Grammy's Kitchen Β· Fried Fish Β· Crispy Pan Fried Fish

One of 19 fried fish recipes we measured

Crispy Pan Fried Fish

from www.recipetineats.com

It ranks #2 of 19 for tenderness among the fried fish recipes we compared. 96 cooks on www.recipetineats.com rate it 4.9β˜….

hands-on15m
waitingnone
makes2
each$0.55
kcal300
levelbeginner

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base β€” next to the median of all 19.

this recipe typical
liquid0%16%
leavener0%0%
salt0%0%
fat18%0%

Where it stands out

  • #2 of 19 for tenderness
  • #3 of 19 for greasiness
  • #5 of 19 for browning depth

Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

150 g2 thin fish fillets, around 150g/5 oz each, 1 cm / 2/5" thick, skin on or off ((Note 1))
Salt and pepper
35 g1/4 cup / 35g flour ((plain/all purpose, wholemeal))
2 g1 tsp paprika (, optional (Note 2))
34 g2 - 3 tbsp oil, enough to mostly thinly cover base ((I use vegetable or canola))
Lemon wedges
Finely chopped parsley or dill (, for garnish, optional)

Method: 8 steps, published by www.recipetineats.com β€” open the original β†— or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

β€œFantastic, used home caught flathead fillets. Also delicious cold. Also, the asparagus butter beans were a huge success (I mistakenly used broad beans, which were a huge hit with my Chilean daughter inlaw). Thanks Nagi!” β€” a cook, 5.0β˜…
β€œthanks for the recipe! it was quite simple after getting the frozen dory thawed. it was helpful to use a meat thermometer to check when the fish was done. as someone who hates fish, this is the only fish dish i like!” β€” a cook, 5.0β˜…
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