Best Way to cook Whiting!

**Jamie Donnelly** · 10-12-2006, 13:22

this is my favourite way to cook whiting.

cut of the head, and slice down the belly, all the way down to the tail fin. put out the guts and clean.

now comes the harder part, get the knife and put it under the rib cage, then slice down to the tail, the flesh should come of the bone. do it to both sides. then without cutting the fillets apart cut the backbone out. you should now have a "butterfly" whiting. cover it in flour and egg, then flour again. fry in 1cm of oil both sides for about 2/3 mins a side. it should be golden and crispy.

serve with chips or new potatos and a slice of lemon.

it really really tastes sooo good

Jamie

**Rob** · 10-12-2006, 19:36

Another recipe for whiting (Seeing as I'm about to cook one).

Head and gut straight after catching it. Whiting is a really delicate fish and gutting straight away keeps the flesh firm, otherwise the guts turn it to mush.

Clean out the body cavity and wash well under the tap to remove slime, put it into a steamer and steam for 15 - 20 minutes (Depending on size) and serve with a squeeze of fresh lemon juice and freshly ground black pepper. Cooked like this the flesh falls off the bone and is really soft and moist.

Always try to cook fish as simply as possible.

bigfish · 10-12-2006, 19:40

You should ask Ron for Whiting recipes...he's got loads ......he needs them...all he ever catches are Whiting

**Jamie Donnelly** · 10-12-2006, 22:43

yea, fish should be cooked as little as possible and as simple as possible!!

Jamie

**Kevinliverpool** · 13-12-2006, 09:22

fish should be eaten RAW!

**caster** · 13-12-2006, 16:44

Originally Posted by Kevinliverpool

fish should be eaten RAW!

Audrey S · 13-12-2006, 22:42

Originally Posted by Kevinliverpool

fish should be eaten RAW!

No mate, you're wrong,

fish should be cooked,

Salad and fruit is eaten raw,

A rule of thumb, "if it was capable of walking swimming or flying, It should be dead and cooked before being consumed !

hth

Ubd