Crappie for supper last night

Ok, guys we all probably like our crappie fried but there's other ways of cooking them too. Here recently I've tried the foil bag with crappie fillets, butter, onion and lemon pepper which I did last night again. I also tried something new, crappie cooked on a cedar plank. I put a little bit of butter on the water soaked plank so fish wouldn't stick. I then put Old Bay season on the board. I put crappie down on the board and put more Old Bay over them, added some onion over the fillets and cooked on the grill for 20 or so min. It was really good for those of you who've not tried it that way. I'll definitely be trying that again.
As bad as Thursday and Friday were crappie fishing for me on De-over rated Gray lake I managed 4 that 1st day but they were big enough to offer enough meat for last nights meal. After catching several bass on crappie jigs me and another guy went back out yesterday but not crappie fishing. We chased the bass and did pretty well, nothing real big but definitely better than the crappie bite. I'll be getting more cedar planks though next time into town. So what's your favorite way to cook crappie? Usually I fried them with lemon pepper and garlic. Although I have tried the crappie cakes and they ain't too bad either....anyway to eat a crappie is a good way, ever body know dat!

What no invite? LOL LOL

I fry most of mine breaded in fish meal and fried in Canola oil. I too bake some in lemon, butter, salt and pepper.

Well I've got my own seasoning mixed up, it's really a simple recipe of salt, garlic, blk pepper, I think some accent and that's about it. After it comes out of the grease I lay the Lemon Pepper to it. It's hard to beat fried fish but give that cedar plank a try, not too bad with the old bay and I even added just a little bit of Tony's to that also.

Meal, salt and peppered....it's hard to beat IMO!Thumbs Up

Man i use a bunch of diff stuff but i mostly use Zaterans or LA Fish fry with lemon accent. I got some fresh ones sitting in my fridge soaking in salt water right now. Going to have them tomarrow for dinner YUM YUM

I use Louisiana Fish Fry, I add yellow corn meal to it, then I season that with cayanne pepper, garlic powder, black pepper, and fry it in oil, one key to good fried crappie is you have to fry it in a cast iron skillet, maybe fry ya some red potatoes sliced into fries, maybe some onion on the side, and maybe some jalapeño hush puppy's and you got a meal. Oh, ya got to have some Tabasco sauce to dash on the fried fillets.

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Man i use a bunch of diff stuff but i mostly use Zaterans or LA Fish fry with lemon accent. I got some fresh ones sitting in my fridge soaking in salt water right now. Going to have them tomarrow for dinner YUM YUM

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CP, why do you soak them in salt water?

We add our favorite seasonings, garlic salt, cayenne, etc to a fillet and pan fry them in a wok with a Tblsp of olive oil. These make great tacos.
I like the planks as well.
I've got a new recipe for smoked crappie that I'm ready to try


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Salt draws moisture (blood) out of everything. But soaking in salt water pulls the blood out but also rehydrates the filet at the same time. Probably even firms up the meat some. Ice cold water will pull the blood out too just not as quickly. So if u gonna soak em a few days before eating or packaging no need for the salt. Just keep changing out the cold water daily. If u gonna clean em and eat em that day can get a cleaner filet faster if u soak em in cold salt water. I do taxidermy on the side of nusing and salt my hides to dehydrate them quickly to get the blood out before they start decomposing. Then I re-hydrate them after the blood is out.

I soak mine in buttermilk for a day. Cornmeal, a dash of cayenne, dash of garlic salt, salt and pepper then fried golden brown in canola. Serve with fried squash or okra and a fresh salad.

This thread is making me hungry:yikes

Chris

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We add our favorite seasonings, garlic salt, cayenne, etc to a fillet and pan fry them in a wok with a Tblsp of olive oil. These make great tacos.
I like the planks as well.
I've got a new recipe for smoked crappie that I'm ready to try


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Smoked crappie... Now we're talking

Olive oil Cavenders. 350 - 10- 20 min. Depending on size. Add cumin for fish tacos. I'm in on smoked.

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Been using LA New Orleans style lately dry'em off with paper towel roll'em in muster put one egg on'em to help batter stick and make crispy!!! Crappie is the best tasting fish straight out of the water anyway just flavor'em up how ever you like and enjoy! Would like to hear that smoked recipe!

Italian Style Panko Bread crumbs are the ticket to great crappie. Pat the filets as dry as possible, cover em in your favorite seasoning (go heavy heavy). Roll em in an egg wash, which will wash away a lot of the seasoning which is why you go heavy. Right before they go in the grease roll em in the bread crumbs.
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Y'all are making me hungry

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At times, when we are frying fish, we will also coat the fish in mustard before breading it. However, we usually just coat the fish with a mixture of Andy's fish beading and cornmeal. If you don't use mustard the breading will adhere much better if the fish are wet before breading. This conversation is definitely making me hungry.