6 Tasty Recipes for Crappie

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Need a way to cook up all the crappie you bring home? We've rounded up six delectable recipes that are sure to have you running back to the lake for more.

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Homemade Crappie Patties Recipe

Serve this delicious crappie recipe with a homemade garlic-butter sauce.

Ingredients:

• 3 cups cooked crappie fillets
• ½ cup finely chopped onion
• ½ cup finely chopped celery
• 1 cup shredded or mashed potatoes
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 egg, beaten
• Cracker crumbs, ground in blender
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons canola oil

Garlic-Butter Sauce:

• 2 tablespoons homemade unsalted butter
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 4 teaspoons flour
• ¾ cup milk
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
• Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• ¼ teaspoon dried dill (optional)

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Potato and Crappie Chowder Recipe

This creamy crappie chowder recipe is easy to make and it tastes delicious.

Ingredients:

• 4 cups hash brown potatoes
• 4 cups crappie fillets, chunked
• ½ cup diced celery
• ½ cup diced onion
• 2 cans cream of mushroom soup
• ¼ teaspoon homemade garlic powder
• ¼ teaspoon homemade onion powder
• 1 to 2 cans evaporated milk
• ¼ cup melted butter

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Deep-Fried Crappie Recipe

This deep-fried recipe works well with crappie, as well as any other type of fish.

Ingredients:

• 1 pound crappie fillets
• 1 cup beer
• 3 cups flour
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
• 1 ½ teaspoons oregano
• 1 ½ tablespoons homemade garlic powder
• 1 ½ tablespoons homemade onion powder
• ½ teaspoon basil
• 1 ½ teaspoons homemade cayenne pepper, or to taste
• 1 ½ teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
• 1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt
• Orange Crush soda
• Canola oil

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Crappie Cocktail Recipe

Simple to make and healthy to eat, this tasty cocktail recipe can be made with crappie, tilapia, or any other white-fleshed fish.

Ingredients:

• 4 crappie fillets (6 to 8 ounces each), cut into finger-sized strips
• 2 quarts boiling water
• 6 to 8 ounces crab or shrimp boil
• Cocktail sauce

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Crappie Scampi Recipe

This Crappie Scampi Recipe is a freshwater twist on the traditional shrimp dish.

Ingredients:

• 4 crappie fillets
• Fresh garlic, to taste
• Butter, melted
• Bread crumbs

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Crappie Tostada Recipe

Make this south of the border inspired dish with fresh crappie fillets.

Ingredients:

• 4 crappie fillets (6 to 8 ounces), skin removed
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon pepper
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 ears fresh corn, shucked
• 8 corn tortillas
• 1 ½ cups black beans, drained
• 2 cups shredded Jack cheese
• 1 red onion, thinly sliced into rings
• 1 ½ cups green chile salsa
• 8 slices ripe tomato
• 2 cups romaine lettuce, shredded
• ¼ cup sour cream

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