coca-cola battered fried fish
This fish recipe was born out of necessity! I planned on making beer battered fish for dinner one night, had everything prepared but realized I had no beer! So, instead of stopping what I was doing, I decided to try coca-cola instead and it worked beautifully. I've made fried fish that way every time now, the family loves it!!
prep time
30 Min
cook time
15 Min
method
Stove Top
yield
2-3 serving(s)
Ingredients
- FOR THE FISH:
- 1 pound tilapia fillets
- 2 medium jalapenos, sliced thin
- 1 1/2 cups cornmeal
- 1 1/2 cups ap flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 tablespoon seasoned salt
- 1 tablespoon ground black pepper
- 1 1/2 cups coca-cola
- 3 cups canola oil, for frying
- FOR THE LEMON DILL DIPPING SAUCE
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup mayo
- 1/2 medium lemon, juiced
- 1 teaspoon dill, dried or fresh
- 1 teaspoon salt
How To Make coca-cola battered fried fish
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Step 1Combine the cup of flour, cup of corn meal, baking powder, salt, pepper and cola in a mixing bowl (this is your batter.) Refrigerate for 10 minutes.
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Step 2In a separate bowl mix the remaining flour and corn meal.
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Step 3Heat oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat (at least 350).
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Step 4While the oil is heating up, remove the batter from the fridge.
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Step 5Dredge a few pieces of fish and jalapenos at a time in the dry mixture, and dunk in the batter.
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Step 6When the oil is hot enough, fry the fish and peppers about 30 seconds-1 minute on each side, until golden brown.
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Step 7Make the dipping sauce by whisking ingredients together; adding lemon and/or salt and pepper to taste.
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