Extra Crispy Fried Red Snapper | How to Fry a Whole Fish

buttermilk

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + vinegar

Greek yogurt adds creaminess with lower calories.

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: cornmeal

Cornmeal provides a gluten-free option.

red snapper

💰Cheaper: tilapia

Tilapia is more affordable and widely available.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Canola oil is a cost-effective frying option.

Take out all the fins from the scaled and washed red snapper.

Make slits on the fish for better frying.

Mix all the dry ingredients: white pepper, salt, black pepper, and garlic powder, and rub it on the fish.

Let the fish marinate for 30 minutes.

Deep fry onion slices in hot oil until they are brown, then remove them from the oil.

Heat the oil until it's perfectly hot for frying the fish.

Deep fry the fish for 5 minutes on each side until it turns golden brown and crispy.

Prepare a side of fresh diced tomatoes, diced onions, and parsley, and squeeze lemon into this mixture as a side for the fish.

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