Firehouse Fish Fry

[indaswamp]

I got home from Kansas on a Weds. 2 weeks ago with an ice chest full of fresh fish fillets. Called the guys at the firehouse...fish fry that Friday night.

The set up:

Coleslaw ready to be assembled when the frying is done..

The way we do it in the south-mustard, egg and hot sauce batter.

Fried to perfection. We use old pizza boxes lined with news paper and paper towels. It's perfect for fried foods!

Up close:

Camp FF... the secret is uniform slice about 3/16" thick so they cook properly.

Soak in water after slicing to prevent grey spots.

Dry FF before frying...

Perfect Camp French Fries...add a little cajun seasoning while they are hot.

The Plate:

Fresh fried Crappie are hard to beat!!!

 

[kilo charlie]

Looks fantastic!!

 

[WI Smoker77]

That looks great! Thanks for the tip on soaking the FF to prevent grey spots. One question: Just a mustard and egg and hot sauce? No flour or anything to hold it to the fish while frying? Looks awesome

 

[indaswamp]

That looks great! Thanks for the tip on soaking the FF to prevent grey spots. One question: Just a mustard and egg and hot sauce? No flour or anything to hold it to the fish while frying? Looks awesome

My bad...
soak the fish in the mustard, egg and hot sauce batter, then coat with Zataran's Crispy seasoned Corn flour (with lemon). We use the Cajun Batter Bowl, which you can see on the table. Blue bowls on top and bottom with a plastic screen between them.

 

[indaswamp]

Fish fry we use:
https://www.mccormick.com/zatarains...mixes/breading-mixes/crispy-southern-fish-fri

 

[indaswamp]

Fish batter for a gallon bag of fish fillets...

1/4 cup prepared yellow mustard
4 lg. eggs
hot sauce to taste; we use Crystals Hot Sauce...about 1/8 cup (use less if using Tabasco or a hotter sauce)

Blend well with whisk. Best to dry fillets before adding to batter so it will not be watered down. mix in fish and let sit for 10-15 minutes prior to frying...

 

[BrianGSDTexoma]

Oh Man that looks to die for!

 

[912smoker]

Man that looks great ! Got redbreast in the freezer that need frying up now !

 

[indaswamp]

Man that looks great ! Got redbreast in the freezer that need frying up now !

Sunfish? Nothing beats mustard battered Sunfish! That's how the mustard batter started in the south, whole sunfish....

 

[disco]

Would you accept an old Canadian who wanted to be a fire fighter as a kid? This looks so good. Big like.

 

[kilo charlie]

Would you accept an old Canadian who wanted to be a fire fighter as a kid? This looks so good. Big like.

Do they have volunteer firefighters up there? Perhaps an opportunity to fulfill that dream!

Believe it or not..but 70 to 75% of all firefighters in the US are volunteer.

 

[disco]

Do they have volunteer firefighters up there? Perhaps an opportunity to fulfill that dream!

Believe it or not..but 70 to 75% of all firefighters in the US are volunteer.

Same, same in Canada. A lot of rural communities are volunteer firefighters. We have a full department in the small city near us and we pay for coverage.

 

[Gonna Smoke]

....
Fresh fried Crappie are hard to beat!!!

Ain't that the truth. Some may argue otherwise, but there really is no better tasting fish swimming in fresh water....

 

[Bearcarver]

Looks Great, Inda!!!
Crappies never deserved their name---Nothing Crappy about them!!!
Nice Job!
Like.

Bear

 

[jcam222]

That’s a heck of a nice mess of crappie!!

 

[indaswamp]

Would you accept an old Canadian who wanted to be a fire fighter as a kid? This looks so good. Big like.

Sure Disco...you'd be welcome anytime I cook, but I am not a firefighter, my cousin is district captain. But I do cook a lot at the station for the guys. They pitch in with groceries and do most of the clean up, I'm a bachelor so rarely cook big meals for just me...it's a win/win.

Ain't that the truth. Some may argue otherwise, but there really is no better tasting fish swimming in fresh water....

Only freshwater fish that may top Crappie is walleye IMO...we caught some of those too.

Looks Great, Inda!!!
Crappies never deserved their name---Nothing Crappy about them!!!
Nice Job!
Like.

Bear

Thanks Bear!
Indeed....Cajuns call them Sac au Lait. the meat is white as milk compared to every other fresh water fish that swims in Louisiana.

That’s a heck of a nice mess of crappie!!

Thanks jcam222! We caught 57 crappie 11-16" in 3 days of fishing. Ony really targeted crappie one day, caught 32 that day. Rest of the time we targeted walleye and caught some more crappie then.

 

[chopsaw]

That looks fantastic . I love both , but if I had my choice . Walleye everytime .
I have the original batter pro . Must have for this stuff .
Nice work .

 

[GaryHibbert]

Those look real good Inda. I'm going to try that soak and batter next time I go fishing.
Gary

 

[jcam222]

Sure Disco...you'd be welcome anytime I cook, but I am not a firefighter, my cousin is district captain. But I do cook a lot at the station for the guys. They pitch in with groceries and do most of the clean up, I'm a bachelor so rarely cook big meals for just me...it's a win/win.


Only freshwater fish that may top Crappie is walleye IMO...we caught some of those too.




Thanks Bear!
Indeed....Cajuns call them Sac au Lait. the meat is white as milk compared to every other fresh water fish that swims in Louisiana.


Thanks jcam222! We caught 57 crappie 11-16" in 3 days of fishing. Ony really targeted crappie one day, caught 32 that day. Rest of the time we targeted walleye and caught some more crappie then.

Wow!! That’s some really slab crappies!! I also love walleye.

 

[Brokenhandle]

Now i'm starving for some fish... crappie or walleye! Looks excellent!

Ryan