Gary'S Fried Fresh Bass - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    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
Preparation
    Place cleaned & deboned bass fillets (preferably small-mouth bass - but works with large-mouth & bluegill fillets too -- ) in a large zip-lock bag.
    Cover with milk and seal bag. Refrigerate overnight.
    Next day, dry fillets on paper towels. Season both sides with Paprika, salt & pepper (to taste).
    Coat each fillet with Wondra Flour.
    Meanwhile, preheat Crisco in iron skillet on medium-high heat.
    Fry fillets in 1/2\" of melted & hot Crisco on medium-high heat. For about 3 minutes on each side, until golden brown.
    Drain on paper towels when done.

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