Thu 22 Feb 2007
Copycat Arthur Treacher’s Fried Fish
Posted by ChefTom under Recipes, Arthur Treacher's
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I’ll be honest…I’m not a huge fan of seafood. On the other hand, my brother loves it! So I decided to make a nice fish dinner for him this past weekend while he was in town visiting. Him and his wife loved it! I made myself a broiled chicken breast…lol. So here is the recipe, I’m sure you will enjoy. It doesn’t get more simple than this one.
3 pounds fish fillets
2 cups all-purpose flour
3 cups pancake mix
3 cups club soda
1 tablespoon onion powder
1 tablespoon seasoned salt
1 egg
Serves 4
1 Dip moistened fish pieces evenly but lightly in the flour. Dust off any excess flour and allow pieces to air dry on waxed paper, about 5 minutes. Whip the pancake mix with the club soda to the consistency of buttermilk. It should be pourable, but not too thin and not too thick.
2 Beat in the onion powder and seasoned salt. Dip floured fillets into batter and drop into 425F oil in heavy saucepan using meat thermometer. Brown about 4 minutes per side. Arrange on cookie sheet in 325F oven until all pieces have been fried.
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(17 votes, average: 3.59 out of 5)



February 24th, 2007 at 11:21 am
Haven’t tried it yet, but I will.
February 25th, 2007 at 8:12 am
Wow, that’s all to it? How easy is that.
March 2nd, 2007 at 2:37 pm
wanted this recipe for a long time, Wow ! Tasty ! and delicious ! Family loves it !
March 24th, 2007 at 2:07 pm
I remember Arthur Treachers from when I lived back east as a kid and have longed for them to come to the west coast for years. This recipe is a real treasure.
Debra
April 2nd, 2007 at 10:55 am
I have a question about this: What kind of pancake mix? Buttermilk, regular or extra fluffy?
August 9th, 2007 at 10:59 am
My husband and I have been wanting this recipe for YEARS. Arthur Treachers use to be in KC years and years ago. It was THE BEST fish ever.
Laura
February 29th, 2008 at 4:35 pm
what do you do w/ the egg
March 26th, 2008 at 9:02 am
The most important ingredient in this recipe is the type of fish you use. Can you tell us what kind of fish you used? Was it cod?
Thanks