Southern Fried Tilapia

A Recipe For Fried tilapia:

1 large egg
1/3 cup of whole milk
1/2 teaspoon of salt
25 standard crackers like Saltines
1/3 tsp of cayenne pepper
1/4 tsp of fresh ground black pepper
25 oz of raw tilapia fillets
6 cups of vegetable oil (don’t use peanut oil because of the taste)
2 – 3 lemons, sliced into fourths
Bottled Tartar sauce as a accompaniment

To Prepare The tilapia:

Pre-heat the oven to 300 degrees. For the first step, stir the egg, whole milk and 1/4 teaspoon of the salt in a medium sized bowl and then set aside. In a plastic baggie, such as a Ziploc, put in the Saltine crackers and then mash them up until they are finely ground into almost a dust. This will make a nice coating for the tilapia fillets.

In a large and shallow glass casserole dish, sprinkle out the Saltine crackers into the bottom of the dish. Then, sprinkle with the cayenne pepper, black pepper and 1/4 tsp of salt and mix into the smashed up crackers.

Put 1 tilapia fillet into the egg and milk mixture and allow any excess liquid to drip off of the tilapia and back into the bowl. Then, dredge the fillets in the Saltines and seasonings to coat on each side and then put the coated fillets on a platter or large plate while continuing to coat the remaining fillets.

In a very deep heavy, cast iron pot, pour in the oil over high heat. When a drop of water shapes into a ball when dripped into the hot oil, it is time to fry the fish. Gently place a fillet into the hot oil and cook until it is golden brown and cooked all the way through, 3 to 4 minutes. Take out the fried tilapia with a slotted spatula and place on top of paper towels to drain for a few minutes. Finally, transfer the fillets from the paper towels to a clean cookie sheet or baking dish and keep the fish hot in the oven while you continue to fry the remaining fillets.

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