Best 6 Crunchy Coated Walleye Recipes

10 BEST WAYS TO COOK WALLEYE (+ RECIPE COLLECTION)

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• Select your favorite recipe.
• Organize all the required ingredients.
• Prep a delicious walleye recipe in 30 minutes or less!

CRISPY BAKED WALLEYE

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.
• Beat the eggs and water together in a bowl until smooth; set aside. Combine the bread crumbs, potato flakes, and Parmesan cheese in a separate bowl with the seasoned salt until evenly mixed. Dip the walleye fillets into the beaten egg, then press into the bread crumb mixture. Place onto the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the fish is opaque in the center and flakes easily with a fork, 15 to 20 minutes.

PECAN-CRUSTED WALLEYE

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• Beat the egg with the garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, cayenne pepper, and salt until evenly mixed. Spread the pecan meal into a shallow dish. Dip the walleye fillets into the egg mixture, then press into the pecan flour.
• Heat the butter and vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Place the walleye fillets into the pan. Cook until golden brown on both sides and the fish flakes easily with a fork, 3 to 4 minutes per side.

BEST FRIED WALLEYE

Steps:

• Check the fillets to ensure all bones and skin have been removed. Cut the fillets into manageable pieces, if necessary.
• Place the beaten eggs a bowl and set aside. Combine the flour, garlic powder, salt, and pepper in another bowl. Pour the cracker crumbs into a third bowl.
• Heat the oil in a deep-fryer or large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Dip the fillets into the flour mixture, then the eggs, and then the cracker crumbs and set fillets aside on a plate. Test the oil: it will crackle and pop when a cracker crumb is dropped into it. Carefully lower 2 fillets into the hot oil. Cook until browned, about 3 minutes per side, using tongs to turn the fillets. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate and repeat with remaining fillets. Serve with fresh lemon wedges.

WALNUT-COATED WALLEYE

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• Rinse fish; pat dry with paper towels. Place 2 tablespoons flour on sheet of waxed paper. In shallow dish, beat egg and water with fork or wire whisk until well mixed. In another shallow dish, mix 1/4 cup flour, the walnuts, chives, salt and pepper.
• Coat fish with flour, then dip into egg mixture. Coat both sides with walnut mixture.
• In 10-inch nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add fish; cook 5 to 10 minutes, turning once, until fish flakes easily with fork.

CORNMEAL-CRUSTED WALLEYE

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• Broil red peppers 4 in. from the heat until skins blister, about 15 minutes. With tongs, rotate peppers a quarter turn. Broil and rotate until all sides are blistered and blackened. Immediately place peppers in a large bowl; cover and let stand for 15-20 minutes. , Meanwhile, brush corn with 1 tablespoon oil. Transfer to an ungreased 13x9-in. baking dish. Cover and bake at 350° until tender, 30-40 minutes. Peel off and discard charred skin from peppers. Remove stems and seeds. Finely chop peppers. Cut corn from cobs., In a shallow bowl, combine the cornmeal, 1 teaspoon salt, pepper and cayenne. Coat walleye in cornmeal mixture., In a large skillet, saute mushrooms in butter until tender. Add peppers, corn and remaining salt; saute 2-3 minutes longer., In another large skillet, fry fillets in remaining oil for 2-3 minutes on each side or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Serve with corn salsa.