Perch, Yellow

Common Name:

Ring perch, striped perch, jack perch, redfin

Product Information:

Fresh perch has moist, translucent, deep-pink flesh with no fishy odor. Cooked, the lean meat is white, with a mild, sweet flavor and firm but flaky texture.Although farmed fish have a higher fat content and lower protein level than wild, the taste is essentially identical.

Cooking Tips:

Highly versatile, yellow perch can be pan- and deep-fried, baked, sautéed, poached, grilled or used in chowder. For most recipes, prepare skin-on. Avoid overcooking to keep the flesh moist. Because of its mild but distinctive flavor, yellow perch can be prepared with minimal seasoning. It lends itself equally well to light treatments — sautéing and topping with artichoke hearts or cucumber sauce, for example — and heartier recipes, such as baked-stuffed or battered and deep-fried.

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