Pickled Fish

[Tom Linderholm]

I'll second BD110's recipe, I've eaten his and made my own with his recipe with anything from panfish, pike, whitefish, to freshwater herring. All have turned out great!

[KEN W]

I also tried B-mans recipe with bluegills.....they sure get nice and firm compared to pickled herring.Great recipe.

[DonBo]

Guess I'm gonna have to go find some sunfish...darn.

[BD110]

Thanks for all of the kind words guys!!!

I just started a batch in salt this morning. It always seems to be party favorite. We have also tried to pickle smelt. It's not as good as the pike it comes out softer like hearing I'm guessing because the skin is left on.

If you need any first hand help getting started just let me know and I'll try to make it very easy for you to give it a try.

[crothmeier]

How long is pickled fish good for after its made? I've eaten it 6 months or so but i have a little left over thats been hiding in the back of my fridge for almost 10 months now (1/2 a spaghetti jar and i was looking at it last night, i want to eat it, but not sure if its safe! (Could it do any more damage to the insides than the fresh stuff??!!)

[BD110]

If for some reason you don't think it's safe toss it out. If it looks ok and the first little bite doesn't but you to your knees break out the cheese and crackers and put and end to it.

[crothmeier]

I hate wasting, so i'm gonna gobble it up. smells sour, but thats normal! HA! if i dont reply tomorrow, it wasnt safe.

[BD110]

I hate to toss things out also. If it doesn't taste the same when you first made it I would toss it out. There's no need to take one for the team.

[Marbleye'd]

How long is pickled fish good for after its made? I've eaten it 6 months or so but i have a little left over thats been hiding in the back of my fridge for almost 10 months now (1/2 a spaghetti jar and i was looking at it last night, i want to eat it, but not sure if its safe! (Could it do any more damage to the insides than the fresh stuff??!!)

When in doubt...toss it out. I dont care what it is. I've been sick as a dog from eating or drinking out dated fridge contents. You only do that once and never again!