This recipe is used to fry up some very yummy fish.  Don’t use it for trout, salmon or any fish like those varieties.  But for warm water fish like bass, crappie, perch, catfish…even talapa (spelling?) and halibut chunks.

It’s probably the easiest recipe in the world to use and the end results are 5 star for sure.  Like I said somewhere on this site, you add the ingredients to your taste, that is pretty much how I do my cooking, a pinch is a pinch and a dash is a dash, grind up the meat and then make hash!

One cup of all purpose flour!  One can of beer (cheaper the better).  Mix in some salt, paprika, black pepper, maybe some garlic powder and if you like spicy, a dash of tabasco pepper sauce.  Stir it all up until smooth.

Fillet your fish and cut into serving size chunks, rinse and pat dry with paper towels.  No paper towels?  Let them air dry and don’t forget to turn them over once the up-side has dried.

Crank up some peanut oil in a pan or deep fryer.  You have to have it deep enough so the fish will float while it’s cooking.  Get it hot but be careful, the fish will cause it to boil up some when you put it in and you don’t want it to spill out of the pan.

Put the fish chunks into the batter mix and make sure they get completely covered.  Take them out one at a time and lower them into the hot oil.

Cook until it’s brown all around, turning one time, but don’t over cook it.  You will catch on the more you use this recipe.  Place the cooked fish in a pan that has paper towels in it to absorb any excess oil, and after a bit you can move those fillets over to another container in the oven to keep warm, or go straight to the plate for eating.  No paper towels?  Get a trivet.  No Trivet?  Lay table forks side by side with the fork ends down, this forms a bridge for the fried fish to lay on and drip the excess oil off.  Pretty smart huh?  You can do anything you want, when you want to do it.  That’s what I always say.

Serve with lemon juice, tarter sauce or your favorite fish dipping sauce.  And of course beer and some sort of potato or rice dish.  This is just another extension of my famous diet to keep you trim and happy.

Enjoy!

Bears Butt

June 16, 2011