Beer Batter Crappie Bites

My husband fishes every day. He fishes for crappie, bluegill and catfish--i fish for bass (when i fish), so we have a large collection of really great fish recipes. This is just one of them.

Steps

Cut crappie into 1 inch pieces.

Stir together the 1 / 3 cup of pancake mix with cornmeal , salt , onion and garlic powder , dry mustard and pepper.

Now taking the 1 cup of pancake mix add the 3 / 4 cup of beer.

Going back to the dry ingredients.

Dip the crappie bites into the dry ingredients , coating well , and then into the beer batter.

Heat oil to 375 degrees.

Deep fry the crappie bites a few at a time until golden brown and crispy.

Drain on paper towels.

Keep warm till all fish is fried and serve warm.

This is also good using bluegill , bass , or many other kinds of fresh water fish.

Ingredients

crappie fillets, buttermilk pancake mix, yellow cornmeal, salt, onion powder, garlic powder, dry mustard, pepper, beer, oil