I am pretty sure this has been posted several times,but what is the best recipe to fry crappie.

Pat filets dry, shake in bag to coat with Lousiana Fish Fry, deep fry uncrowded filets in 375 degree peanut oil for 6 minutes... works for me!

Louisiana fish fry (blue package). Soak filets in a cup of milk with one egg prior to corn meal. About 8 minutes at 350. Should be pretty good.

For sides sliced yellow squash or whole small mushrooms.

Both have turned out to be family favorites.

Seasoned fries from Walmart and quick & easy too.

Cut fillets in half.
Soak in cold water.
Coat in Louisiana seasoned crispy fish fry mix. {blue Package}
Pan fry in skillet with olive oil.
Put savanna classic jalapeno hush pups and sweet potato fries from brookshires on cookie pan and bake for 17 min at 425 deg.
Mix ketchup, prepared horseradish and lemon for cocktail sauce .
Cold Beer

Sometimes I coat filets in yellow mustard before shaking in fish fry mix for extra crispy crappie. You will not taste the mustard,it acts as a binder to allow more fish fry mix to stick to the filets.

Try using uncle bucks from the bass pro shop.

Why do you soak in cold water? I try do avoid soaking in water, I think it makes them muchy...

Just got an air fryer this weekend, cooked these delish...I did a combo bread crumbs, flower, corn meal salt and pepper..Spray with olive oil before I season them....

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I got this air fryer just for crappie..works great.

mustard, tony chacharies, corn meal

6 minutes seems like a long time to me. I cook them 3 minutes only because my wife likes them well done. For me, I use 1 1/2 to 2 minutes depending on the size of the fillet.

Any other opinions on cooking time?

I like them (and walleye) pan-blackened best........melted butter, blackening seasoning coated on both sides, and seared quickly in a HOT cast iron skillet (best to do outdoors because of amount of smoke it produces).

if they're mushy then i've found either they're not cold enough...or not cooked on high enough heat. I make sure mine are super cold. I'll even soak them in ice water right before seasoning. 385 for 3 minutes and they're super crispy.

I cook LMB fillets this way. What is typical cook time on each side for you? Crappie I prefer deep fried. Just personal preference.

About 90 seconds per side for crappie and 2-2 1/2 minutes per side for walleye if you have the cast iron skillet hot enough. When you can take a fork and pull on the top of the fillet and it starts flaking apart it is done.

I was a bit skeptical about the mustard idea, but tried it and it works great. Great tip. Thanks.

I have never tried crappie. Most fresh water fish in Florida scares me due to runoff, but I am willing to try from the right place.

2-4 minutes for me depending on the size of the filets

Mustard is all I use for the binder anymore
I think the fish comes out better and little more crispy

I understand white corn meal is good for breading crappie. I fry all fish with yellow corn meal, salt, and sometimes throw in a little Tony's. Marinate catfish in Louisiana Hot Sauce before breading.

Seasoned flour, with whatever seasonings you like. Shake off excess and dip in milk egg wash and then crushed generic saltines. I pulse them in a food processor. Fry at 325 until golden brown.

Crappie are top notch table fare. A lot of good recipes are listed here, I haven’t tried the mustard coating but love to fry the fillets using the Louisiana Seasoned mixes.