Deep-Fried Tilapia recipe

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Ingredients

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

Nutrition Info

214.4 calories
carbohydrate: 15.1 g
cholesterol: 60.7 mg
fat: 4.7 g
fiber: 0.9 g
protein: 26.1 g
saturatedFat: 0.9 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 512.9 mg
sugar: 1.4 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

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

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

Recipe Yield

10 fillets

Recipe Note

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

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