Lemon Pepper baked Crappie

[TimK]

EXTREMELY simple and less messy than setting up a breading station.  Works well with crappie 10"+ as well as 12"+ perch (the fillet is big enough that it doesnt overcook while the crust browns). 

Crust: melted butter/panko/lemon juice/pepper

Apply small amount of melted butter to fillet, cover fillet in crust (just top not bottom), baked @350 for 5-7min, turn on broiler for a few til crust has good color. BAM!

[Bigassbassman]

Looks great and easy Tim!  Make sense the little ones will overcook, I guess.  Would be great for walleye, though!

[Shoe]

Nicely done.  If only I had a good crappie source....

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[TimK]

Looks great and easy Tim!  Make sense the little ones will overcook, I guess.  Would be great for walleye, though!

 If you use little ones might just go straight broiler for like 4-5min.  Its a balancing act.   

Seems with little ones you always get either a soggy undercooked crust if you pull when fish is perfect, orrr if you go for a nice crust the fish ends up tough and fishy tasting

[TimK]

Nicely done.  If only I had a good crappie source....

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You and Slayer come out for a few days we'll send ya home with fists full of crappies, they need thining.

[Shoe]

You and Slayer come out for a few days we'll send ya home with fists full of crappies, they need thining.

Thanks.  That is a very LONG ways away...

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[lovetofishnow]

Looks Yummy!