Fried Walleye

5 from 2 votes

After a successful day on the water, enjoy the best fried walleye recipe for making your own shore lunch or homemade fish fry!

Prep Time5

Cook Time6

Total Time11

Course: Entree

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 354kcal

Author: Fox Valley Foodie

Equipment

Large skillet
Digital Thermometer

Ingredients

4 walleye fillets
2 eggs
¼ cup milk
1 cup crushed Ritz crackers (one sleeve)
½ cup all-purpose flour
1 ½ teaspoons table salt
1 teaspoon lemon pepper seasoning
1 teaspoon paprika
½ teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon black pepper
oil for frying

Serving

Tartar sauce
Lemon wedge

Instructions

Combine eggs and milk in a shallow dish and whisk together until combined.
In a separate dish, add your flour, crushed crackers, salt, lemon pepper seasoning, paprika, garlic powder, and black pepper. Mix to combine.
Dip the walleye fillets in the beaten eggs, then let the excess egg mixture drip off and dredge the fillets in the cracker crumb mixture, ensuring the fillets are fully coated with breading.
Place the fillets in a deep sided skillet filled with an inch of oil heated to 350 degrees and cook walleye for 3-4 minutes per side, or until the breading turns golden brown and the walleye reaches 145 degrees.
Remove the fish from the hot oil and set it on a wire rack, or paper towels, to drain for a minute or two, then serve with tartar sauce and a lemon wedge.

Notes

There should be plenty of breading to fry up a double batch of walleye if desired.

Make sure you use salt-free lemon pepper seasoning, or your breading will be very salty.

Once the fish has been dredged in it, discard any unused breading. However, the breading (flour, crackers, and seasonings) can be prepared in advance and stored for months in your pantry until needed if you wish to make a big batch for future shore lunches.

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