Mom’s Fried Fish
Our family has an annual fish fry that centers around my mom's recipe. I think she makes the finest fried fish around. It's flaky and flavorful with a golden cracker-crumb coating, and her homemade tartar sauce is a fitting complement.—Julie Jahnke, Green Lake, Wisconsin
Ingredients
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1-1/2 cups crushed saltines (about 45 crackers)
- 2 pounds whitefish fillets, cut in half lengthwise
- Oil for frying
- TARTAR SAUCE:
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons sweet pickle relish
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped onion
Reviews
I followed this Recipe to the letter, I agree with others here, it's a very plain, bland recipe, I'm really surprised how it's such a Family hit, I added Salt, pepper, Garlic Powder and a little Old bay seasonings, then I coated in Panko bread crumbs and then Fried them lightly browned and then rolled them in egg wash again, and then in a Mix of Flour
Recipe great adding a little seasoning (of your choice) but I love my tarter sauce with dill relish instead of sweet. Try it it's gr8
Basic white fish does need some help. Without seasoning in the dry ingredients, it would be hard to satisfy my deep South friends and family. So many other batter fry recipes out there, that this one would get lost in the flavor factor.
This recipe turned out great! I added curry seasoning to the crackers which tasted great! I fried mine in a deep fryer super crispy but not oily.
I used whole wheat saltines and cod fish. Wow was this ever delicious fish. I have to admit next time I will add a tiny bit of salt to the crackers because I think it needs a touch of salt. But other than that, oh my delicious! So was the tarter sauce. Yummy!
I used whole wheat saltines and this recipe came out so good. The golden brown crust was beautiful and delicious. I like swai so that was the fish I used.
I couldn't imagine making this without any seasoning, so I used some old bay and seasoned the egg mixture. Made excellent fish sandwiches.
This is the first time I have ever made fish. My six year old loved it and he is a very picky eater. This is a great recipe
da61, whitefish is flavorful enough that it doesn't require much in the way of seasoning. I'd serve this with lemon wedges and some grindings of pepper. Strongly-flavored herbs and/or spices would totally obliterate the delicate flavor of the fish.
Where's the seasoning in the fish. I can't imagine it having any flavor.