
Battered Fish
Battered Fish
Ingredients
- Rockfish, halibut, or any other tasty fish
- 1 12 oz beer (Light and crisp or malty beers works well. Try your favorite pilsner or Oktoberfest)
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1 egg, whites only
- Seasoning, generous to taste
- Oil
Directions
Combine beer, flour, egg whites, and seasoning. Allow the batter to sit while you prep your fish. This helps the flavors to blend and the batter to thicken a bit.
Cut your fish into manageable pieces. There's no perfect size here, just make sure you'll be able to flip them easily.
Set up a station so you can work fluidly from fish, to batter, to pan, to cooling rack.
Heat/manage oil. You'll want a good amount. Enough to come at least half-way up the side of your fish. You'll want this hot, but not so hot that it burns or smokes. For each batch, check to be sure you have enough oil. If you add oil between batches, allow it to heat up before adding fish. If you're oil seems to have gotten too hot, you can add a bit more oil to cool it down.
Batter, cook, and rest your fish. You'll do this in batches, filling the pan, but allowing room for each piece.
Drop each peice in the batter, move it around so it is coated, ease it into the hot oil with tongs to avoid splashes (careful, oil is hot). Once in the pan, if needed, you can use a spoon to carefully add a bit of batter to the top of any piece that looks a little light on batter. Watch for the batter to puff up and brown on the edges (approximately 5 minutes, but time depends on size of fish, heat of oil, etc.). Using a spatula, peak at the underside. When browned, flip. Cook the next side until browned (this usually takes a bit less time than the first side).
Remove cooked pieces to your cooling rack or paper towels. This helps any surface oil drain off so they won't be oily and will be nice and crispy. If you're making a lot, you can serve in batches or, if serving all at once, you can place early batches in a warm oven while you finish the rest.
Present on a plate or serving platter, finish with a bit of coarse or kosher salt.

Potato Crusted Halibut
Potato Crusted Halibut
Ingredients
- 6 filets of halibut (6 ounces each)
- 3 eggs, whisked with ¼ cup water
- 2 cups of all natural dehydrated potato flakes
- ¼ cup finely chopped corn flakes
- 2 pinches of fresh chopped rosemary
- 2 pinches of fresh chopped thyme
- Salt and pepper
- ½ cup canola oil
- Juice of one lemon
Directions
Combine potato and corn flakes with the herbs. Season with salt and pepper. Dip fish, flesh side only, into whisked eggs. Place that side into the flake mixture and press gently. In a large skillet, heat the oil over high heat for 30 seconds to a minute. Place the fish, potato crust side down, into the oil. Allow the crust to turn golden brown (about 2-3 minutes), then lower the heat to medium and gently flip the fish. Allow to cook for 2 more minutes, squeeze lemon into pan, but not onto fish, and gently swirl.
Recipe credit: GASCO
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