Cornmeal Coating Recipe

I baked instead of fried, and the fish turned out great.

I used my Air Fryer as I had not used it yet for fish. However, I used catfish nuggets, bread crumbs instead of cornmeal, no lemon juice or milk, 1/4 tsp of salt instead of 1/2 tsp, and cooking spray instead of oil. I coated the nuggets in the mix, placed them in my air fryer, sprayed the top w/cooking spray, turn over and spray the other side. Air fry at 360 for 10 minutes, turn and fry another 5 minutes for a crispy, brown coating. Wonderfully crispy and flavorful.

Made as written with the exception of using haddock instead of cod. The fish was flaky and the the crust was delicious! Two tips: use a cast iron pan and heat the pan before adding the oil. Once the oil is hot, then add the fish. The breading stayed on perfectly with this method. Will definitely make again!!!!

I tried this with swai fillets and it turned out great. I've found that if I use a cast iron wok and a thermometer to make sure that the oil is heated to 380° , the results are awesome. Very crispy and fall apart flakiness on the fish.

I like this a lot. I don't even bother with the milk and the soaking, plus I use it for everything! I usually oven fry fish/chicken. Great for fried green tomatoes too. Try increasing salt to 1 tsp. kosher salt, cayenne to 1/4 tsp., adding 1 tsp. of onion powder and less flour to a little more cornmeal.

I decided to make sole fish and chips for dinner as the man of the house requested a corn mean crusted fish (I usually use beer batter)- this was the recipe to try. For the flour/cornmeal part I only used Lawrey's Garlic salt, cayenne pepper, and a little ground black pepper. I also used about 1/4 cup for cornmeal than the recipe calls for. It turned out great and was nice and crispy. For people who are having a hard time getting a crispy crust try having your frying oil at a higher temperature. I use peanut oil for frying and have it about 375-400 degrees. Not only does it get a nice brown exterior it's super crispy and things fry faster so you don't feel like you are eating as much grease.

I used my Air Fryer as I had not used it yet for fish. However, I used catfish nuggets, bread crumbs instead of cornmeal, no lemon juice or milk, 1/4 tsp of salt instead of 1/2 tsp, and cooking spray instead of oil. I coated the nuggets in the mix, placed them in my air fryer, sprayed the top w/cooking spray, turn over and spray the other side. Air fry at 360 for 10 minutes, turn and fry another 5 minutes for a crispy, brown coating. Wonderfully crispy and flavorful.

Works great on cod and flounder in the air fryer. Cayenne needs to be cut back for my taste, but other than that it’s great flavor-wise. My experience shows milk soak isn’t necessary, and you can add lemon juice after cooking.

Great flavor. I did make a few adjustments. I dredged Halibut in an egg, lemon juice, milk bath prior to putting the fish in a lidded bowl to shake the breading on it. I also added a dollop of unseasoned panko flakes to the breading mix to add a little crunchiness to it. After deep frying, it was delicious.

I made this coating to use on catfish. It was great. It is a thick coating and almost reminded me of hush puppies! My family loved it. I did use buttermilk instead of the milk and lemon juice because I had some I needed to use.

I did not soak my fish in milk first and dredged in eggs before coating. The seasoning in the coating mix is spot on. Used it on Red Snapper. Definitely will make again.

Just as another user stated, my coating fell off. I heated my pan then added the oil and made sure it was hot before adding fish :( Not sure where I went wrong.

My only change or addition was corn starch to dredge

So satisfying and full of flavor.

The only thing I did differently was the spices added.

This was amazing

Yummy! Family loved it, I loved it, definitely will cook this one again!

The cornmeal coating was excellent, I added a little twist for flavor 1/2 tsp garlic power, 1/2 tsp onion power and 1/2 tsp baking power for extra crispiness. I used whiting.

I use your recipe an it was delicious! Thank you

Delicious! My family raved about it and asked for more - will be making again.