Breakfast Food Instead of Bread Crumbs

[Fish Ed]

Next time you are going to bread and fry up some fish dig out the pancake mix. I’ve been using the dry powder type of pancake mix for years now when I want to change things up. Just wet the fish in milk or water, dredge it through the dry mix and fry.

It’s a bit sweeter but it’s good.


Also try smashed up Captain Crunch or Cornflakes.

[Bill T]

I just made a fluke dish using bisquik. It was easy 7 very tasty.

[Reelron]

You can also bread the fish with instant mashed potatoes. I use the 4cheese kind. Almost Fish & Chips!

[Fish Ed]

Originally Posted by Reelron

You can also bread the fish with instant mashed potatoes. I use the 4cheese kind. Almost Fish & Chips!

I have to try that!

[Skolmann]

Try Panko flakes.

Or if you like something a little different, place some Nacho Cheese Doritos or some sour cream & onion potato chips in a big plastic bg and grind them dowm with a rolling pin then dredge your fillets through those crumbs.

[Duffman]

I'm NO cook thats for sure, but problems I've had using the above ingredients -

1 - using a pancake mix, after frying, the batter is massive, like biting into a big piece of bread. How do you lessen the "poof" (TECHNICAL COOKING TERM).

2 - crushing chips, cheeze its, etc - the coating will burn before the fillet is cooked through. ?????

[Kup]

Originally Posted by Duffman

I'm NO cook thats for sure, but problems I've had using the above ingredients -

1 - using a pancake mix, after frying, the batter is massive, like biting into a big piece of bread. How do you lessen the "poof" (TECHNICAL COOKING TERM).

2 - crushing chips, cheeze its, etc - the coating will burn before the fillet is cooked through. ?????

keep a thinner layer of coating by using less moisture (egg/milk/water/what ever) on the fish before you dredge it in the pancake flower. I make my own using flower, salt, baking powder. You can control the poof by increasing or decreasing the baking powder or just try different pancake mixes.

When frying you have to really watch the temp of the oil. I like a light color on my fish. If the oil gets too hot the coating will burn too cold and the fish gets greasy. You can get a thermometer or just test the oil before you start by dropping a little batter in the oil to see how it fries. Keep in mind when you put the fish in the temp will drop and then climb again. You have to keep regulating the heat. It's harder with electric since the reaction time is slower but some electric stoves have built in thermostats on one of the elements or use an electric frying pan with a thermostat.

[mboy]

Ritz cracker (make crumbs out of them) make a nice breading or stuffing as well.

[broken bobber]

Good job captains on the suggestions...

[Grateful Dad]

1 - using a pancake mix, after frying, the batter is massive, like biting into a big piece of bread. How do you lessen the "poof" (TECHNICAL COOKING TERM).


The "Poof"!?
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