Taste of the Wild: Sweet and sour walleye stir fry

Contributor Ryan Pinkalla shares his recipe using walleye for a lighter take on a quick stir fry dinner.

INGREDIENTS

STIR FRY

1 pound skinless walleye fillets

½ cup corn starch

2 bell peppers, chopped

1 red onion, chopped

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 cup pineapple chunks (reserve juice when draining can)

2 tablespoons vegetable oil

3 cups cooked white rice

SWEET & SOUR SAUCE

1 cup of the reserved canned pineapple juice

¾ cup brown sugar

1⁄3 cup apple cider vinegar

3 tablespoons ketchup

3 tablespoons soy sauce

1½ tablespoon corn starch

2 tablespoon water

DIRECTIONS

PREPARE THE FISH

1. Cut fish into bite size chunks. Lightly coat each piece of fish in corn starch. Heat oil in a skillet and brown fish in batches and set aside.

2. For the sauce, in a separate bowl mix pineapple juice, brown sugar, apple cider vinegar, ketchup, and soy sauce. Separately mix corn starch and water until smooth and add into sauce mixture.

3. Add bell peppers, red onion, and pineapple to a large pan and stir fry 5 minutes. Add minced garlic, cook 1 minute until aromatic. Pour sauce mixture into pan and bring to a boil and stir. As the sauce begins to thicken, reduce heat and add fish chunks into pan, mix to fully coat.

4. Serve immediately over white rice.

Recipe and photo by Ryan Pinkalla

ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTOR

Ryan Pinkalla is a social media personality from “The Crappie Chronicles,” “Past the Barb podcast, and host of “The Meat Season” on YouTube.

As a self-taught home cook, specializing in fish and wild game recipes and author of the cookbook “The Frozen Kitchen,” (affiliate link) he has grown a following by creating approachable recipes using wild ingredients and showcasing his hunting and fishing adventures on social media.

As an avid hunter and angler, his goal is to encourage the outdoor community to embrace a new style of fusion cuisine and inspire a new generation of outdoor chefs. He focuses on combining fun modern cooking techniques with wild game meats and using social media as a platform to join other foodies in promoting the lifestyle of catch, clean, and cook these wild ingredients.

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