Steps to Make Easy Fried Tilapia Fish

Deep-Fried Tilapia

It is relatively inexpensive and readily available just about everywhere.

Recipe Summary Deep-Fried Tilapia

In Wisconsin, the "Friday Fish Fry" is a time-honored tradition. This deep-fried tilapia is my family's way of bringing it home.

Ingredients | Easy Fried Tilapia Fish

10 (4 ounce) fillets tilapia

salt and ground black pepper to taste

⅓ cup all-purpose flour

1 cup buttermilk

1 egg

½ cup all-purpose flour

½ cup yellow cornmeal

2 tablespoons seafood seasoning (such as Old Bay®)

½ teaspoon baking powder

½ teaspoon baking soda

vegetable oil for frying

Directions

Season fillets with salt and pepper. Dust with 1/3 cup of flour.

Beat buttermilk and egg in a bowl. Combine remaining flour, cornmeal, seafood seasoning, baking powder, and baking soda in another bowl. Dip all flour-dusted fillets into egg mixture, then into seasoned flour mixture.

Heat oil over medium-high heat in a large frying pan or deep fryer. Fry fillets, working in batches if needed, until golden, about 2 minutes on each side. Season again with salt as soon as your take them out of the pan or fryer.

Fillets can also be cut into nugget-size pieces for kids.

We have determined the nutritional value of oil for frying based on a retention value of 10% after cooking. Amount will vary depending on cooking time and temperature, ingredient density, and specific type of oil used.

Info | Easy Fried Tilapia Fish

prep: 10 mins cook: 10 mins total: 20 mins Servings: 10 Yield: 10 fillets

TAG : Deep-Fried Tilapia

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