Pan Fried Crappie

For some reason, I’ve really wanted some pan fried fish lately – I’m pretty sure it’s not male menopause or pregnancy.  I thought the urge wound be satisfied when I ordered fried catfish at The Partridge & Pear during our Gatlinburg trip, and while it was good, it was deep fried and the urge remained.

Then along came Mary’s post for Pan Fried Catfish with Lemon and Garlic on her One Perfect Bite blog and my urge turned to a near craving.  The next day I went freezer diving and found a small package of crappie – my desire was for pan fried fish and the variety didn’t matter to me.

I considered using Mary’s recipe but it was late, I was hungry, and didn’t want to wait the hour for it to marinate.  I went easy peasy instead by seasoning the fish with Old Bay, salt, and pepper, then breading with flour – egg wash – cornmeal (I couldn’t find the yellow).  I fried it in olive oil with a little butter.

This is my plate with the back two pieces being the appetizer, the next two my side dish, the next three the entrée, and the final two for dessert (Bev was still in G'burg).

Craving satisfied.  Life is good.

For you blonds out there:
A blonde pushes her BMW into a gas station. She tells the mechanic it died. After he works on it for a few minutes, it is idling smoothly. 

She says, 'What's the story?'

He replies, 'Just crap in the carburetor'

She asks, 'How often do I have to do that?

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