Beer-battered Fish

Beer-battered Fish

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 lbs. white fish - I prefer cod, sliced into 1 inch wide pieces, no longer than 6 inches long - patted dry
• 8-12 oz. bottle of peanut oil
• you can use canola oil or any vegetable oil, but peanut oil will taste the best with fish
• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1 cup pale lager beer
• sea salt

Directions:

1. Heat all of the oil over medium high in large nonstick skillet (Works best if you heat the skillet first, then add the oil. Peanut oil will heat quickly)
2. In a medium sized bowl, whisk together the flour and baking soda
3. Add salt to taste and whisk again
4. Slowly add the beer and continue to whisk - it will be very  thick at first, and will smooth as you add the beer and whisk it together
5. Place fish in skillet and fry until golden brown on both side - we like it well done, so I did it about 8 minutes on each side

You can save the oil after straining out the fish residue, and place the batter in the refrigerator for your next time (not sure how long it will keep, though)