fish recipes

[eyemaster]

I have had fish that was breaded and fried in butter, but have not been able to figure out what was used for the breading. looking for some ideas.

[polarsusd81]

You can pick up bread crumbs at the local supermarket. They are usually found near the baking goods. For frying in butter, that is one of my favorites.

[so haaad]

Also try dipping fish in egg or milk and then rolling them in crushed saltine crackers.

[polarsusd81]

Saltines or Ritz for even more buttery taste. Forgot about those ones. Thanks for the reminder.

[Sandmannd]

I did the cracker thing. I now really like using the shore lunch breading. Just roll in milk or egg first and dip in the breading, good to go. Or you can add beer to the breading and deep fry beer batter them.

[Phred52]

I also did the cracker thing, got old. Then I did this: dip the fillets in milk. then dust with Shorelunch breading, into an egg bath, then into saltines crushed/ground into 'dust'. Immediately into the oil. They get golden brown & crispie without being 'Heavy' or too thick. Add a little Ceyanne pepper or some white pepper, or whatever, to the crackers for a little snap. Change is GOOD! Phred52

[polarsusd81]

Alright...someone has to triple bread em. I might have to give it a shot tomorrow if nobody else does it.

Really though, my favorite new breading is a really cheap one at Fleet Farm. It is Andy's fish breading - red mix. Not too spicy, but has some more flavor than the yellow mix. I think this one is more along the lines of going in the deep fryer than in the pan for butter fry.

[irvingdog]

OK. I'll say this just one more time:

Panko bread crumbs as a final dredge before frying.

try it. Then come back here and thank me.

[fishtrap3]

crushed Ritz crackers are also very good

[fishorgolf]

panko crumbs all the way. lightly flour, dip in a thinned egg mixture and into panko crumbs. Light, crispy, perfect!

[Trick]

I have to agree with you polarsus!....I was out of "gary roachs' mild cajun" & picked up some "andys" just to get me by & I love it. It has become a favorite of a lot of my friends too.

[DonBo]

Sooooo, ummmm, panko? What in the world is panko?

[Lisa Almquist]

Panko is Japanese breadcrumbs. I can find them in the grocery store aisle by the oriental foods or by the fish fry/breading stuff.

[DonBo]

Thanks for that, I'll give it a try...

[irvingdog]

Panko has a texture unlike regualr breadcrumbs. It does magical things when fried.....

You'll find them in the Oriental section of big grocery stores.

[89Bronco]

Panko is right with the boxes of corn flake crumbs and all the other stuff at Cub Foods. No searching for it anymore! Maybe it's becoming more popular with fishermen.

I've used crushed Cheez-It crackers mixed with a little butter, but that's a baked fish recipe, and it was great. I haven't tried it as a pan-fried or deep-fried coating yet.

[MinnetonkaMan]

Thanks for the recipe Phred52 if anyone hasnt tried this yet your missing out. We used sunnies and crappies with it and they were great! We used a little bit of I cant believe its not butter and olive oil to our pan. We cooked them until dark brown and a few we threw a little parmesan on them. Thanks again for the receipe! Also tried coating them in a little ranch, parmesan and milk mixture and baking them they were also very good!

[beaver11]

Cheez It crackers crumbled deep fried is very good..gotta try it

[L_Cappo]

dipping fish in egg then rolling them in crushed saltine crackers.deep fry them for about 4 mins.or fry them in butter.

[reelemin]

I'm going to try the Panko crumbs this fri.

But a question on a good trout recipe.

Cooking up my first trout, should I cook the same way as my crappies and walleyes? - or - looking for some ideas.

[prov1900]

Trout is best served baked/broiled/smoked. Fried/deep fried doesn't work as well. Try a trout/mayo based cracker dip. Many recipes out there for that.

[LABS4ME]

Reelmin, here's the link to the lake trout recipes from a couple weeks ago... some good looking vittles in their!

http://www.fishingminnesota.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/1247161#Post1247161

Good Luck!

Ken

[reelemin]

awesome - thank you. I've got a few to think about now.

[Bowfin]

A fish fry breading/meal developed after years of testing (and sampling)!

*for chunked northern, walleyes, or good sized pannie fillets.

Breading

fully coat fillet in a 50-50 mixture of plain flour and Furtman's Campfire Classic, then dip and fully coat in whipped egg, then fully coat in Bella's Italian Ramono Bread crumb's - pan fry until golden brown in plain canola oil.

Tarter Sauce

serve with homemade (important) tarter sauce (fill a bowl with pickles chopped no finer than 1/4 inch chunks and some chopped fresh onion - mix in mayo until desired consistancy.

serve with chef salad, boiled baby red potatoes topped with sour cream and a side of young spring peas.