The At Home part: Fish Fry

I've been focusing on the Palm Beach part of my blog but today I'm sharing some of the "at Home" part~ a yummy meal!

About three or four times a year, we drag out our DeLonghi Deep Fryer to cook up some grub. Since we have easy access to fabulous fish here in South Florida, I thought we needed to have a little fish fry, complete with battered Tilapia, sweet potato fries and beignets.{My stomach hurts thinking about all that I ate.}

After chatting with one of my favorite cooking teachers (my mom), I went with her suggestion of a batter of Bisquick and Beer...yup, that's all! Check out the final product...

If you want to know how I did it, keep reading, otherwise check out some more pics and try not to salivate too much.

After turning on the fryer, according to manufacturer instructions, I put 1-1/2 cups of low-fat Bisquick into a bowl and added approximately the same amount of cold beer. {I used cold so someone could consume the remainder....Thoughtful of me, hugh!} I stirred it with a whisk and it was ready.

I rinsed the fresh Tilapia and cut the filets in half to make simple strips. I dried them with paper towel, tossed them into the batter and nudged them over to make sure they were fully coated. Using tongs, I pulled them out of the batter and slipped them into the fryer (280 degrees for about 6 minutes, flipping them over once). I put in several pieces but made sure there was enough room for them to sizzle! I pulled them out, laid them on some paper towel and completed about 10 pieces.

Next, sweet potato fries (frozen). I followed the directions and a quick 3 minutes later they were ready. I like to salt them as soon as they come out so it will stick to the fries.

I mixed up a little tartar sauce to complete the fishy feast.

HB set the table and dad poured the vino. It was a lovely dinner!

Another day, I'll show you how to make the easiest beignets in the book...dreamy!!