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!!
Blue Ribbon Recipe
Adding cola to the batter for fried fish is a wonderful alternative to beer. It acts as a leavening agent in the same way. The batter for this tialpia is crisp and light. Inside the pieces of tilapia are tender and flaky. We enjoyed the savory, spicy kick that the fried jalapenos added. They were a nice contrast to the sweeter fish. Make sure to have the lemon dill dipping sauce handy. It's tangy, creamy, and refreshing.
Ingredients
- FISH
- 1 pound tilapia fillets
- 2 medium jalapenos
- 1 1/2 cups cornmeal, divided
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, divided
- 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
- LEMON DILL DIPPING SAUCE
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup mayo
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice, to taste
- 1 teaspoon dill, dried or fresh
- 1 teaspoon salt
How To Make coca-cola battered fried fish
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Step 1Cut the tilapia fillets into pieces. Thinly slice the jalapenos. -
Step 2For the batter, combine 1 cup flour, 1 cup cornmeal, baking powder, salt, pepper, and cola in a mixing bowl. Refrigerate for 10 minutes.
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Step 3In a separate bowl, mix the remaining flour and cornmeal. Heat oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat (at least 350 degrees F).
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Step 4While the oil is heating, remove the batter from the fridge. Dredge a few pieces of fish and jalapenos at a time in the dry mixture.
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Step 5Then dunk in the batter.
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Step 6When the oil is hot enough, fry the fish for 3 - 5 minutes and the peppers for 30 seconds to 1 minute until golden brown. and peppers about 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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