Thursday, July 26, 2007

Tony Alert: NEW SEASON

This coming Monday, July 30, marks the kick-off of the ALL NEW season of Tony Bourdain's television show No Reservations. FROTB (Frequent Readers of This Blog) know that Tony's show is my favorite television food/travel show. Tony, to me, blends: a former chef's knowledge of food...with an insatiable appetite to see new places...and a Hunter S. Thompson-ish ability to write. In short, it's good stuff. Don't miss the first new episode on Monday, 10:00 p.m., the Travel Channel.

Plus, there's MORE: For the August 27 show, Tony travels to CLEVELAND. That's right: CLEVELAND. Home of LeBron James, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Cleveland Indians, and, well...I said LeBron James, right?
Anyway, in honor of Tony going to Cleveland, here's a recipe for Deep Fried Breaded Lake Erie Perch from charter fishing captain Tricky Dick (http://www.trickydick.com/). Enjoy.

~ 3 lbs filleted Yellow Lake Erie perch
~ 2 eggs
~ 10-12 soda crackers (or "pop" crackers, if you're from Ohio)
~ Frying oil to cover the cooking fillets completely

Beat the eggs until well mixed. Coat each fillet completely with the egg mixture, then roll in the cracker crumbs. Drop the fillet into the hot oil, and cook until golden brown. (Be careful not to overcook.)

3 comments:

ckderum26 said...

awesome! anyhing to get that lake erie perch in the blog eh?. . nice segway ;-)

Big Night Fan said...

I'm thinking of having some of those wonderful Lake Erie perch flown in overnight (packed in ice, of course) for that Cleveland show, then doing a pre-show fish fry. Have a nice Conn Valley Vineyards or Mansfield Winery chardonnay with them. Interested???

Anonymous said...

Tony's show on IRELAND is still his best... Let's see if he tops that this season.