fish fry...

Last Friday, my hubby and I went to the grocery store to pick up fish to have for dinner.
Even though I hate to admit it, I don’t really know how to cook. My mom tried to show me when I was growing up, but I don’t have “el sazon” or the flavor that my mom gives to all her cooking. Nowadays, and sadly to say, I’m pretty much learning as I go.

I, especially, have never cooked fish before. So I immediately called my mom on the phone and asked her, “Mom, I have two fillet of white fish” “How should I make them?”

She laughs and says, “Ay hija, que nunca te vas a enseñar a concinar?”

“Por eso le estoy hablando para que me enseñe!”

So for an easy way to cook fried fish, here is the recipe she gave me:

Ingredients:

2 Fish fillets
Cooking oil
Flour
2 Eggs
Lemon pepper
All purpose seasoning Adobo Goya
Garlic powder
Two slices of lemon or limon

In medium heat, heat the cooking oil in a deep pan until it is very hot. (Mom says, “You can test the oil to see if it’s ready by putting a tortilla in it and it immediately becomes a tostada.”)


Rinse fish in cold water and set aside on a plate.
Beat a couple of eggs in a bowl.
In a separate plate, mix flour, lemon pepper, Adobo Goya and Garlic powder. (or you can substitute to condiments that you prefer)

Dip the fish in egg batter
Set the fish in the flour mix (flip to cover both sides)
Put the fish in the hot cooking oil and leave it there for a few minutes until it becomes brown from one side and flip over to cook the other side. Fish will be done when both sides are golden brown. Set on a plate splash a dash of lemon juice and you have yourself a fried filet o’ fish!

When I began frying my first fillet, I didn’t realize I had the heat set on medium low, so the cooking oil was not hot enough. By the time I tried flipping the fish over, it crumbled to pieces! What a disaster! Oh, well, guess who got to eat that fish fillet?

The second fillet came out perfect. I couldn’t ask for a better fish fillet. I served it to my husband with mashed potatoes & gravy, corn, green beans, a side salad (oh yes, let us not forget the salad) and buttermilk biscuits.

I must admit, I was very proud of myself. I’m becoming a little Betty Crocker over here. What made it even better was the fact that my hubby actually liked it! Yes, he liked it! He really liked it!!!!