Crispy Fried Fish
Andi Bidwell
Updated Dec 30, 2021
Bring back the Friday night fish fry tradition with this updated fried fish recipe. While you could try out any old recipe for fried fish, this one has a secret ingredient: Progresso™ panko crispy bread crumbs help the crust stay extra-crisp while the fish remains moist. The end result is amazingly flaky, crispy fish. This dish is perfect for a tasty and quick dinner to kick off the weekend!
Crispy Fried Fish
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 20 min
- Servings 4
- Ingredients 7
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons seasoned salt
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup dark beer or water
- 1 1/2 cups Progresso™ panko crispy bread crumbs
- Peanut or corn oil for frying
- 1 1/2 lb fish fillets (walleye, cod, whitefish or tilapia)

Make With
Gold Medal Flour
Instructions
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Step1In shallow dish, mix flour and seasoned salt. In medium bowl, beat eggs and beer with whisk. Place bread crumbs in large resealable food-storage plastic bag.
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Step2In electric skillet or deep fryer, heat about 2 inches oil to 350°F. Coat both sides of fish fillets with flour mixture, then dip in beer mixture, letting excess drip back into bowl. Place 1 or 2 pieces of fish at a time in plastic bag with bread crumbs; seal bag and shake to coat completely.
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Step3Fry fish in batches in hot oil about 4 minutes, turning once, until golden brown. Drain on paper towels. Serve hot.
Nutrition
420
Calories
11g
Total Fat
41g
Protein
39g
Total Carbohydrate
2g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 420
- Calories from Fat
- 100
- Total Fat
- 11g
- 17%
- Saturated Fat
- 2g
- 10%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 240mg
- 80%
- Sodium
- 880mg
- 37%
- Potassium
- 710mg
- 20%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 39g
- 13%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 2g
- Protein
- 41g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 20%
- 20%
- Iron
- 20%
- 20%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 5 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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