Butterflied White Perch.........the best way to cook a whole perch. Slit the fillets along the bone but leave the meat on the fish, bread and drop into peanut oil and cook until golden brown. Fillets are fine, but something about cooking that fish on the bone enhances the taste !! Plus that meat just peels right off and you don't have to mess with the bones. It may be psychological but most people in the Delta agree !! Plus when you cook a mess of them and stand them upright in a Budweiser beer flat, they are a pretty site to see. I only got a picture of one, cause everyone was eaten 'em hot out the grease.......we call that the catch and de-grease program of fishing down here !! Serve with dill cole slaw and Crystal hot sauce and maybe a french fry and some light bread on the side. The hush puppies never make it to the table, it's all best eaten standing around the fryer, out on the porch, burning your lips and fingers and chasing it down with a cold beverage.
