Crappie Fish

g8golfer

im thinking about making cooking me some crappie fish on the egg this weekend. I have never cooked any kind of fish so this will be my first go around. Any suggestions on temp?

coomdaddy

Fry them in a cast iron pan.  I don't know past that, I've always had my crappie fried.  Best there is.

dldawes1

Yep, fried crappie for me too.  KY and Barkley Lakes fed me well when I grew up in Western KY !!!

bgeaddikt

I fried as well. Salt and lime and mmmmm

ThrillSeeker

Crappie is good fried or on the grill.  I grill my filets direct at 400 degrees (dome).

You can always blacken them on a cast iron skillet on the egg too.

SGH

Pan or Deep Fried.

Ingredients:

• 1 lb. Filets
• 2 cups of yellow enriched cornmeal
• 1/2 cup of self-rising flour
• 2 teaspoons of Cayenne pepper
• Salt
• Tony Chacherie's Creole Seasoning
• Water
• Vegetable Shortening, Vegetable Oil, Peanut Oil, or Canola Oil for frying. Peanut oil is best for deep frying in my humble opinion. For pan frying, it hard to beat butter. 

Instructions:

1. Mix corn meal, flour, Cayenne pepper, salt, and Creole Seasoning in large sealable bowl with lid (Season to preference).
2. Shake ingredients together in bowl until seasonings are mixed very well with flour and corn meal.
3. Wash filets with water and keep them wet.
4. Cut to desired serving size pieces. 
5. Put a reasonable size batch of filets into the bowl with batter (Not too many because it will get the meal too wet and it will not stick to the filets), and put lid back on. 
6. Shake bowl until all filets are completely covered with batter.
7. Put oil or shortening into deep fryer and heat to 350 degrees.
8. Once oil is to desired temperature, drop the battered filets in.
9. Cook until golden brown or desired texture.
10. Remove from grease and put on paper towels to remove excess oil.
11. Lightly spray with lemon juice if desired.

Or on BGE or oven method.

Ingredients:

• 2 pounds fillets
• 3 tsp lemon juice
• 3 tb butter
• 1/2 tsp basil
• 1/2 tsp dill
• Salt and pepper
• 1-2 teaspoons of cayenne.  

Instructions:

Rub fillets with butter and place on aluminum foil. Sprinkle lemon juice, basil, and dill onto fillets and add salt and pepper per your preference. Fold foil over fillets and tightly seal edges to enclose fillets in a "foil pocket". Grill or bake for approximately 15 minutes at 325-350 degrees or until fillets are white and flaky. 

For the record, both methods above are excellent for any freshwater scale fish. The are actually great for freshwater catfish as well  

You can substitute commercial Fish Fry for the above meal mix. It's much easier than mixing your own if it's available in your area. Good luck and enjoy my friend. May the Fish Gods cast their blessing upon you. 

fishlessman

crappie is the best fried fish there is, you want to fry those

Brisket_Fanatic

http://eggheadforum.com/discussion/1166579/crappie-fish-fry

leemschu

@SGH knows what he's talking about I promise you. 

stlcharcoal

Midwest sushi!!

bgeaddikt

Reposting here...

bgebrent

yep, deep fry.  How'd your ribs come out brother?

g8golfer

Ribs turned out awesome. I've got to learn how to cook different things. I love meats and pork but I also a huge fan of side dishes. 

Killit_and_Grillit

I have done them blackened in a cast iron about 450...but the redneck in me hates to see the tastiest of the fryable fish eaten in such a healthy way. 

Its better than fried catfish, you won't be sorry.

gmac

Well, I am hearing good things about frying.

Personally I think you need to ask yourself if the egg is always the best thing. For fatty fish like salmon, yes. For meaty fish like Marlin or tuna, yes. For flaky fish???  Maybe not.