Smelts

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Preparing smelts
Dorothy cooking smelts.jpg
A cooked smelt.jpg
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Smelts are very flavorful, similar to but less pungent than anchovies. The popularity of this dish in our family waxes and wanes; there is a lot of preparation, and it certainly makes the house smell like fish when they are frying up.

I got Dorothy excited about making them again after some 10+ years. I simply said that I missed them, which I did! They remind me of Thanksgiving dinner at our house in Smoke Rise. We had a fantastic dining room and this was the stinky prince!


Recipe (I'm not sure this is right, but it's a start!)

  • remove the head and fillet each fish
  • dredge through flour
  • fry in 1/4" of vegetable oil until medium brown
  • share and enjoy!