Getting batter to stick

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Originally Posted by LowePro

I use

corn meal 25%
corn meal mix 25%
corn meal flour 50%
Salt



Papper
Red pepper
Greek seasoning

Take your fish out of bowl that has water in it, pat it mostly dry (I use a bath towel), put em in my batter pro, then drop them in the grease that is a MINIMUM of 350 degrees. I like to cook my fish at 375. If the grease is less than 350 the meal is subject to fall right off your fish.

When you pull your fish from the fish meal it will look like there isn't much meal on it at all. Drop that thing in the grease just the way it is and there will be a beautiful filet waiting on you.
Don't try to "meal up" too much fish at one time.
Dont cook so many in the grease that they are touching each other.
Dont leave your fish sitting in the meal waiting to b dropped in the grease. Leave em moist until time to pat them dry, then meal them, then drop them directly into the grease.

It will be restaurant quality!!!

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Try a little regular flour in the mix and use a blender to grind up corn meal finer .

Anyone from the south knows buttermilk is the go to for battering anything deep fried. But I also like to use mustard and Louisiana hot sauce 50/50 then toss in Zatarains . Also don't shake the basket while it is cooking for at least a minute or 2

Just about every method mentioned will work. Where people screw up frying them is not wait for oil to get hot enough between 330 and 350 and also don't touch it when you drop it in the oil. It's not a stew. Don't stir it