Ling

[Tinker]

I wouldn't neglect the belly meat either, a bit chewy/rubbery but an excellent substitute for clams in a chowder.

[Desperado]

  oooo, never tried that
  Thanks for the tip Tinker

[Outlander_49]

I wouldn't neglect the belly meat either, a bit chewy/rubbery but an excellent substitute for clams in a chowder.

That's a good idea.  Though I have heard from a few sources that the belly meat is where a lot of contaminants, namely mercury will build up to a significant level.  Don't know if there is any basis to this and since I don't eat it very often I think I'd be fine. 

[Buckshot86]

A real good man on this forum recommended me to use 1 gallon of water mixed with half a cup of salt and half a cup of sugar. Boil until the ling hardens and floats. Im eating it now and it is excellant. I can't believe it was considered a trash fish in Minnesota.

[Desperado]

I can't believe it was considered a trash fish in Minnesota.

IT's NOT considered a trash fish by all Minnesotans; only the ignorant ones.

[steelerod]

I had a couple mud ducks try to tell me that perch are nothing but a trash fish too!!!

[Buckshot86]

I had a couple mud ducks try to tell me that perch are nothing but a trash fish too!!!

It's a culture thing. In Europe, carp are revered like walleye. Whats a mud duck?

[fishinwithbrittanies]

Thank you for posting this!    I finally got around to making it last night and it was great!  Added a few shrimp because they have been taking up space in my freezer and I think they actually took away some of the goodness from the ling.  Still like boiling and frying them but this was an awesome way to cook ling to break the monotony. Ling fillets...can't beat em.  Will definitely be fixing it up again 

Glad you enjoyed it!
It was nothing more than an experiment on out part.  If anything its good to know I'm not crazy

[pike_fisherman]

A mud duck is a coot.

[RugerRuby53]

Last night, we cooked up some of our ling catch from this season. We tried it with fish tacos, and it was AMAZING!! She made it with some sort of cilantro and lime marinade, and lightly fried it then simmered it in the marinade. We used corn tortillas, homemade chipotle coleslaw and all the other taco toppings. Then a squirt of lemon juice to top it all off..

[Bigskyokie]

Thank you, pike-fisherman.  Now I know what my wife has meant when she calls me an old coot.

Try using potato flakes in any recipe that calls for cracker crumbs, corn meal, Cajun mix, etc.  We like them best, but we do the others for a variety.

[Buckshot86]

I did the boiling method a few different times and eventually found a few things that seem to work better. The first time I over boiled the fish and cut the fish into too small of pieces. Once the water is boiling, it only takes a few minutes. I used sugar and salt 1:1 ratio in the water. After that, I sauteed them in coconut oil and garlic with salt/pepper. I generally release over ninety percent of my fish (and always big fish) but I think burbot will have to be an exception. I am going ice fishing at Lake of the Woods next winter, so hopefully I can get hit the spawn, no limit.