Comments on: How to Cook Smelt http://www.easycookingguide.com/how-to-cook-smelt.html Wed, 15 Jun 2011 08:59:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Donald Gryniewski http://www.easycookingguide.com/how-to-cook-smelt.html/comment-page-1#comment-12529 Donald Gryniewski Wed, 15 Jun 2011 08:59:55 +0000 http://www.easycookingguide.com/?p=157#comment-12529 We have smelt runs here in Wisconsin,from the Great Lakes,around Green Bay. It's a big deal. People use large seines to catch. They don't have orange skin,just pale fish skins. Bars here have smelt fries,during the season. Most are coated with flour,eggs,flour and pan fried. If you boil them or whatever,you lose the flavor. I've also been to the grunion runs on California beaches. Perhaps you've confused the two? I've netted thousands of smelt,the cleaning is tedious.Used small scissors to cut head off and gut. Takes hours to clean,since you need so many to make a family meal. Frozen smelt lose the flavor,and become tough. We have smelt runs here in Wisconsin,from the Great Lakes,around Green Bay. It’s a big deal. People use large seines to catch. They don’t have orange skin,just pale fish skins. Bars here have smelt fries,during the season. Most are coated with flour,eggs,flour and pan fried. If you boil them or whatever,you lose the flavor. I’ve also been to the grunion runs on California beaches. Perhaps you’ve confused the two? I’ve netted thousands of smelt,the cleaning is tedious.Used small scissors to cut head off and gut. Takes hours to clean,since you need so many to make a family meal. Frozen smelt lose the flavor,and become tough.

]]> By: dan http://www.easycookingguide.com/how-to-cook-smelt.html/comment-page-1#comment-6251 dan Tue, 08 Mar 2011 12:18:22 +0000 http://www.easycookingguide.com/?p=157#comment-6251 i agree with this writer about "liquid smoke." it is crap and for the author to suggest for us to use this sh** is beyond me. bread crumbs and some lite seasoning and olive oil is all you need to fry smelt. it's a healthy fish, don't muck it up with all the crap this recipe calls for. dan i agree with this writer about “liquid smoke.” it is crap and for the author to suggest for us to use this sh** is beyond me. bread crumbs and some lite seasoning and olive oil is all you need to fry smelt. it’s a healthy fish, don’t muck it up with all the crap this recipe calls for. dan

]]> By: Joebobjim http://www.easycookingguide.com/how-to-cook-smelt.html/comment-page-1#comment-5148 Joebobjim Mon, 14 Feb 2011 16:28:13 +0000 http://www.easycookingguide.com/?p=157#comment-5148 Good lookin' out, Woozle. Boiling fish before smoking? Wut? Little smelts would turn into goop. You had everything right till you stopped at CHARCOAL. Some smokers use it but only to heat up the SMOKING WOOD. Thats what ya need. Alder is popular, and apple is good too. Good lookin’ out, Woozle. Boiling fish before smoking? Wut? Little smelts would turn into goop. You had everything right till you stopped at CHARCOAL. Some smokers use it but only to heat up the SMOKING WOOD. Thats what ya need. Alder is popular, and apple is good too.

]]> By: Woozle http://www.easycookingguide.com/how-to-cook-smelt.html/comment-page-1#comment-158 Woozle Sun, 16 May 2010 20:26:26 +0000 http://www.easycookingguide.com/?p=157#comment-158 My dear Americans, stop eating chemical garbage. Baking powder and "liquid smoke" are some of the nastiest substances ever invented by our civilization. They're not fit for human consumption. To make light, crispy batter use whipped egg whites (like in tempura or numerous European recipes: no baking powder needed). Your "smoked smelts" recipe is one of the most disgusting recipes I've ever come across. There's no need to put smelts in boiling water and cook it for 8 (!!!) hours, there's no need to use that nasty chemical called "liquid smoke", there's no need for worcestershire sauce (it'll overwhelm the delicate taste of the fish), and there's no need to "expose them to air". Just brine them in a simple brine and then smoke them using real charcoal. My dear Americans, stop eating chemical garbage. Baking powder and “liquid smoke” are some of the nastiest substances ever invented by our civilization. They’re not fit for human consumption.

To make light, crispy batter use whipped egg whites (like in tempura or numerous European recipes: no baking powder needed).

Your “smoked smelts” recipe is one of the most disgusting recipes I’ve ever come across. There’s no need to put smelts in boiling water and cook it for 8 (!!!) hours, there’s no need to use that nasty chemical called “liquid smoke”, there’s no need for worcestershire sauce (it’ll overwhelm the delicate taste of the fish), and there’s no need to “expose them to air”. Just brine them in a simple brine and then smoke them using real charcoal.

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