Thread: Best batter for frying?

Well Crappiepappy, as my daddy used to say, when asked why he fried his fish with his "secret" breading recipe, "Everyone to his own taste." I use a 2 to 1 cornmeal to flour ratio because, like my dad, I don't like that gritty taste. And, I put salt and pepper in the breading mix because I it tastes better to me that way. I have forgotten to add it before and even when I tried to salt and pepper it later, just wasn't the same to me. But then as my dad said, "everyone to his own taste." Have a good one and keep reeling them in!

Originally Posted by Jerry Bryant

Well Crappiepappy, as my daddy used to say, when asked why he fried his fish with his "secret" breading recipe, "Everyone to his own taste." I use a 2 to 1 cornmeal to flour ratio because, like my dad, I don't like that gritty taste. And, I put salt and pepper in the breading mix because I it tastes better to me that way. I have forgotten to add it before and even when I tried to salt and pepper it later, just wasn't the same to me. But then as my dad said, "everyone to his own taste." Have a good one and keep reeling them in!

Everyone to his own taste .... indeed !! I grew up eating fish that my Grandma cooked ... and she just dusted the fish with yellow corn meal, and that's how I learned to like fried fish. I've used other coatings, and ate fish coated by others, and they were all "good". I just "prefer" the corn meal ... probably as a tribute gesture to my Grandparents, who were my Crappie fishing mentors, as much as any taste/texture reason.

You have a good one, too, friend .... and luck2ya in your adventures !!