I am not a fan of most seafood, however my hubby loves himself some seafood. I decided to try and make something fishy for him and I thought that the best thing to make would be Fish and Chips. (I like to pretend that I am eating fried chicken :) Something else that I am not typically a fan of is deep frying at home. This is an exception to that rule. I couldn't find any recipes for baked or pan fried fish that came close to being like the real Fish and Chips. So here is something that I never thought would come out of my kitchen: Fried Fish!
Ingredients
Directions
Make the Batter:
Sift 1 ½ cups flour and the seasonings into a large bowl.
Sift 1 ½ cups flour and the seasonings into a large bowl.
Pour the beer into the bowl and whisk until fully combined.
Let stand at room temperature for 1-5 hours.
Frying the Fish:
In a Dutch oven, heat oil to 375 (ish) degrees F.
*I pour most of the oil back into the container when I am finished cooking. I wrote "FISH OIL" on the container so that I can re-use it the next time I fry fish. I usually end up adding a little bit of new oil to the old oil until I have the right amount in the dutch oven. This saves me a ton of money!
In a Dutch oven, heat oil to 375 (ish) degrees F.
*I pour most of the oil back into the container when I am finished cooking. I wrote "FISH OIL" on the container so that I can re-use it the next time I fry fish. I usually end up adding a little bit of new oil to the old oil until I have the right amount in the dutch oven. This saves me a ton of money!
Pat fish dry and season both sides with a generous amount of salt and pepper.
Coat the fish in the beer batter.
Dredge the pieces of fish in the remaining ½ cup flour.
Carefully slide into the oil and fry the fish for 5 minutes (until the fish has a deep golden color and is cooked though).
Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate to drain the excess oil.
*Serve with Chips
*Garnish with Lemon
*Garnish with Lemon