Crispy fried smelts
Crispy fried smelts

Hey everyone, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, crispy fried smelts. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Crispy fried smelts is one of the most well liked of current trending foods on earth. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions every day. Crispy fried smelts is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They are nice and they look wonderful.

Place flour in gallon or quart size storage bag add fish shake to coat. Mix egg and milk together and dip fish to coat. In a large hot pan add frying oil or Crisco to cover bottom of pan, heat oil then place fish in till browned on one side flip and brown. In a small bowl whisk together the egg and milk.

To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have crispy fried smelts using 7 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Crispy fried smelts:
  1. Get 1 packages smelt fish
  2. Prepare 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  3. Make ready lemon
  4. Make ready 1 tsp sea salt
  5. Take 1/2 tsp smoked sweet paprika
  6. Get ground black pepper
  7. Get canola oil

In a cast iron skillet on medium heat add enough oil to coat bottom of pan (a couple of tablespoons per batch is usually good). Pan-fried smelt (also known as whitebait, sprat, and whitefish) is such a delicious appetizer! These small fish are coated in flour and cornmeal and then fried for a wonderfully crispy bite. They are eaten whole and have an oily and soft texture with a mild flavor. 📋Why This Recipe Works Dredge smelt fish in flour mixture to completely coat.

Instructions to make Crispy fried smelts:
  1. Pour enough oil to cover a frying pan and heat on medium high.
  2. Combine flour, salt, and paprika in a bowl.
  3. Dredge smelts in the flour/spice mixture.
  4. When the oil is hot add the dredged smelts and cook until golden brown.
  5. Set cooked smelts onto a paper towel to absorb some of the oil.
  6. Serve right away. Squeeze lemon onto cooked fish. The heads can be cut off before frying.

These small fish are coated in flour and cornmeal and then fried for a wonderfully crispy bite. They are eaten whole and have an oily and soft texture with a mild flavor. 📋Why This Recipe Works Dredge smelt fish in flour mixture to completely coat. Remove from heat and drain in a colander set over a bowl. Fried smelts is just one of the many fish we cook. There are seven Traditional fried, baked, and raw fish we eat as a family.

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