Musky Recipe?????

[ice fishin nut]

A buddy gave me 2 real nice fillets, and I have no clue on how to prepare them....

Any help would be welcome!!!!!

[Gone Fishing]

Mix fillets with potatoes, carrots, onions, lemon, a few chunks of steak and some beef gravy. Slow cook in a crock post for 8 hours. Once cooked, pour contents in a serving dish, throw Muskie fillets in the garbage and enjoy! ;)

[tpet96]

Take the 2 fillets, and rub them in melted butter.

Squeeze lemon juice on them.

Sprinkle them with your choice of herbs.

Lay them flat on a piece of Rough Cut White Pine (adds flavor)

Cook in a 250F oven for 35 mins.

Take out, throw musky fillets away, and eat pine board. :D

[ESOX]

Take friend, sautee quickly in olive oil, throw away. Find new friend who won't try to poison you with fish that concentrate toxins like a Muskie. I hope he didn't take it from LSC since Dec. 15...........

[tpet96]

ESOX, just curious. Why since Dec 15th? :D

[ESOX]

IFN lives near Lake St. Clair, the season closed on the 15th.

[tpet96]

Ah, got ya! From Ohio here, and just learning the ins and outs of MI fishing oriented things. Thanks!

[deepwoods]

:D :D :D


Great recipes!!

[Salmonsmoker]

I've never tried cooking Muskie. I'll look in some other sources to see if any recipies are available.

[ice fishin nut]

E,

He said he got it this past year, but heard all the same recipes that are posted here, so he did'nt want them......

Although I saw a HUGE one the other day out by the Coast Guard.... that sucker must have been atleast 50" long!!!!

[Cable]

They taste like Bald Eagle.


CPR. Catch, Photo, Release. The future of fishing depends on it.

[Salmonsmoker]

Three comments on this thread:

1. IFN's original question is very legit. Someone gave him some Musky steaks and he's looking for a recipe.

2. Certainly humor can be a good part of any recipe so long as it is not derogatory.

3. This is a Cooking forum. Any kind of fish or wild-game cooking is open for discussion. This is not the place for debate on catch and release or any other fish or wildlife management objectives.

[Gone Fishing]

Now now Salmonsmoker, he a friend and I was just razzing him a bit.
Legitimate question...........Yes
Good fish to eat..............I'll stick with my recipe! ;)

[Salmonsmoker]

Gone Fishing,

I have no problem with your post. It is humorous. Humor is good.

[Hamilton Reef]

Food with "musk" odor is indicator of bad food. Do not eat fish with "musky" odor, taste, or looks. Those fish are for catch & release only.

[ESOX]

Those big black diamonds listed next to the species in the DNR's fish consumption advisory are enough to make me want to throw them back. In addition to a myriad of other reasons.

[Downrod]

If I was going to eat them, I would smoke them. Hell anything tastes good smoked. I've had smoked Muskie before, not bad
tastes like chicken

Seriously I would heed Esox's warning. They carry a high level of toxins from eating all those suckers. Not only that but they contain an unusually high level of lead from scraping the paint off of so many lures

[Salmonsmoker]

IFN,

I did some searching on the Internet. Since Muskellunge (Musky) are in the Pike family, the sites that I visited indicated that they can be prepared using any recipe for Pike. As for the heavy metal's and other toxins that they may contain - you'll have to decide that one.

[ESOX]

This must set a record for longest thread ever in this forum.... must be winter, the St. Clair Muskie crew is getting antsy. LOL

[ice fishin nut]

Thanks SS,,,,

I know that the guys were just razzin me,,,, And I think that if I ever caught one, I probably would release it. Except if it was that HUGE submarine that came through my Ice Hole the other day:D

I never had musky, and was wondering what they taste like. Thanks for the heads up on the contamints Esox, didnt know about them. I dont think that I will mess around with these fillets, its a shame that this fish died and was wasted.....:(

[Big Frank 25]

Save it! Use it for catfish bait! Let it rot a little in a plastic ziploc bag. Pit under a bobber and wait for the pike and catfish.

[ice fishin nut]

Good idea Frank!!!! Thanks:D

[Big Frank 25]

Might want to wrap it cheese cloth before the rotting process, to keep on the hook.:p I bet Lake Sturgeon would like it too!