How to Prepare Tasty Lee's Southern Deep Fried Yellow Squash

Lee's Southern Deep Fried Yellow Squash. The traditional Fried Squash recipe on the blog is very successful. It is a reader favorite and also a personal favorite of mine. It's one of those classic Southern vegetable sides that I grew It is delicious and seasoned well and has a nice bite of crunch to it.

A simple & easy Southern side dish made with summer-yellow squash. Summer cannot end until I have had at least one mess of fried yellow squash or summer squash as I've always called it. Beautiful, yellow squash, lightly battered and fried, is easy to make and excellent as a side dish or as an appetizer. You can cook Lee's Southern Deep Fried Yellow Squash using 5 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Lee's Southern Deep Fried Yellow Squash

1. It's 2 of Medium Sized Yellow Squash Sliced (3/8").
2. It's 1 1/2 Cups of AP Flour Divided.
3. It's 2 of Eggs + Splash of Water.
4. You need 3 Tablespoons of Seasoning Salt Divided.
5. Prepare to Taste of Cracked Black Pepper.

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Lee's Southern Deep Fried Yellow Squash instructions

1. Slice squash into 3/8" rounds. In a shallow dish mix 1/2 cup of the flour with 1 tablespoon of seasoning salt. In another dish mix the remaining 1 cup flour and two tablespoons of seasoning salt. Plastic or paper bag is easier to do this..
2. In a shallow bowl, mix eggs and splash of water until well combined. Dust squash in the 1/2 cup of flour mixture. Shaking off all the excess flour. Dip sqush slices in egg wash. Letting all excess drip off. Then coat the squash in the 1 cup flour mixture..
3. Place coated squash on a wire rack single layer. Top with cracked black pepper to taste. Let rest in the refrigerator for an hour, to let your breading set up..
4. When ready deep fry squash at 350" until medium golden brown. Around 4 minutes or so. While still hot, lightly dust the squash with seasoning salt. Serve while warm. Ranch dressing or marina sauce is a good dipping option. Enjoy.

SOUTHERN DEEP FRIED SQUASH - Sweet Southern Blue. Those Southern people will deep fry anything, right? Deep frying isn't as much a regional thing as it is a poverty thing. We can thank the slaves for Southern Fried Chicken. Otherwise, we might be sitting down to a boring, flavorless boiled chicken supper on Sundays.