Door County Wisconsin Fish Boil Recipe

Add fish and the other 1 4 lb.

Door county wisconsin fish boil recipe.

Step 1 peel onions. Then drizzle the fish potatoes and onions with 2 3 tablespoons of melted butter i use unsalted. Of salt and boil for 10 minutes then drain in a colander. Lift the fish and potatoes out of the water use hot pads gloves to avoid steam burns.

Step 3 bring 2 gallons water to a boil in a large kettle one with removable basket works best. Recipe courtesy of the white gull inn in the door county burg of fish creek. You ll need a 5 gallon pot preferably with a removable basket or net for draining. The inn cooks the fish outside over a wood fire using a 22 gallon pot and two nets one for the fish and one for the potatoes.

This recipe is for cooking at home on your kitchen stove. Step 2 wash potatoes and slice a small piece off ends but do not peel. When potatoes are almost done add whitefish with the remaining one cup salt. Step 5 add potatoes and boil uncovered 16 minutes.

An authentic fish boil invented to feed mess halls full of north woods lumberjacks quickly uses great lakes whitefish cleaned and cut into 2 inch long chunks but if you can t find whitefish. Step 4 add 1 4 pound salt and bring to boil again. Cook for 7 to 10 minutes the fish should be firm but will slightly separate from the bone when pulled with a fork. While cooking skim off any fish oil that may rise to the surface with a spoon or small skimmer.

At a traditional outside boil a small amount of kerosene would be thrown on the fire at this point. Fish should be firm and begin to pull away from the bone when lifted with a fork.