Bacon and Blue Cheese Fish Wraps (low carb for you diet conscious chaps)
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I bought some low-carb wraps recently and I hit on an easy, tasty way to use them. I stole this recipe from a chicken recipe. I have all the ingredients except one, the fish! Let’s see if we can get some! Click on SHOW MORE for info on the tackle, lake, and more.
THE MOTOR: Minn Kota Endura C2-55 Trolling Motor (36" Shaft), 55 LBS of thrust. It runs on a 12v, deep cycle battery. Purchased on amazon, September, 2018.
THE 1st LURE: ¼ ounce black buzzbait with silver blade. Unknown brand.
THE 2nd LURE: a 2½ inch Action Plastic Shad Grub, on a 1/16 ounce Gopher Mushroom Head Jig.
THE 3rd LURE: a 1½ inch plastic tail from a small Beatle Spin Lure.
THE BAITCASTING REEL is a Shimano Calcutta 50B, from 2004. This model is no longer made.
THE BAITCASTING LINE is Firewire Stealth Braid in moss green, 15 LB test, 4 LB mono equivalent.
THE BAITCASTING ROD is a Shimano Compre, Model CPC66ME, 6’ 6” fast action, med. power. Lure weight 1/4 - 5/8 oz. ounce. Line weight 8 - 15 pound test. Purchased August 2018.
THE SPINNING REEL is a black and red Abu Garcia REVO2SX10.
THE SPINNING ROD is a tiny Daiwa SMC401ULFS Spinmatic-C SpinRod (4- Feet, Ultra Light, 1 Piece, 1-4 pound line test recommended). It can be found on Amazon, Fish USA, and other places.
THE SPINNING REEL LINE is SpiderWire, Ultracast, Invisi-Braid in 10 LB test, 2 LB monofilament equivalent.
LEARN HOW TO FILLET A FISH HERE: https://youtu.be/KgiGqlrB0LM.
THE LAKE is called Lake Ketchabigwon (named by native Americans). It is almost 6 acres and is located in NE Ohio. It sits on 37 acres of property. The lake is private. We purchased it in 1987. It has a maximum depth of 12’. The small pond uphill from it is ¾ acre with a maximum depth of 12’.
FISH IN THE LAKE: largemouth bass, bluegill, white crappie, black crappie, yellow perch, channel catfish, and grass carp
WHY KEEP SMALL BASS AND RETURN LARGER BASS: We had biologists perform an electroshock survey of the lake. They found too many small, stunted bass. There is only so much biomass to go around, and there are too many mouths to feed. Their advice was to remove all bass under 12”, and to release the bigger ones. This rule is usually the opposite in large public lakes. Here is a well-known biologist explaining the need to cull small bass from ponds (21:00) https://youtu.be/toWlvfg-6mQ.
WHERE TO GET A CAP LIKE MINE: You can get a “Juanelo Bait & Tackle” baseball cap here, https://www.inkpixi.com/by-clothing-type/baseball-hats. In fact, you could put your own name on it!
VIDEOGRAPHY:
The principal camera is my iPhone X on a tripod. I also use an iPhone 6s Plus as a close-up, counter-top camera when cooking. It is mounted on a small tripod. I use a Rhode mic indoors to help lessen the echo. The video is edited on a MacBook Pro using Final Cut Pro X.
BACKGROUND MUSIC is called “Someone Like You,” purchased from audioblocks.com.
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BACON AND BLUE CHEESE FISH WRAPS
Recipe inspired by this: https://dizzybusyandhungry.com/bacon-blue-cheese-chicken-wraps/
INGREDIENTS
3 cups cooked, flaked fish, (about 1¼ LB of fillets)
½ teaspoon of seasoned salt
¾ cup ranch dressing
6 tablespoons blue cheese crumbles
½ cup bacon crumbles (buy real bacon crumbles for extra convenience)
1 cup halved grape tomatoes
3 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
6 to 8 low-carb flour wraps, 8 to 9 inch size
romaine lettuce leaves
INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat oven to 425°F (220°C)
Lay the fish out on a baking sheet with non stick foil or parchment
Sprinkle on seasoning salt
Bake in oven for 8½ to 9 minutes, allow the fish to cool
Break up and combine the fish, dressing, blue cheese crumbles, bacon crumbles, grape tomatoes, and basil in a medium bowl.
Line each of the wraps with lettuce
Distribute the fish mixture over the 6 to 8 wraps.
Fold the outside wrap edges of each wrap in, about 1½ inches
Then, from the bottom nearest you, roll the wrap up and away, to the top
Place wraps in a dish seam side down
Cut each wrap in half on an angle for best presentation