Ingredients:
8 – 10 oz each Walleye filets
2 Eggs
All Purpose Flour (as needed)
1 cup Asiago Cheese, grated fine (plus more for garnish)
1 cup Panko Bread Crumbs
1 tsp Dry Basil
Fresh Basil for garnish
Salt and Pepper
1 Cup Clarified Butter
Preparation:
Whip eggs with ¼ cup of milk or water.
In another bowl combine 1 cup of Flour, cheese, Panko, and dry basil – season with salt and pepper.
In a third bowl add 1 cup of flour. Lightly season each fish filet with salt and pepper and then continue to bread the fish fillets as follows:
1. Dredge with plain flour, shake off excess
2. Dip into egg mixture, drain off excess
3. Coat with cheese mixture and set aside
Heat clarified butter in a large sauté pan over high heat. Slowly add breaded walleye to pan and cook until golden brown, turning once. Do not overcrowd the pan and do this step in two or three batches. Remove from pan and place on a baking sheet in a 300-degree oven to finish cooking, about 5 minutes
