Favorite fish fry

[slothman]

I found some stuff that is quite tasty. It is called “J.R. Mad’s Magic Fish Breading”. 

First I just used corn meal, then I moved to Louisiana, then I found JR Mad’s. I think it is the best, but my wife still prefers straight corn meal. 

I also really like to make a batter and cook them Fish & Chips style with some malt vinegar. Of course, there is also cover it in Old Bay and pan fry/blacken it in butter. That maybe my new favorite way to eat fish. 

[fishinwrench]

Dip in egg/beer, then drop in a bag of crushed Ritz crackers and cornmeal 70/30 ratio.  Let them set battered in the fridge until the grease gets hot.

 

Second choice is the Louisiana stuff, but still do the egg/beer dip first.   

The cool part about the Ritz cracker formula is that once the fillets are battered the remaining egg, beer, and dust is all thrown into a bowl, a bit of melted butter, chopped jalapenos, and some whole kernel corn is added.....and poof....Hushpuppys!  (Use the juice from the can of corn to get the right consistency) 👍

[Maverickpro201]

Yellow Mustard for white bass, helps take the fishy fishy taste out of the white bass. Friend showed me this years ago when I moved to Texas. Works on Stripers also. 

Cottonseed Oil for the best deep frying of fish, a whole lot less grease sticks to the fish and breading.

Shoreside beer batter or McCormicks Beer Batter mix, wife likes it better than cornmeal. The beer batter mix makes a super great Onion Ring dip also.  

[Seth]

Zatarains Crispy Southern. The local Walmart stopped carrying it so I've been using Andy's yellow.

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Louisiana cajun crispy!

@Seth try amazon for the zatarains...

[DADAKOTA]

The key to great onion rings is to use vidalia onions.  Slice the onions, separate the rings, and soak in buttermilk.  Out of the buttermilk and dredge in flour then off to the grease.  Once they come out hit them with some Lawry's season salt, Tony's, or whatever else you like.  Get a nice light, flaky ring.  Simple and tasty.  Much better than heavily coated, crusty, tasteless rings which are typical.   

Crappie and Walleye are excellent sautéed in butter and hit with a little Old Bay.  

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Just now, DADAKOTA said:

The key to great onion rings is to use vidalia onions.  Slice the onions, separate the rings, and soak in buttermilk.  Out of the buttermilk and dredge in flour then off to the grease.  Once they come out hit them with some Lawry's season salt, Tony's, or whatever else you like.  Get a nice light, flaky ring.  Simple and tasty.  Much better than heavily coated, crusty, tasteless rings which are typical.   

I better try that....  What time???😁

[DADAKOTA]

Once dredged let the rings sit for a bit before dropping in the grease.

[Seth]

6 minutes ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

Louisiana cajun crispy!

@Seth try amazon for the zatarains...

I keep telling myself that I need to order some to keep on hand, but I always forget until it's time to fry fish. Lousiana and Andy's yellow have been working just fine. HOnestly I could just season up some regular corn meal myself and it would taste fine. Few dabs of hot sauce and down the hatch!

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Just now, Seth said:

Few dabs of hot sauce and down the hatch!

THIS!!