Recipe: Appetizing Country fried fish

Country fried fish. Here's a deliciously simple oven fried fish recipe that is perfect for any night of the week. No need to mess around with the deep fryer, this recipes bakes right in the oven with a nice crispy breading. You can use just about any kind of fish you'd like, but a good white fish such as cod is perfect.

Coat both sides of the fish with the cornmeal. Now, take a pan and in it combine all the ingredients, except for the fish, oil and cornmeal. Dip the fish thats coated with the cornmeal on both sides into the prepared batter. You can have Country fried fish using 5 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Country fried fish

1. You need 3 piece of Crocker, Whiting, Brim or favorite fish.
2. It's 2 cup of self rising flour.
3. Prepare 1 cup of cornmeal.
4. Prepare 1 tsp of onion powder.
5. Prepare 1 of or you can use HOUSE AUTRY seafood breader.

Fry the fish, in batches, in the hot oil on medium flame until golden brown on both sides and thoroughly cooked. Dip cat fish in cold water, then coat with Dry mix. Place Cat fish in hot oil carefully not to burn your self, (do not over crowd fish). Serve with TarTar sauce and lemon wedges on the side.

Country fried fish instructions

1. Have fish monger scale, bone, and clean fish. When you get home soak in cold water with 2 tbsp of salt..
2. Mix dry ingredients and place fish in dry mix.
3. Heat oil in a deep cast iron skillet.
4. Fry about 3 minutes each side.

Dip again in milk, then in crumb mixture to coat all sides. Place fish on a greased baking sheet. Living on the coast of North Carolina, we have access to some wonderful, local fresh fish. I love flounder filets, virginia mullet and all of the other fresh catches that come in. We love Calabash style seafood and this fried fish is excellent!