Deep Fried Fish Bites Food

DEEP FRIED FISH

Steps:

• Half-fill a deep pan with melted fat or oil. Heat until a faint haze rises from it (or until a bread cube sinks to the bottom of the pan, rises to the top immediately and turns golden in 50 seconds).
• Sift the flour and salt into a bowl.
• Beat to a smooth batter, unbeaten egg, butter and milk. Then add the flour and salt mixture.
• Coat 2 pieces of fish with batter.
• Lift into the pan with a fork or kitchen tongs.
• Fry until crisp and golden, allowing about 6-8 minutes for large pieces and 4-5 minutes for medium.
• Remove from the pan and drain on absorbent kitchen paper.
• Repeat with the remaining fish.
• Garnish with lemon wedges.

DEEP FRIED FISH BITES

Steps:

• Cover fillets with water in saucepan. Bring to a boil.
• Simmer covered for 5 minutes until fish flakes when tested with a fork.
• Drain, cool and flake.
• Beat 1 egg with fork in bowl. Add next 9 ingredients. Add fish. Mix well.
• Let stand 10 minutes so crumbs absorb moisture.
• Shape mixture into 1 inch balls.
• Beat 2 large eggs and 2 tbsp water together with fork.
• Dip ball in egg mixture and coat with crumbs.
• Deep fry in hot 400F fat until browned.
• Serve with picks and seafood sauce.
• To make as patties, form into 4 patties and dip in bread crumbs.
• Brown on both sides in 2 tbsp hard margarine not butter.

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!

BIG DADDY'S DEEP-FRIED CATFISH

Steps:

• Preheat a deep-fryer to 350 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, add the flour, cornmeal, baking powder, salt and cayenne and whisk to combine. Whisk in the beer, being sure to remove any lumps.
• Cut the catfish fillets in half lengthwise to make 2 strips. If desired, cut into bite-sized pieces. In a small bowl add the salt, pepper and granulated garlic. Season the fillets with some of the salt mixture. Reserve the remaining salt mixture for another use.
• Dip each strip in the beer batter and add to the fryer, a few at a time, moving them around so they don't stick. Fry until brown and crispy, about 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from the fryer to a serving platter. Repeat with the remaining fillets and season the fish with lemon juice.

FRIED FISH NUGGETS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first 8 ingredients. Stir in fish. Roll into 1-in. balls. , In an electric skillet or deep-fat fryer, heat oil to 375°. Fry fish nuggets, a few at a time, until golden brown on both sides; drain on paper towels. Serve with tartar sauce if desired.

FRIED CATFISH BITES

Steps:

• Rub fish with hot sauce, salt and pepper.
• Set aside for 1 hour or more.
• Cut fish into bite-size pieces and dip into eggs.
• Roll in cornmeal.
• Fry quickly in deep fat for 2 or 3 minutes, or until golden brown.
• Drain.

BEER-BATTERED POLLOCK BITES

Steps:

• First make the sauce by mixing all the ingredients together, then set aside. In a large bowl, make the batter by tipping the flour, sugar and some salt and pepper into a bowl, then gradually whisking in the beer until smooth.
• Heat the oil in a deep fryer or heat about 5cm of oil in a wok until a drop of batter sizzles and crisps up quickly. Dredge a few chunks of fish in the batter, then deep-fry for 3-4 mins until golden. Remove, using a slotted spoon, then drain on kitchen paper. Repeat until all the fish is used. Serve the fish with the sauce for dipping and lime wedges for squeezing over.