Door County Fish Boil Recipe
- 16 sm. onions
- 16 sm. potatoes
- 1/2 pound non-iodized salt, divided
- 16 chunks white fish (7-8 lbs.)
- 8 lemon wedges for garnish
- 3/4 c. melted butter
- Peel onions.
- Wash potatoes and slice a small piece off ends, but don't peel.
- Bring 2 gallons water to a boil in a large kettle, one with removable basket works best.
- Add in 1/4 lb.
- salt and bring to boil again.
- Add in potatoes and boil, uncovered, 16 min.
- Add in onions and boil, uncovered, 4 min longer.
- Place fish in basket.
- Put in kettle with remaining 1/4 lb.
- salt.
- Boil, uncovered, 10 min longer.
- Remove from heat.
- Skim off any fish oil which accumulated during cooking.
- Drain into colander.
- Place fish and vegetables on platter or possibly plates.
- Garnish with lemon wedges.
- Serve with melted butter.
- Serve with cool slaw, rye bread and cherry pie.
- A large quantity of salt is traditional in this recipe.
- The amount may be reduced, if you like.
onions, potatoes, salt, white fish, lemon, butter
Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/door-county-fish-boil-22698 (may not work)