Fried Shad

Description
Seafood Recipes by the South Carolina Department of Agriculture, public domain government resource—original source of recipe

Ingredients

 * shad
 * cornmeal
 * peanut oil

Directions

 * 1) Cut headed, eviscerated, scaled shad into ½ inch strips and rinse strips.
 * 2) Coat strips in corn meal.
 * 3) Fill fryer with peanut oil.
 * 4) Heat oil to 365°F.
 * 5) Place shad strips in the fryer.
 * 6) Fry until cooked: shad strips float, are brown and minimum 145°F.