In a short time US-23, I-75 and US-27 will be full of cars and trucks heading north to enjoy Michigan’s unique tradition of “Opening Day”, the first day of the state’s deer rifle season. Mothers and Aunts will pack the pre-made meals of chili, lasagna and those yummy homemade pot pies.
There is one meal that hunters make on their own, breakfast. Myself, through most of the year, I can eat or not eat in the morning, but hunting season holds its own traditions. Through the walleye season I have been saving these sweet little morsels call cheeks just for the hunting season. If you don’t get the cheeks while cleaning walleyes, you have so been missing out.
A typical breakfast includes fried potatoes, couple of eggs, over easy and fried up cheeks. I boil the spud slices, then pull them out to dry slightly before they are finished. Lightly flour with a mix, then fry. Pull out and drain and start on the walleye cheeks, and while they are frying, you start your eggs. The cheeks do not take long and are easy to over cook, much like shrimp. By the time the eggs are done and on the plate, its time to pull the cheeks off the stove top. They are fantastic and top off any hunt camp breakfast.
That certainly looks good – how do i get an invite?
be ready to shoot a deer and then donate it to the hunt camp lol