What a great combo.

Another fantastic deer camp recipe from Winnebago Fishing And it cooks while you are out hunting. Here’s a tip Soak the venison in buttermilk for 24 hrs. Now by marinating your venison in buttermilk overnight will tenderizes the meat as well as remove the gaminess of the flavor.

Now I also use this method for beef.

And here are the ingredients you will need….

2 Large Red Onions diced
8 Tbsp. Of Butter
3 lbs of venison cut into cubes
Flour
Salt & pepper
3 cloves of garlic
1 bottle or can of your favorite deer camp beer

Now Melt 4 tbsp. of butter in a skillet and add the diced onions. After browning the onions, remove onions to a crock-pot or Dutch oven. Add another 4 tbsp. of butter to the skillet. Roll the venison in flour then brown meat in skillet. Place the browned venison in crock-pot and be sure to pour your drippings also in the crock-pot or Dutch oven for that browned flavor!! You may need to add a little water to bring up the fried drippings. Season with salt & pepper and then add some garlic and a bottle or a can of beer and go ahead and take a pull for yourself!! Bring the venison and beer to a boil while in the crock-pot or Dutch -oven, and then lower heat to simmer. Cook the venison about 5 hours or until the meat is tender.

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Good Ol Grandpa’s Corn Beef

4-6 lbs. of beef brisket
For the brine you will use
6 cups of water
2 cups of beer
6 cups of water
2 cups of beer
1 ½ cup of kosher salt
1 packed cup of brown sugar
¼ cup of picking spice

Then the rest of the ingredients are for the slow cooker

3 bay leaves
1 tsp of peppercorns
1 medium onion, spiked with 3 cloves
3 garlic cloves

Wide pot and make sure the sugar and salt are dissolved. Then add the meat and weigh down with a heavy plate and then cover the pot. You will want to refrigerate first for 4 days then stir the brine and turn the meat cover back up and refrigerate for another 4 days. Now after 8 days you can place the cured meet in a slow cooker with some of the brine then you can add the bay leaves, peppercorns, the onion spiked with 3 cloves and then the 3 cloves of garlic. Simmer on low heat until tender about 5 hrs. Then serve. This is great for Ruebens or corn beef and cabbage Topped with our Horseradish Cream Sauce found on our Winnebago Fishing recipe page.

Horseradish Cream Sauce with Dijon Mustard

2 TBS of prepared horseradish 2 TBS of Dijon Mustard
1 tsp of freshly squeezed lemon juice
1-cup of sour cream

Combine sour cream, horseradish, Dijon mustard, and lemon juice in a medium glass bowl. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper, cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.

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Prime Rib, Perfectly Medium-Rare

You can use this method at home to get a prime rib roast that is nearly perfect medium-rare roast, which is tender, juicy, and full of flavor just like your supper club. This is one of our favorites served at home. You can also make it your surf and turf night. Check out the recipes for some ideas on your favorite surf….

You will need the following ingredients:

Beef Rib Roast, bones in, any size
(I generally use a 4-6 pound roast).
Chopped Garlic,
Dried Thyme
Fresh Ground Pepper,
Sliced Yellow Onions
Dried Rosemary,

Start by Rubbing the fresh chopped garlic, fresh ground pepper, dried rosemary and dried thyme to taste into the fat at the top of the roast. Lay sliced onions on top. Let stand at room temperature 1 hour. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Place roast, fat side up, in a shallow roasting pan. Do not cover and do not add liquid. Put your roast in the oven for one hour. Turn the oven off. Now this is IMPORTANT. Do not open the oven, not even for 1 second. Wait 30-60 minutes then Turn oven on again to 375 degrees and roast the beef for an additional 30-40 minutes. Remove the roast from the oven and let rest 15-20 minutes before carving. Slice into the roast’s thick slabs slice to your desired thickness. Serve with sautéed mushrooms, baked potato, your favorite soup and salad, and homemade bread for a true Wisconsin gourmet feast.

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AXL'S Pickled Eggs

I thought I would kick it up a bit for you and share Axl’s world famous pickled eggs.
The jar always comes home from a party, a fishing trip , or deer camp empty!! His pickled eggs are a great dish served anywhere, and this is a great recipe for you to try and to savor.

For this authentic recipe you will need the following ingredients:

1 gallon glass jar
3 - dozen of medium eggs preferably about a week old
8 cups of vinegar
2 cups of water
4-8 TBS sugar depends on how sweet you like it
2 TBS of salt (optional)
Medium yellow onions sliced to taste
Pickling spice optional

Boil your eggs

1. Put the eggs in a LG pot that will hold 3 doz. eggs. Or boil a dozen at a time.

2. Fill pot with water. Make sure that the tops of the eggs are covered by at least one inch and are not stacked too deep.

3. Bring eggs in water to a rolling boil.

4. Reduce heat to med to low heat and boil for about 15 minutes or boil to your favorite method.

5. Drain the pot.

6. Cool eggs immediately by running cold water over them or putting eggs in iced water.

7. Crack and peel the eggs under very cold running water, starting by cracking the large (air pocket) end, then taking off the largest pieces first. Lowering the eggs' temperature keeps the shells from sticking, and prevents the greenish tinge sometimes seen on hard-boiled eggs. (The greenish tinge doesn't affect taste or safety.)

8. In another Lg pot combine the vinegar, water, salt, pickling spice, and sugar then bring the brine to a boil . Approx 10 -15 mins. and then shut off. Cool the brine completely.

9. Now you will want to place a layer of sliced onions on the bottom of the jar, and then a layer of eggs. Repeat this process until you run out of eggs and finish it with a layer of onions.Now you’ll want to pour the cooled brine over the eggs right to the top of the jar. Place lid on jar and refrigerate for at least 3 days, and your eggs will now be pickled.

10. You will not be able to eat JUST ONE!!!

11. Serve with salt/pepper and even your favorite hot sauce for an added kick.

Here’s a tip
For added flavor throughout the pickled egg. Place a toothpick through the center of the egg this will absorb the brine and give                        the center a pickled tasted!!!

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