March 11, 2006

Zach, 
I miss seeing you and your dad on TV! I am looking for a recipe from wayyyyyyy back in the Fred Trost Michigan Outdoors era called Walleye in Cider. I looked through my cookbook from shows back then, but can't find it. If anyone has a good log of recipes back then or remembers it like me, please forward it to cudatime2@aol.com . 

God bless you all! 

Tom Staniszewski, Warren, MI 

March 11, 2006

Tom:

I cannot locate the actual recipe myself, but plan to continue to dig for it. In the meantime, I do have this recipe you may like. 

  a.. 2 lbs. walleye fillets 
  b.. 2 1/3 c. cream 
  c.. 1 1/3 c. sweet or hard apple cider 
  d.. 2 tbsp. chopped shallots 
  e.. 1/4 c. pernod or anisette 
  f.. 1/4 c. calvados or applejack 
  g.. 1/2 clove minced garlic 
  h.. 1/4 tsp. chevril 
  i.. salt and pepper to taste 

Directions: 
Allow fillets to stand unwrapped at room temp. 20 minutes. Cut each block into 3. Stir together apple cider, cream and shallots in a large Dutch oven. Add fish. Cover. Simmer slowly for 20 minutes. DO NOT allow to boil. Remove fish and keep warm. Reduce cooking liquid by one half. Add perno! d, calvados, garlic, salt and pepper. Sprinkle fish with finely chopped apple cider and pour sauce over top. 

If you do try it, please email me back and let me know what you thought. 

Thanks for the email, would you like me to post this on the mailbag along with your email address in case someone has this recipe or a similar recipe? 

Sincerely, 
Kim Trost, Webmaster 
www.outdoor-michigan.com

Kim,

Thank you very much for the speedy reply! I will check into this recipe and let you know! You are very welcome to publish my request = )

Thanks again!
Tom