Fresh Lake Erie fish coated with cornmeal and potato chips
Prep Time20 minutesmins
Cook Time3 minutesmins
Total Time23 minutesmins
Course: Fish, Main Course, Seafood
Cuisine: American, Canadian
Keyword: cornmeal and potato chip crust, cornmeal crusted crappie, crappie, fish fry, fried fish, lake erie fish
Servings: 4people
Ingredients
1½ - 2lbfresh Lake Erie Crappieor other fresh local fish
¾cupcornmeal
1½cupplain potato chips
1½ - 2cupscooking oiluse oil that can withstand high temperature
1Tbspbutter
salt to taste
Tartar Sauce
4cornishons
2tspcapers
½cupmayonnaise
¼cupmiracle whip
2Tbspsweet green relish
1Tbsplemon juice
2spashesworcestershire
2dropsTabasco sauceor other pepper based hot sauce
Instructions
Prepare Tartar Sauce by finely chopping cornichons and capers. Combine with the remaining ingredients and mix well. Refrigerate until serving time.
Add cornmeal and potato chips to food processor. Run until mixture is finely ground.
Rinse and pat dry fish. Season lightly with salt. Cut into serving sizes if pieces are larger. Add to a sealable bag along with cornmeal mixture. Shake gently to coat fish.
Add oil to pan to a level of at least ¼ inch. Heat to approximately 375°. Add butter.
Carefully lay fish pieces in pan and cook about 1 minute or longer (for thicker pieces) per side. Turn and cook other side.
Remove fish from oil and lay on rack over a baking sheet. Season with salt while still hot.