Beer battered fish & chips
Ingredients:
2 eggs, beaten
1 bottle beer
1-1/2 c. flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1/2 tsp. baking powder
Cornstarch for dredging
8 pieces of fish, any kind
How to:
Heat cooking oil in a deep pan or fryer to 375 degrees. Pour the beer straight into a bowl and let it go flat, then mix with the beaten eggs.
Mix the dry ingredients together and add to the beer mixture, mixing well. Dredge the fish lightly in cornstarch. Shake off excess cornstarch and dip the fish into the beer batter and slide them into the hot oil. Cook until done.
Serves 8
Old English chips
Ingredients:
8 baking potatoes
How to:
In a Dutch oven, heat two inches of oil to 400 degrees. Do not peel the potatoes. Slice them in 1/4 inch slices, sliced horizontally. Slide them into the oil and cook until they rise to the top. Remove the potatoes from the oil and let them drain on a wire rack over newspaper. Serve with the beer battered fish.
Capt. Dick May is the owner of Easy Rider Charters in Bokeelia. He can be reached at 283-3247 or easyridercharters.com. Capt. Dick’s Florida Gulf Coast Seafood and Much More (cookbook) $11.50 plus $2.50 postage by calling the number above or mailing to 7989 Judge Bean Road, Bokeelia, FL 33922. Make checks payable to Dick May.