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Post by ScoutB on Jan 1, 2012 22:43:14 GMT -5
My wife was watching a cooking show today and they were talking about fish cheeks. I've heard of cutting out fish cheeks before but I've never done it. What freshwater species have cheeks big enough to be worth the effort? And once you have them, do you just fry them up with the rest of the fillets or do you make something special with them?
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Post by SPLASH on Jan 1, 2012 22:51:09 GMT -5
People keep walleye cheeks, but I've never bothered with them.
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Post by gbrebory on Jan 1, 2012 22:53:28 GMT -5
walleye have decent cheeks but only if you get good sized ones.... bass have shallow ones but no one eats bass..... i dunno if pike do or not i dont think so maybe shallow ones
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Post by ScoutB on Jan 1, 2012 23:41:37 GMT -5
What about salmon?
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Post by SPLASH on Jan 1, 2012 23:43:19 GMT -5
Spent a lot of time on salmon boats out of Ludington and never knew anyone to take cheeks from them.
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Relic
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Post by Relic on Jan 2, 2012 6:17:20 GMT -5
Walleye cheeks are awesome,have the consistency of chicken.I used to save them and have a surf and turf dinner with venison tenderloins...
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Post by davess1 on Jan 2, 2012 9:22:11 GMT -5
Back when I used to catch walleye, we kept the cheeks. They are great cooked up for an apetizer or incorporate them into a chowder, gumbo or soup. Never tried any other species.
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Post by ScoutB on Jan 2, 2012 21:45:16 GMT -5
Thanks guys. That explains why I have no experience with fish cheeks - I never catch big walleye.  |
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Post by SPLASH on Jan 2, 2012 22:06:33 GMT -5
Skully knows about them because back in the day he had Moses part the sea for him so he could grab the big walleye flopping on the bottom. ;D
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Post by Fobbitcrusher on Jan 3, 2012 0:18:51 GMT -5
Salmon cheeks are AWESOME...same for walleye and Pike...even bass...It's more like a scallop than regular fish meat....I save them up, and have a big fry when i get enough...
Also, sounds kinda weird...but grilled salmon heads are pretty big in japan...Might have to try it sometime
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Post by SPLASH on Jan 3, 2012 1:11:57 GMT -5
As good as sucker patties?  |
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Post by Relic on Jan 3, 2012 17:21:40 GMT -5
Skully knows about them because back in the day he had Moses part the sea for him so he could grab the big walleye flopping on the bottom. ;D Yea,and we fed the masses with 7 fish and a loaf of bread.....at least I know someone famous....MUHAHAHA.. |
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Post by SPLASH on Jan 3, 2012 19:17:26 GMT -5
Skully knows about them because back in the day he had Moses part the sea for him so he could grab the big walleye flopping on the bottom. ;D Yea,and we fed the masses with 7 fish and a loaf of bread.....at least I know someone famous....MUHAHAHA.. This is too much fun. ;D |
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Post by Fobbitcrusher on Jan 3, 2012 21:14:14 GMT -5
As good as sucker patties? Almost |
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Post by OJ (Original Junkie). on Jan 20, 2012 17:00:58 GMT -5
Walleye cheeks are the best appetizer in the world. I do like JD and just save them up till I have a bag full. i agree they are more like a scallop then a piece of fish. And if you've never tried it the best part on a fish is the wings, google it, hard to explain.
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