Deep fried Cod fish

I usually do not prefer deep fried fish. It feels very oily no matter what. But this recipe of deep fried
cod fish has no egg in  the batter and I really like it.
Serve it with coleslaw and you have a delicious dinner.

Deep fried Cod fish 

Deep fried Cod fish 

Ingredients:

1. 3 cod fish fillets cut into 2 inch pieces (about 12)
2. 1.5 cups all purpose flour
3. 1 teaspoon baking powder
4. 1/2 teaspoon each of salt, pepper
5. 1/2 to 3/4 cup milk to make a thinner pancake like batter
6. Oil for deep frying

for sprinkling over fish: 

1. 1 teaspoon each of salt, lemon pepper, garlic powder, onion powder

Wash and pat dry the fish. Mix the ingredients for sprinkling and sprinkle it over the fish on both side andset aside.
Mix all the ingredients for the batter and set aside for 15 minutes.
Heat the oil. Dip the fish in the batter and drop into the hot oil carefully. Fry for 5 minutes on medium and flip and fry fry few more minutes until the fish is nice and golden brown. Drain on a paper towel and enjoy with tartar sauce or ketchup

Fried fish dinner

I got this packet of catfish nuggets the other day and I was searching for dishes to make with it. I finally decided on Fish and chips for dinner but unfortunately I didn't have any potatos so I made the fish part of the dinner but instead of chips I made mashed potato and crunchy coleslaw to go with it. And it was a great dinner

Fried Catfish Nuggets (Cornmeal battered deep fried catfish)

Fried catfish nuggets

Ingredients:

1. 1 lb cat fish nuggets or about 12
2. 1 egg beaten with some salt and pepper
3. 2 cups butter milk with some salt and pepper
4. 1-2 cups corn meal with some salt and pepper (I used blue corn meal )
5. Oil for deep frying

Wash the catfish nuggets and defrost them if they are frozen. Mix the buttermilk with salt and pepper and soak the fish in it for atleast an hour. On your counter set up the deep frying station with egg and corn meal in a plate and oil heated in a pan. Take a piece out of the butter milk and dip it into egg and then dredge it with corn meal. Dip it again in egg and corn meal if you want a thicker coating on the fish. Fry it for 4-5 minutes on each side or the fish turns dark golden brown. Enjoy with tartar sauce, coleslaw and potatos

Fire roasted pepper tartar sauce ( A variation of the same old tartar sauce)

Fire roasted pepper tartar sauce

Ingredients:

1. 1/4 cup of fire rosted pepper paste (Grind a fire roasted pepper which comes in a bottle packed in oil)
2. 1 cup mayonnaise
3. 2 tablespoon sweet pickle relish
4. 1 tablespoon minced onion
5. 2 tablespoons lemon juice (optional)
6. salt and pepper to taste

Mix all the ingredients together and let it set in the refridgerator for atleast an hour. Serve with fried fish or fried chicken

Mashed potato (Mashed potatos with green onions and Italian seasoning)

Ingredients:

1. 2 large potatos boiled till they become fork tender
2. 1 tablespoon butter
3. 1/4 cup milk or more if you want creamier mashed potato
4. 1/4 cup sour cream
5. 1/2-3/4 teaspoon salt
6. 1/4 teaspoon pepper
7. 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
8. 4-5 green onions chopped and divided

Peel the potatos and mash them in a pan along with butter, milk and sour cream. Add all the rest of the ingredients and serve pipping hot with butter or sour cream on top and some more green onions

Crunchy coleslaw(Cabbage and carrot salad with mayo)

Creamy crunchy coleslaw

Ingredients:

1. 3 cups of finely shredded green cabbage
2. 1 large carrot peeled and shredded
3. 1/4 cup finely chopped red bell pepper
4. 2 tablespoons minced onion
5. 1/3 cup white sugar
6. 1/2 teaspoon salt
7. 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
8. 1/4 cup milk
9. 1/2 cup mayonnaise
10. 1/4 cup buttermilk or plain yogurt
11. 2  tablespoonseach of  lemon juice , raisins and toasted walnuts

Mix the cabbage and carrots and bell pepper. Mix all the other ingredients except walnuts in another bowl and add it to the cabbage mix and stir well to combine. Chill for atleast an hour. Top with walnuts before serving