Catch ’em & Cook ’em: Tater Dipped Oven Fried Fish
Ingredients:
2 Eggs slightly beaten
2 Lbs fish fillets
Salt and pepper to taste
2 C instant potato flakes
1/2 C butter
2 Tbs lemon juice
How to:
1. Combine the eggs and 1/4 C water
2. Dip the fish in the egg mixture.
3. Sprinkle the fish with salt and pepper and roll in potato flakes.
4. Melt the butter in a large shallow baking pan and stir in lemon juice.
5. Place the fish in the butter mixture.
6. Bake uncovered at 400 degrees for 25 30 minutes, turning once.
Capt. Dick May is a former longtime islander, charter boat captain and cookbook author.