Thread: frying crappie

Try frying them naked with a bbq dry rub
go easy on the seasoning and use the least amt of butter or oil

Originally Posted by BassERT

Try frying them naked with a bbq dry rub
go easy on the seasoning and use the least amt of butter or oil

Tried to get my girlfriend to do that, my face still hurts!

Olive oil burns too easy. You cannot beat peanut oil for frying fish, but I use vegetable oil. If you are using olive oil for health reasons I a dietitian(sp) told me when you heat olive oil hot enough to fry you lose all the health benefits of the olive oil.

Originally Posted by Dawgmanx2

Tried to get my girlfriend to do that, my face still hurts!

Right On!!! :D:D:D

Originally Posted by snake River

I Fry my crappie and potato buds by Betty Crocker

bingo!!!!!! some good stuff there. flour,eggwash and instant taters ...yummmm

I dust the fillets in flour, then dip in beaten egg/milk wash, then cornflake crumbs seasoned with garlic salt and cayenne pepper. Drop in a skillet or deep fryer till they float and turn golden brown. The cornflake crumbs give an extra crunchy, kind of sweet crust to them. Recipe showed to me by a Canadian guide on a walleye shore lunch on Lake of the Woods, Ontario.

I use a bunch of different "breadings". I like Uncle Bucks (spicy) from BPS, panko, cornmeal, flower, italina bread crumbs, cornflakes, etc...... It kind of depends on the mood I am in.

i like to fish to have a little pop to them. the crackers sound good.

Amen.. House Autry The Hot and the Mild mixed together makes it perfect. Run through an egg/milk wash and dredge in the above mix. Wont get any better. I fry mine in Canola Oil..

It's Zatarain's seasoned fish fry for me, been using it for years and haven't found anything that I like better.

"Shep"