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So, we're getting awful tired of fighting all the bones in small fish. Trout, rockfish, panfish, etc.
But on the other hand, these small fish are really difficult to filet, and even when you get it right, there's not a lot of meat. So it is too easy to just say "filet them and make fish tacos". Easier said than done, and who the hell catches and keeps the 15 fish necessary to make a meal ?
So we're looking for recipes/instructions on cooking these fish whole.
Our standard is the fried whole fish they server at Taqueria La Fuente in downtown tigard, which they serve a whole snapper-type fish. Seems to be fried or deep fried, or maybe oiled and broiled. And even, if you ignore the fish, this is a REALLY GOOD place for authentic Mexican food, made from scratch and not like the cookie-cutter food service recipe joints all over the place. So go there. Mrs. P pretty much hates Mexican food because it's all that institutional crap. She loves this place.
Anyway, looking for an effective way to enjoy these smaller fish without wasting a lot of meat and going through a lot of ICK-I-HAVE-A-MOUTHFULL-OF-BONES-AND-I'M-CHOKING !!!
Thanks in advance !
But on the other hand, these small fish are really difficult to filet, and even when you get it right, there's not a lot of meat. So it is too easy to just say "filet them and make fish tacos". Easier said than done, and who the hell catches and keeps the 15 fish necessary to make a meal ?
So we're looking for recipes/instructions on cooking these fish whole.
Our standard is the fried whole fish they server at Taqueria La Fuente in downtown tigard, which they serve a whole snapper-type fish. Seems to be fried or deep fried, or maybe oiled and broiled. And even, if you ignore the fish, this is a REALLY GOOD place for authentic Mexican food, made from scratch and not like the cookie-cutter food service recipe joints all over the place. So go there. Mrs. P pretty much hates Mexican food because it's all that institutional crap. She loves this place.
Anyway, looking for an effective way to enjoy these smaller fish without wasting a lot of meat and going through a lot of ICK-I-HAVE-A-MOUTHFULL-OF-BONES-AND-I'M-CHOKING !!!
Thanks in advance !