Gary's Fried Fresh Bass

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 lbs bass fillets, 8 (cleaned and de-boned)
• 2 cups whole milk
• 1 -2 cup flour (extra-fine)
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1 dash salt & pepper
• 3 cups crisco

Recipe

• 1 place cleaned & deboned bass fillets (preferably small-mouth bass - but works with large-mouth & bluegill fillets too -- ) in a large zip-lock bag.
• 2 cover with milk and seal bag. refrigerate overnight.
• 3 next day, dry fillets on paper towels. season both sides with paprika, salt & pepper (to taste).
• 4 coat each fillet with wondra flour.
• 5 meanwhile, preheat crisco in iron skillet on medium-high heat.
• 6 fry fillets in 1/2" of melted & hot crisco on medium-high heat. for about 3 minutes on each side, until golden brown.
• 7 drain on paper towels when done.