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Fish Fry Dutch Oven Recipe

Ingredients:
2 C vegetable oil
2 lb fish fillets (tilapia)
1.5 C flour in zip-loc
2 C dry pancake mix
2 C club soda (16oz bottle)
1 Tbsp onion powder
1 Tbsp Lowry's seasoned salt
tartar sauce
Instructions:
Cut fish into 2-inch chunks.
Pour oil into skillet or dutch oven to at least 1/2 inch deep.
Heat to about 400 degrees for Frying.

Drop fish pieces into flour and shake.
Place floured pieces on paper towel to dry for 4-5 minutes.

In bowl or large zip-loc, combine pancake mix, soda, onion powder, and seasoned salt. Batter should be a thinner than molasses - add soda until it is thin enough to pour.

Dip fish pieces into batter, let excess drip off, then carefully place into oil. Fry about 3 minutes and flip for 3 more minutes. Fish should be brown on all sides.
Cool on paper towel.
Check center of first pieces for doneness - white rather than translucent.

Serve with tartar sauce, and french fries made in another dutch oven.

Serves 6-8.
Notes:
Can use beer instead of soda.

All recipes use a 12-inch dutch oven, unless specified.
If you have a 10-inch dutch oven, use about 2/3 to 3/4 of the ingredient amounts but keep the temperature and time about the same.
If you have an 8-inch dutch oven, use about 1/2 of the ingredient amounts but keep the temperature and time about the same.
If no temperature is listed, use 350 degrees.
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Comments:
Apr 12, 2016 - james king
can I use catfish instead of tilapia for the fish fry
or do you have a catfish recipe.
Apr 12, 2016 - Dutch Oven Dude
@James - Sure, pretty much any kind of white fish works.
Jan 16, 2019 - Sam G
I've made this twice now.  It is surprisingly easy to do this while camping if you prep everything ahead.  You will make the rest of the campers jealous - so bring some to share!


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