Poor Man's Lobster (4-6 servings)

3 quarts water; 1 medium onion; 3 stalks celery, chopped; 1/2 cup lemon juice; 3 tablespoons salt; 1 bay leaf; 3 pounds lawyers (eelpout/burbot/ling cod) cut into 2-inch pieces; 1/2 pound butter; 2 cloves garlic; Paprika.

In large kettle, boil water, onion celery, lemon juice and salt for 4 minutes. Add bay leaf and burbot. Boil for 3 minutes. Remove fish. Place on cookie sheet. Brush with melted garlic butter. Sprinkle with paprika. Broil for 2 minutes. Serve with melted garlic butter. (modified slightly from Brataas, 1996)

Cooking with Lawyers

For a free, illustrated publication about how to fish for, fillet, and prepare burbot, send a self -addressed stamped envelope to:

Minnesota Sea Grant Extension *University of Minnesota-Duluth * 208 Washburn Hall * Duluth, MN 55812. Ask for Superior Advisory Note 22

Brataas, Anne. 1996. North Country Almanac: A Seasonal Guide to the Outdoors. Andrews and McMeel: Kansas City.

Text by Kristin Blann Experiment for Fisheries 5601 March 11, 1997