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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 15 Minutes |
Ready In: 30 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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Ingredients:
2 quart(s) vegetable oil (for frying) |
8 cod fillets, 4 ounces each |
1 cup(s) all-purpose flour |
2 tablespoon(s) garlic powder |
1 tablespoon(s) paprika |
2 teaspoon(s) salt |
2 teaspoon(s) ground black pepper |
1 egg beaten |
12 ounce(s) beer |
Directions:
1. Heat oil in a deep fryer to 365 degrees F (185 degrees C). Rinse fish, pat dry, and season with salt and pepper.
2. Combine flour, garlic powder, paprika, 2 teaspoons salt, and 2 teaspoons pepper. Stir egg into dry ingredients. Gradually mix in beer until a thin batter is formed. You should be able to see the fish through the batter after it has been dipped.
3. Drege fish fillets in flour to coat thoroughly. Dip fish fillets into the batter, then drop one at a time into hot oil. Fry fish, turning once, until both sides are golden brown. Drain on paper towels, and serve warm.
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5. Alternate note: add one can or bottle of beer (12 fluid ounces) to 12 ounces of flour. Basically, the batter is just a 1:1 ratio of beer to all-purpose flour. Therefore, you can make any amount of batter you choose to - 2 cups beer, to 2 cups flour, and so on. THEN, with a whisk, mix those 2 ingredients well. Cover with a tea towel, and leave it alone! Let it sit for 3 hours, and you're ready to do anything! (A chemical reaction occurs between the beer and the flour during that time period.) Get out your seasoned fish filets, dip it in this mixture, then drop one at a time into hot oil.
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