Thread: Fish cooking question...............

Originally Posted by ducker

We soak em in buttermilk for quite a few hours and run em thru the cornmeal and they always hold a crust. And that's mommas way!!

YEP then I run fillet between two fingers to remove excess bm.

Flour meal cajun season for the meal. Beaten eggs for wash. Fillet in egg wash then to meal then to 350 degree peanut oil consistent temperature. Don't pre batter a bunch makes em clumpy and soggy. Batter and fry.

Originally Posted by MO' MONEY

Do yall let the filets sit in the meal for say 10 minutes or so? I let mine sit while the grease heats up... but they ain't quite like mama's cookin

I've always done this when frying. If it's chicken I give it 10-15 minutes, but for catfish/crappie in cornmeal I only let them rest a couple minutes.

I add flour to the mix as well, 2 parts meal 1 part flour.

white corn meal works great, its makes a lighter coating it sems like than yellow meal

Yea, I use milk and egg wash and do not prepare ahead. I batter enough to fit fryer and wait until there almost done before I batter more.

Originally Posted by clfarms1

white corn meal works great, its makes a lighter coating it sems like than yellow meal

x2. Straight white cornmeal for deep frying, yellow cornmeal + panko for oven fried.

We use the zaterans fish seasoning and use the bass pro mealer and it works well.

We do add a little seasoning to the zaterans but it has a good flavor.

Walmart has it, a yellow box in the meal isle.