Four Ingredient Fried Fish

 

My fiancé is a fisherman, not for a profession but for a hobby. If he would choose any activity it would be fishing, he just loves it and not to mention a pro at it. Just recently he chartered a boat to go deep sea fishing for some Rock Cod, he suggested it because it was about time we re stocked the fish in our freezer...right. haha. I'm all for store bought fish and all but when its fresh straight from the ocean it's heavenly. When deep sea fishing the maximum amount of fish they can catch is 15 per person, so he comes home with quite a bit of it which is awesome because we save a lot of money not having to buy it. To make sure no fish goes to waste we give half of it away to our parents and the other half we fillet, vacuum pack and freeze until we need it. There are so many delicious recipes for fish but my family's favorite is fried fish. I don't like to fry foods to often but this recipe is just so good that there is an exception and its only four ingredients.

 

 

Ingredients:

 

2 lbs of white fish( cod, snapper,swai,tilapia)

lemon pepper (any brand)

1 pkg of Louisiana fish fry

1 1/2 cups of canola oil

 

 

Spread out your fish on a cutting board and season with the lemon pepper so that all the fish has and even amount of season.

 

In a bowl pour in half of the fish fry(Tip: to get a crispier texture on the fish add 1/3 cup of corn meal to the fish fry mix)

Place the seasoned fish into the fry mix and evenly coat on both sides.

 

In a pan heat the Canola oil (Tip: to make sure the oil is hot enough stick a wooden spoon in it, if oil surrounding the spoon starts to bubble up it's ready)

 

When the oil is ready add as many fish that will fit the pan and start frying

 

 

when the fish starts to turn golden brown on bottom which only takes about 3 minutes, flip the fish over so the other side can finish cooking

 

 

Once the fish is firm and golden brown on both sides they are ready to be taken out of the oil

 

 

Set aside to eliminate the excess oil

 

Serve with French fries, white rice, a sandwich or a taco!(Tip: if you have a shortage of ketchup look below for a easy emergency ketchup recipe.)

 

 

 

Emergency Ketchup Recipe

 

Ingredients:

 

1 8oz can of tomato sauce (any brand)

3 Tbsp of sugar

1 tbsp  plus 1 Tsp of vinegar(white or apple cider)

 A dash of cinnamon (literally a dash! don't over do it)

 

 

 

 

Pour the tomato sauce into a small sauce pan and bring to a boil

 

In a separate bowl mix together sugar, cinnamon and vinegar

 

Once the tomato sauce comes to a complete boil stir in the sugar mixture and turn off heat.

 

 

Place finished ketchup in a separate bowl and let cool before serving