How to Batter & Fry Fish
There’s nothing tastier than crispy battered fish fillets. Here’s how to make a restaurant-worthy fish dinner:
Recipe - EDEN PRAIRIE
How to Batter & Fry Fish
Prep Time10 Minutes
Servings4
Cook Time10 Minutes
Ingredients
4 - 6-ounce walleye fillets or other white fish
1 tablespoon L&B Northern Lights Fish Seasoning
1 tablespoon L&B Gone Fishin' Seasoning
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
3 eggs
2 tablespoons water
2 cups Panko breadcrumbs or cornflake crumbs
1 cup high-heat cooking oil, for frying
Lemon wedges, for serving
Tartar sauce, for serving
FOR THE TARTAR SAUCE: 3/4 cup mayonnaise
3 tablespoons finely minced dill pickles
1 tablespoon finely minced capers
1 tablespoon finely minced green onions
1 teaspoon finely minced lemon zest
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
Directions
- Rinse fillets; pat dry with paper towels.
- Combine Northern Lights and Gone Fishin’ Seasonings. Season walleye fillets with seasoning blends on both sides.
- Put flour in shallow plate. Beat eggs and water in another shallow plate. Put cornflake crumbs in another shallow plate.
- In a large cast iron skillet, add oil and heat to 350 F.
- Dip fillets in flour, egg mixture and finally cornflake crumbs.
- Add fillets to oil and fry, turning once, until fish just flakes with a fork (6-8 minutes).
- Carefully remove fillets with a slotted spatula and place on paper towels to drain.
- Serve at once with tartar sauce and lemon wedges.
- To make the tartar sauce: Combine all ingredients in a small bowl. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
TIP: Short on time? Substitute L&B Lemon Caper Seafood Sauce for the homemade tartar sauce.
10 minutes
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
4
Servings
Shop Ingredients
Makes 4 servings
Fresh Walleye Fillets, 0.5 Pound
Deal
$10.00 avg/ea was $12.00 avg/ea$19.99/lb
L&B Northern Lights Fish Seasoning, 2.9 Ounce
$9.19$3.17/oz
L&B Gone Fishin' Fish Seasoning, 2.9 Ounce
$7.99$2.76/oz
Gold Medal All-Purpose Flour, 5 Pound
$5.49$1.10/lb
Helpful Hens Organic Free Range Large Brown Eggs, 12 Each
$6.69$0.56 each
L&B Spring Water, 20 Ounce
$0.99$0.05/oz
Kellogg's Corn Flakes Bread Crumbs, 21 Ounce
$4.39$0.21/oz
L&B Grapeseed Oil, 16.9 Ounce
$5.49$0.32/oz
Fancy Large Lemons, 0.5 Pound
Huge Deal
$1.00 avg/ea was $1.50 avg/ea$1.99/lb
Not Available
Hellmann's Real Mayonnaise, 15 Ounce
$4.99$0.33/oz
L&B Kosher Dill Pickle Spears, 24 Ounce
$5.99$0.25/oz
Reese Capote Capers, 3 Ounce
$3.19$1.06/oz
Green Onions Bunched, 1 Each
$1.49
Fancy Large Lemons, 0.5 Pound
Huge Deal
$1.00 avg/ea was $1.50 avg/ea$1.99/lb
Morton Coarse Kosher Salt, 3 Pound
$5.99$2.00/lb
L&B Cracked Black Pepper, 1.7 Ounce
$6.89$4.05/oz
Directions
- Rinse fillets; pat dry with paper towels.
- Combine Northern Lights and Gone Fishin’ Seasonings. Season walleye fillets with seasoning blends on both sides.
- Put flour in shallow plate. Beat eggs and water in another shallow plate. Put cornflake crumbs in another shallow plate.
- In a large cast iron skillet, add oil and heat to 350 F.
- Dip fillets in flour, egg mixture and finally cornflake crumbs.
- Add fillets to oil and fry, turning once, until fish just flakes with a fork (6-8 minutes).
- Carefully remove fillets with a slotted spatula and place on paper towels to drain.
- Serve at once with tartar sauce and lemon wedges.
- To make the tartar sauce: Combine all ingredients in a small bowl. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
TIP: Short on time? Substitute L&B Lemon Caper Seafood Sauce for the homemade tartar sauce.