How to Clean and Cook Bluegill [Clean & Cook]

How to cook bluegill. In this video I will show you how to clean and cook a bluegill whole. This method is perfect for most panfish and allows you preserve more of the meat.
I breaded the fish in Louisiana Fish Fry which is easy to find at most major grocery stores. I fried my fish in peanut oil but use the type of oil you prefer. Ideal oil temp should be from 350 to 360 degrees Fahrenheit.
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[@stillwater62]

That is the way I ate Bluegill as a kid, and the way I still eat Bluegill, and I am 68years old. You are right, you don`t waste as much meat fixing them like that, and the fins are crunchy, with good taste too. Thanks for the video, and showing the right way to eat Bluegill.

[@jayjenkins6622]

I have always thrown bluegill back. I’ll keep a couple this weekend and fry ‘em up! Thanks!

[@lacethefirebender2099]

Love it, simple and easy, unlike some other stuff I’ve seen

[@KitchenAlpha]

Thank you for watching!

[@whyusucksobad]

Thanks for the tutorial, I appreciate you!

[@ajasyosav]

Looks Amazing as always. Stay safe. God bless you and your family brother.

[@TheSadler333]

I have never tried frying pan fish like that. That is a great way to do little ones. Thanks for the video.

[@jeffreyyoung702]

Great job Ryan. Good change up with a fish cook. Be Safe!!!

[@brooklyn9398]

Great tutorial 💪 Thx for upload

[@shades9723]

Just ate my first blue gill today 😊 Johnny’s seasoning in the flour and a little siracha mayo. I can’t wait to try more recipes!

[@GreybeardAdventures]

I haven’t eaten sunfish very often, but after seeing your video, I’m gonna go out and catch me some! Thanks for sharing!

[@TheRealJaded]

Excellent video. You're very likable. Subscribed.

[@3vmarc]

Great video, thank you for your help. Me and my kids just learned a lot

[@NathanCampbellGuitarist]

Just tried it with some fish we caught yesterday. 🙂 Thanks so much.

[@shawnasmith3156]

Great editing!

[@techos32]

Great video. I want to learn how to catch and clean fish

[@bobbycampbell7418]

You’re salt of the Earth brother , enjoy watching !!

[@cherokeefence7336]

I love y,all's videos. Thanks for sharing

[@KitchenAlpha]

Thanks for watching!

[@acts2097]

Awesome, lll have to try this after some ice fishing.

[@mikehenrieband]

I just use this method today and it was wonderful! Thank you for sharing.

[@KitchenAlpha]

Thank you for watching Mike!

[@someoneonetheinternet]

I'll have to try this with the small ones i catch. I try to only keep big ones but if I hook one in a way that he won't survive anyway I'll keep em no matter the size so this looks like a good way to make use of them.

[@Playfast12]

Also I’m wondering if you can eat the spines on its back. They are sharp so do they work as toothpicks

[@user-sv3bj7he4m]

Thank you so much ❤

[@GingerRaceFTW]

Looks delicious

[@roguedragondraksis9114]

I've wanted to try panfish for a while now. Hopefully if I catch a decent one I can try out this method

[@fishinfrenzyoutdoors]

Thanks for the video. How long do I cook them?

[@antonioalicea2117]

cool idea!! thanks

[@benjamingannaway3983]

Great video!

[@Playfast12]

I’ve never gutted a fish before but I want to try to eat a fish I caught for once and bluegill are all I catch so this is helpful but I don’t have any breading or oil is there another way to cook it?

[@terryice5304]

Looks good 👍

[@chuckhenderson2312]

Loved your video, good job

[@KitchenAlpha]

Thank you!

[@davelima831]

Ryan you had my attention when you said hush puppies, i miss them carolina hush puppies... yummm looks good

[@bradpriebe7118]

Good video. Very helpful.

[@KitchenAlpha]

Thank you!

[@laylaandrews8920]

Love it ❤️

[@Seventbh]

God bless u brother

[@donnaedwards2391]

Awesome!

[@raymondhaynes4001]

Great video! My boys were catching some big ones the other day. Now I can go back and catch and cook em. God bless! Acts 16:30-31 kjv

[@KitchenAlpha]

Love some Bluegill! Hope you catch and fry some good ones!

[@antonioalicea2117]

GOD BLESS YOU TOO

[@tatil8992]

great video! u got a new subscriber:)

[@NathanCampbellGuitarist]

Thank you

[@kevinhinrichs1289]

Hey Ryan looked good. Nothin better than fresh caught and fried fish. I soak mine in butter milk for about an hour before breading them.

[@PlusTheSkim]

Does the buttermilk add flavor or is it just for the crust?

[@PlusTheSkim]

Caught like 15 today, thanks man!

[@KitchenAlpha]

Awesome!!

[@chrispark7933]

Good job man. Normally we just chuck sunfish aka bluegills back in the water or use for bait. If there's young kids around the old timers like to fry the cheeks and give em to the kids

[@endeavor_trevor]

How were the fish already dead before you started descaling them? Also, how do you tell if a fish is fully cooked if you fry them in a frying pan?

[@nickross133]

Nice. Have you ever pressure canned small bluegill? I tried it the first time a couple years ago and its good. You eat bones and all like salmon. I just got a weber kettle recently based largely on your videos. I live just down south of you in middle TN.

[@KitchenAlpha]

Nick I have never tried them that way but some close friends of mine have pressure canned fish before. They actually did Carp and said it was really good! I appreciate you watching!

[@ismaelcoronajr]

Man that looks soo soo good. Just one question. Can you eat bass? I've always wondered

[@txste1720]

I think smallmouth is pretty good I’ve heard great things about ir

[@KitchenAlpha]

Yes! It's actually really good!

[@alanhelton]

No drama and direct

[@joelboardgamerpger5393]

I'm a new Fisher and I catch about six fish each time I go out to my local Creek and pond and I am really enjoying catching them but I've been wanting to taste it real badly and people tell me to just throw him back but I want to try it. So I really enjoyed your video I'm going to try to keep them from now on at least four and see how it goes. All my best to you and thanks for the good well-thought-out did you take care

[@KitchenAlpha]

Thank you for watching! I think you will enjoy eating bluegill! I love to eat just about any pan fish and this method is super easy!

[@user-bf2pd2eo1u]

Are they ok to freeze like that?

[@pescaentexas8745]

Good sound

[@KitchenAlpha]

Thanks for watching!

[@jea0316]

❤

[@sovietonion72]

Looks like in Kentucky you do everything from scratch 😎

[@shawnjohnson4318]

If you hold it upright when taking off the head and cut from bottom fin to bone and break off with your hand you’ll get a extra bite

[@anilphilip546]

what about the bones?

[@ARCSTREAMS]

you dont season with salt or nothing?

[@adventuresofmoonman]

I prefer this way over filleting even if it’s a larger bluegill

[@greenidguy9292]

Hey Ryan I realize that I’m a year late on this, but could you post a video of you making authentic southern hush puppies? Or any other southern side dish...pimento cheese would be a good one since I like a little honey and pimento cheese on my hush puppies.

[@KitchenAlpha]

Sounds like a great idea for a future video!!

[@stevensalmons7570]

Nothing finer than a good mess of bluegill

[@michaelkirkwood2832]

Frito Lays need to come out with Bluegill Flavored Chips to help with restore the Economy.

[@ronnieking1025]

mmmmmmmmm

[@rfdsdf1]

"Feesh".

[@chadatannerify]

Pretty basic the only thing I do different is I make my own coating with 50/50 flour and corn meal then I just season to taste

[@ARCSTREAMS]

that was a small mouth bass not a rock bass