Fried Fish Over The Campfire

7 ingredients
10 steps

Ingredients

  • 2 eggs
  • 3/4 cup all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup cornmeal
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1 canola oil
  • 3 lb blue gill, lake perch, or walleye fillets

Directions

  1. 1
    In a shallow bowl, whisk eggs.
  2. 2
    In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the flour, cornmeal, salt and paprika.
  3. 3
    Dip fillets in eggs, then roll in flour mixture.
  4. 4
    Add 1/4 inch of oil to a cast iron skillet.
  5. 5
    Place skillet on grill rack over medium high heat.
  6. 6
    Fry fillets in oil in batches for 3 to 4 minutes on each side or until fish flaked easily with a fork.
  7. 7
    *Check for doneness by inserting a fork at an angle into the thickest portion of the fish and gently parting the meat.
  8. 8
    When it flakes into sections, it is completely cooked.
  9. 9
    Cooked fish is opaque in color and the juices are milky white.
  10. 10
    *

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