Deep Fried Cod Food

FRIED COD FOR FISH AND CHIPS WITH TARTAR SAUCE

Steps:

• Cut each fillet into 3 pieces and dry on paper towels.
• Heat the fat until the end of a wooden spoon bubbles, about 375*.
• Mix flour with salt and pepper in a flat dish.
• Mix egg and water in a bowl.
• Dredge cod pieces on all sides and shake off excess flour.
• Dip dredged pieces into egg wash and shake off excess egg.
• Dip into flour once again and shake off excess flour.
• Fry in hot fat until the pieces are nicely browned.Don't crowd the pan. Depending on the thickness of the fish it could take 2 to 5 minutes. Try to turn no more than once.
• Drain on paper towels and serve with a lemon wedge, Recipe #406770 and fries.

FISH FRY

Steps:

• Pour 2-inches of vegetable oil into a large skillet. Place skillet over large burner and heat oil over medium high heat. To check if the oil is hot enough, drop in 1-inch cube of white bread. The bread should brown in a 40 count.
• Cut cod into 4 servings, 6 to 8-ounce portions and season with salt and pepper. Place a couple of scoops of flour in a pie tin. Combine egg and water in second tin. Season plain bread crumbs and mustard and cayenne in the third tin. Coat fish in flour, then egg, and then bread crumbs. Gently set coated fish into hot oil and fry 5 minutes on each side until medium golden brown in color.
• When the fish is evenly golden all over, remove and drain on brown paper sacks.
• Suggested: 3 disposable pie tins .

COD SANDWICH

Steps:

• For the cod: Preheat vegetable oil in a deep-fryer to 375 degrees F. Then bread each medallion of fish with flour mixed with seafood seasoning. Tap off excess, and then dip in egg wash and finish in breadcrumbs, ensuring to coat evenly. After breading the fish, drop in the preheated oil and cook in batches until golden brown, flipping during the process. This should take 2 to 3 minutes. After frying, remove the fish from the oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper and place on paper towels. Allow the fish to drain excess oil.
• For the sandwiches: Heat a nonstick pan over medium-high heat until warmed. During heating, with the softened butter, spread 1 tablespoon evenly on the top and bottom of 1 bun, and then toast in the pan until browned, about 2 minutes. After the first bun, reduce the heat to medium and repeat the process with the remaining buns.
• To build the sandwiches, stack the bottom bun, spread tarter on the bottom bun, then add some lettuce, fish, pickles and finish with the top bun. Repeat with the remaining sandwiches.

PAN-FRIED COD WITH SLAW

Steps:

• Prepare the slaw: Whisk the mayonnaise, vinegar, mustard, sugar, caraway seeds, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, and pepper to taste in a large bowl. Toss in the cabbage, carrot, apple and scallions; cover and refrigerate.
• Prepare the fish: Whisk the egg and milk in a medium bowl; add the cod and set aside to soak. Mix the flour, cracker meal, cayenne pepper and a pinch of salt on a plate.
• Heat 1 inch of oil in a heavy-bottomed skillet over medium-high heat. Remove the fish from the milk mixture and dredge in the flour mixture, turning to coat. Fry in the hot oil until golden, 2 to 4 minutes per side. Transfer to a paper-towel-lined plate to drain; season with salt and pepper. Serve with the slaw and extra mustard.

CRISPY OVEN-FRIED COD FISH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 475 degrees (set oven rack to second-lowest position).
• In a large heavy ziploc plasic bag combine bread crumbs, cornmeal, seasoning salt, lemon pepper, cayenne and garlic powder; shake the bag to mix (can use a shallow bowl).
• In a shallow bowl slightly beat the eggs.
• Adding one piece of fish at a time to the bag, coat well with the mixture, then remove and dip the fish in the eggs, then return to the bag to coat the fish again, repeat for all of the cod pieces; transfer to a plate.
• Heat about 3 tablespoons oil in a large 12-inch ovenproof skillet (preferably cast-iron) over high heat until hot but not smoking.
• Fry the fish until the undersides are golden brown (about 1 minute).
• Turn over and add in another 3-4 tablespoons oil; cook another 1 minute more.
• Place the skillet in the oven and bake for about 5-6 minutes or until JUST cooked through.

CRISPY OVEN FRIED COD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 500*F.
• Combine bread crumbs, cornmeal, salt and cayenne in a large sealable plastic bag and shake to mix.
• Season fish with salt and pepper on both sides and working with 1 piece at a time, put fish in bag and shake to coat well with crumbs.
• Dip fish in eggs, then shake in crumbs again to coat.
• Transfer to a plate Heat 3 TBs oil in a 23 inch heavy oven proof skillet over high heat until hot but not smoking.
• Fry fish until undersides are golden brown, about 1 minute.
• Turn over, add remaining 3 TBS oil, an cook one minute more.
• Put skillet in upper third of oven and bake until fish is just cooked through, about 5 minutes.

PAN FRIED COD WITH ASIAN DRESSING

Steps:

• To make the dressing, boil the soy sauce, vinegar and 5 spice powder together.
• Remove from the heat, mix in the sesame oil and season with salt and pepper.
• Set aside.
• Mix the spring onions with the chilli.
• Lightly coat the fish fillets with seasoned flour.
• Heat the knob of butter in a fry pan and cook for about 3-4 minutes on each side (depending on thickness) until cooked.
• Reheat the dressing and add the onions and chilli-cook for 1-2 minutes more.
• Serve the fish with the dressing spooned over.

CRISPY DEEP-FRIED COD FISH

Steps:

• Mix the flour and dry mustard together.
• Heat the oil to 400 degrees.
• Cut the fish into approximately 7x2" wedges.
• With a mixer, blend the flour mixture, water, egg, sugar and salt.
• Dip each fillet into the batter coating generously.
• Quickly drop in the hot oil.
• Fry each fillet until dark golden brown (about 5 minutes); remove and drain ENJOY!

BEER BATTERED COD

Steps:

• Preheat oil in a deep-fryer or a Dutch oven to about 360 to 375 degrees F.
• Add the first 5 ingredients in a bowl and mix until combined. Dip cod into the batter and allow any excess batter to drip off prior to adding to the preheated oil. Fry the fish until browned on both sides. Once browned, remove to a paper-towel lined plate and season with salt, to taste.
• Combine all ingredients thoroughly.
• Recipe from "New New Orleans Cooking", by Emeril Lagasse and Jessie Tirsch
• Published by William Morrow, 1993.