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Fish Fry
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Fish Fry

Fish Fry is my go to comfort meal for fish! Tasty, moist, crunchy fried fish is unbeatable! Here’s a video with tips on how to fry fish, best oil to fry fish, fish fry seasoning, best temp to fry fish, how to reheat fried fish and more!

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 560 kcal
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mediterranean, American

Ingredients

Fish
  • 3 orange roughy fillets defrosted overnight without packaging in the fridge
Flour Mixture
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
Egg Mixture
  • 1 egg
  • 3 teaspoons lemon juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt sea salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon hot sauce optional, sriracha or your favorite
  • 1 teaspoon oregano
  • 1/3 cup mayonnaise or 1/3 cup mayo/yogurt mixed with 2 cloves of garlic minced, garlic
Oil:
  • 3 cups cooking oil for frying
Serving:
  • green salad
  • lemon slices
  • French Fries
  • tartar sauce

Notes

  • Defrost the fish you’re using overnight without any packaging on.
  • Pat the fish dry well before beginning the coating, this will help the coating stick better on the fish.
  • Prepare the flour mixture in a shallow bowl and season it (you can add more or less seasoning).
  • In another shallow dish or bowl, prepare the flavored sticky egg mixture.
  • If you don’t have garlic mayo, use regular mayo and fresh minced garlic.
  • The mayo adds so much moisture and tenderizes the fish. You can substitute yogurt if you’re not a mayo person.
  • The first dredge in the flour mixture has to e very thin, so shake off excess flour from the fish.
  • The fish then needs to be well coated in the egg mixture, as this will help the second coating of flour to stick well.
  • The second dredge in flour has to be thick since this will be the crunch layer. Don’t shake off excess flour here, rather press it down to the fish and make sure it sticks.
  • Fry the fish in a neutral tasting oil with a high smoking point. Details above.
  • The optional temperature for frying is between 350 degrees F and 375 degrees F.
  • Once fish is fried and ready, drain excess oil on a kitchen towel for a few minutes before serving.
  • Serve the fish fry with french fries, tartar sauce, lemon wedges and salad.
  • To reheat fried fish, the air fryer is the best appliance to maintain that crunchy exterior on the fish even days later.
  • If you don’t have an air fryer, reheat the fried fish on a wire rack over a baking sheet in the oven. It may loose some of it’s crunch but it will still be delicious!