I have some fresh Perch and Haddock on hand, and was curious to see if anyone had a favorite recipe. I’m much more likely to cook salmon, tilapia, or tuna than anything else.
Fire away!
Haddock: Buffalo-style Catholic fish fry
Perch: Cleveland-style Catholic fish fry
I hate the “Just Google it!” responses, but I’d search around for a good artery-clogging Buffalo style fish fry recipe. Haddock fish fry is an order of magnitude tastier – and an order of magnitude less healthy – than Perch fish fry.
Beer Batter Perch and a frydaddy.
You can also use an eggwash and a breadcrumb and cornmeal master coating. A little bit lighter than the usual cornemal coating and a bit unique in spices- salt, pepper, a bit of thyme, maybe some other things.
I just googled what a fry daddy is; I had no idea.
Do either of you know a non-deep frying method? (The only fish I’ve had at a fish fry is deep fried). I don’t have the equipment to deep fry either fish. I usually broil, bake, pan fry, etc.
devilsknew, could I possibly beer batter it and pan fry?
I’ve been making beer batter and deep-frying fish in a cast-iron skillet.
Sure, you can use a steep sided and deep frying pan like a cast iron skillet and fill with an inch or two of oil (a “knuckle deep”) and shallow fry the beer batter fish.
I’ve also had perch done very simply in a Fisherman’s style and grilled in a foil packet.
Fisherman’s Perch Pappillote
6-8 perch filets
1 small onion sliced in rings or half rings
Butter
Beer
Garlic salt and Pepper
Worcestershire sauce
Dill (dried or fresh)
lemon juice
Heavy aluminum foil
Smear all sides of the perch filets with softened butter, Season liberally with garlic salt and pepper. Lay a couple of perch filets on the square of foil and layer with onion slices- sprinkle on a small amount of dill. Bring the edges of foil up into a “canoe” and sprinkle on some Worcestershire to taste, a squeeze of lemon, and a glug of beer, throw in a dollop of butter. Seal the edges making a foil packet or papillote and put on a hot grill for around 10-15 minutes.
Just pointing out that there is another, pretty much simultaneous, thread about fish recipes over here: ISO [in search of] Fish Recipes - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board
I’m going to close this one and send folks there (since it’s more open in terms of types of fish)… and after a few days, I’ll merge them. If anyone objects to this and thinks they should remain separate open threads, email me and I’ll think about it. It’s kind of a toss-up, one’s about fish in general and this one is perch and haddock only. (I personally use Tylenol when I have a haddock.)