Wisconsin Fish Fry Recipe
Ingredients
| All purpose flour | 1 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| 1/2 teaspoon salt, plus salt for sprinkling on fish | ||
| Dried dill | 1/4 Teaspoon | |
| 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground pepper, plus pepper for sprinkling on fish | ||
| Eggs | 2 , separated | |
| Butter/Margarine | 1 Tablespoon, melted | |
| Beer | 1 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Peanut oil | 3 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| 1 1/2 pounds fish fillets such as lake perch, walleyed pike, northern pike, or crappie | ||
Directions
GETTING READY
1. Preheat oven to 250° F.
2. Take a large bowl, add flour, ½ tsp salt, 1/8 tsp pepper and dill and stir well. Slowly add butter and egg yolks to the middle. Add beer and mix thoroughly. Keep aside for 3 minutes.
MAKING
3. In a deep fryer or heavy large saucepan, heat oil to 375°F.
4. Whisk egg whites in a deep bowl to form fluffy.
5. Sprinkle dried fish fillets with pepper and salt.
6. Fold in egg whites to batter. Dip fish in batter and shake to remove excess batter.
7. Add fish to hot oil, in batches, and fry from 3 minutes, turning halfway though, to golden brown. With a slotted spatula, transfer fried fish to paper towels.
8. If desired, bake the fish in preheated oven to cook well.
SERVING
9. Take out and serve immediately.
1. Preheat oven to 250° F.
2. Take a large bowl, add flour, ½ tsp salt, 1/8 tsp pepper and dill and stir well. Slowly add butter and egg yolks to the middle. Add beer and mix thoroughly. Keep aside for 3 minutes.
MAKING
3. In a deep fryer or heavy large saucepan, heat oil to 375°F.
4. Whisk egg whites in a deep bowl to form fluffy.
5. Sprinkle dried fish fillets with pepper and salt.
6. Fold in egg whites to batter. Dip fish in batter and shake to remove excess batter.
7. Add fish to hot oil, in batches, and fry from 3 minutes, turning halfway though, to golden brown. With a slotted spatula, transfer fried fish to paper towels.
8. If desired, bake the fish in preheated oven to cook well.
SERVING
9. Take out and serve immediately.
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