Fried Fish

This recipe is best for soft white fleshed fish such as Talapia or Gulf Red Snapper.

Ingredients:
12 oz. fish
1/4 cup brown rice flour
1/4 t. baking powder
pinch of soda
1/4 cup nuts (such as walnuts, pecans or almonds)
1/4 cup yogurt
2 T. water
2 T. or more, clarified butter or olive oil
Pams

Mix the yogurt with water to create the consistency buttermilk and pour onto a plate. In small cuisinart, grind up the nuts, rice flour, baking powder and soda to make a flour. Place the flour onto a separate plate. Wash the fish well and dry completely on newspaper. Dip the fish in the yogurt mixture and then dredge it in the flour mixture. Spray pan with PAMS and rub it around.
Add the butter or olive oil and fry.

See Mayonnaise recipe and Tartar Sauce recipe for dressing.

copyright 08-18-2009 by Nancy Greene