We had leftover walleye that wasn't consumed in the fish fry earlier this week and it kept staring at me when I opened the fridge. We decided to make it up tonight, with ingredients we happened to have on hand: egg, breadcrumbs/Panko, grated Parmesan (from the shaker), seasonings, butter, shredded Parmesan.
KEY STEP: Clean the walleye really well. Debone (of course), remove the mud vain, and wash with cold water until all fishiness is gone. Pat dry with paper towels.
Coat the dry fish fillets in egg in a ziploc bag. Once coated in egg, move to a second ziplock bag full of breadcrumbs/Panko and grated Parmesan (from the shaker). I used about 50-50, but feel free to adjust to your liking. Once the fillet is coated, put breaded fillets into greased glass baking dishes.
Drizzle fillets with melted butter.
Season. They all got garlic salt and then we sprinkled some with a Cajun seasoning, some with a jerk seasoning and some with an Italian seasoning, as well as left some "plain." Sprinkle with shredded Parmesan.
Bake at 425F for 20oz minutes or until fish is cooked through and flakey.
Served with mashed potatoes, coleslaw and green beans.
Hubby, who is a fisherman but generally doesn't like to eat fish unless it's deep fried, said: "Whoa, I like this better than fried fish!" Hands down a huge success. Buttery, flakey, deliciousness.
Served with Betty Crocker cupcakes for my daughters half-birthday, because apparently that's a thing now!
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