Fried Yellow Lake Perch w/ Potato Pancakes and Sliced Carrots

Dinner Tonight: Fried Yellow Lake Perch w/ Potato Pancakes and Sliced Carrots

Lot of rain early and then a cold and windy day, only a high of about 41 today. Ran some errands and filled the car up with gas before it went back up. I had some Yellow Lake Perch in the freezer, had purchased it from Meijer a couple of weeks ago. Laid in the fridge overnight to thaw. For dinner tonight, Fried Yellow Lake Perch w/ Potato Pancakes and Sliced Carrots.






I like using Lake Perch, fries up a beautiful golden brown and like most fresh water fish has a fantastic taste. After thawing I rinsed the fillets in water and patted dry. I then seasoned them with Sea Salt and rolled the fillets in Zatarain's Crispy Southern Fish Fri. Pan fried them in Canola Oil, 3 minutes per side. They came out with a golden brown crust and delicious! My Mom says I get my love of Fish from my Great Grandfather. Mom said they always knew he was coming to visit because my Grandmother would always fry up a big batch of Fish and a cast iron skillet of Cornbread, and doesn't get any better than that!

For a side dish I made some Potato Pancakes. I used Manischewitz Potato Pancake Mix, my favorite (Never made a cake I didn't like!). Just add 2 Egg Beater's (1/2 Cup), 2 1/4 Cups Water, to the mix stir and fry! Easy and makes one good Potato Pancake and their only 80 calories and 18 carbs per serving (3 Potato Pancakes). I also heated up a single serving can of Kroger Brand Sliced Carrots. For dessert tonight a Healthy Choice Chocolate Swirl Frozen Yogurt.







Crispy Southern Fish Fri
The secret of authentic Southern style fried fish is the crispy combination of cornmeal, corn flour, spices and lemon juice captured in this special Zatarain's Frying Mix.


Ingredients:
ENRICHED YELLOW CORN FLOUR (CORN MEAL, IRON, NIACIN, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SALT, SPICES (INCLUDING  RED PEPPER) , CITRIC ACID, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE (FLAVOR ENHANCER), GARLIC, CORN MALTODEXTRIN, ONION, LEMON PUREE. AND LEMON JUICE.


Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 2 Tbsp Mix (17g)

Servings Per Container: about 20
Amount Per Serving % Daily Value
Calories: 60
Calories from Fat: 0
Total Fat: 0g 0%
Saturated Fat: 0g 0%
Cholesterol: 0mg 0%
Sodium: 630mg 26%
Total Carb: 12g 4%
Dietary Fiber: 0 0%
Sugar: 0g
Protein: 1g
Vitamin A: 2%
Vitamin C: 0%
Calcium: 0%
Iron: 0%


http://www.zatarains.com/Products/Breadings-and-Fry-Mixes/Crispy-Southern-Fish-Fri.aspx

Manischewitz Potato Pancake Mix

Ingredients
Potatoes ( Contains Sulfites to Maintain Whiteness), Potato Starch, Salt, Onion, Vegetable Shortening (Partially Hydrogenated Cottonseed Oil).

Directions
Makes 18-24 pancakes. You Will Need: Medium bowl, 2 eggs, 2 1/4 cups cold water, vegetable oil, large skillet. 1. Mix: In a medium bowl, beat two eggs with a fork until blended. Add 2 1/4 cups cold water and mix well. Stir in the contents of this package. Allow batter to thicken for 3 to 4 minutes. Stir. 2. Fry: Drop tablespoons of batter into 1/8 inch hot vegetable oil in a large skillet and brown on both sides.





Nutrition Facts

Serving size: 3 cakes
Amount Per Serving
Calories 80
Calories from Fat 10
Calories from Saturated Fat
Amount Per Serving and/or % Daily Value*
Total Fat 1g (1%)
Saturated Fat 0.5g (4%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
Monounsaturated Fat
Trans Fat 0g (0%)
Cholesterol 0mg (0%)
Sodium 500mg (21%)
Potassium
Total Carbohydrate 18g (6%)
Dietary Fiber 2g (9%)

http://www.manischewitz.com/sidesandmixesproducts.html