Possession lings, opening day

[Chef Patrick]

How perfect were the conditions for the start to the season? OK, there was a pretty intense minus tide, but aside from that, it was perfect. We spend almost the whole morning free-drifting, witout needing to use the kicker at all.
Just two of us on the boat because the 2 other guys bailed last minute, due to illness and "forgetting" to get a license (dumbass). We hooked two that were lost before netting, one undersized one released, one rockfish released, and our one keeper each.




Dinner was batter fried ling, bacon wrapped onion rings, asparagus, & sriracha tartar sauce.
Damn, I love lingcod season!

[Fen]

Nicely done on the catch and dinner!

[Nelly]

Nice work and thanks for the report!!!

Oh, and that dinner looked ok...

[Jeff Nance]

Dude bacon wrapped onion rings! Holy crap, I can't believe I have not heard or even seen anything like this. What a bitchin concept! Definitely going to try those out!!!!

[Robbo]

LMFAO

That's exactly what I zeroed in on too Jeff was the damn bacon wrapped onion rings. Yagottabeshittingmemang

Right on Patrick

[Chef Patrick]

My Sous Chef found this recipe and shared it on my FaceBook page. Thick sliced onion rings, at least 2 rings think each. Wrap them with bacon.
It's not a fried item, it was designed for the smoker, but I did mine in the oven. I dusted them with a combo of brown sugar, smoked paprika, granulated garlic, and a little pepper. Then I baked them slow, 200 degrees for almost 2 hours, until the bacon was crispy and the onions were almost melty soft.
They're great.



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