Fish Recipes
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Are you looking for some freshwater fish recipes?

Well, we have a few of our favorites listed here that have been compiled by us and even more that our readers have been generous enough to send in so that you can enjoy using.

Many people are intimidated of fish because of bad experiences with cooking it. Are you one of those people? Not to worry. By following some common rules, you will be enjoying your favorite fish recipes.

Generally, fish take little time to cook, so you can count on a quick preparation. A good rule of thumb is fish take about 10 minutes to cook per 1 inch of thickness.

Most fish recipes are interchangeable.

It's better to know the proper properties of fish if you are going to substitute one for the other. Fish are grouped into lean, moderately oily, and oily.

Lean fish will go nicely with buttery sauces or other liquids. It may be cooked using any method, but when baking or broiling, it should be basted with extra butter or oil to help prevent it from drying out.

Moderately oily fish are particularly well suited for baking or broiling.

Use citrus juices, vinegar, or wine when cooking oily fish if you prefer a milder taste.

A common rule of thumb is that white fleshed fish is lean, and dark or pink flesh fish are oily.

These recipes can be used and switched out for any species of relative freshwater fish, brackish fish and saltwater fish.

Lean Fish - less than 2% fat

Bass
Burbot (freshwater cod)
Crappie
Drum
Pickeral
Pike
Walleye
Yellow Perch

Moderately Oily Fish - 2% to 6% fat

Buffalo Fish
Carp
Catfish
Muskellunge
Striped Bass
Whitefish (Cisco)

Oily Fish - over 6% fat

Eel
Pickeral
Salmon
Shad
Sturgeon
Trout

Sauces, Stocks, Batters, Misc.

Court Bouillon
Marinating Fish

Click on your choice of the freshwater fish above to find your favorite recipes and enjoy. If you are planning on frying, broiling, or grilling your catch, it's all here. We continue to add more recipes as fast and as often as we are able to.

If you are interested in a few tips and techniques about cleaning, preparing, dressing, and filleting your fish before you cook it, then check out this page on how to clean a fish.

Or click here if you want to brush up on some techniques about cooking fish.

Do you have any fish recipes that you would proudly like to share?...

We would love to see them. Use the form below to send in your recipes and we'll include them in the archives upon review. Of course we'll give you full credit to possibly make you famous. :-)

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