Fried Fish
Tilapia fillets (or any other white fish. Tonight, it’s swai, available at Aldi.)
1 egg
Flour
Panko bread crumbs
Salt and pepper
Thaw and pat dry the filets. Make an egg wash by beating the egg with about 1 tablespoon of water. Place flour in pie pan. Season with salt and pepper. Place Panko in separate pie pan. Dredge fish in flour, dip in egg wash, dip in Panko.
Put about ½ inch of peanut oil into an electric skillet. Heat to 350 degrees. Fry fish for 2 – 3 minutes, turn, fry additional 3-4 minutes until golden brown.
Drain on rack over paper towels. This gets the most oil off the fish and lets it stay crispy.
French Fries
Potatoes, sweet or russet, sliced to desired thickness
Peel and cut potatoes. Soak in ice water for about an hour. Heat oil in deep fryer or deep pan to 325 degrees.
Drain potatoes and pat dry.
Cook potatoes in hot oil for 3 minutes. Drain and let cool.
Increase heat of oil to 350 degrees.
Refry potatoes in hot oil 3 – 5 minutes until golden and crispy.
Precooking the potatoes lets them cook all the way through and the refry gets them crispy while leaving the insides nice and fluffy. Yum!
Salt the potatoes or use cinnamon sugar for sweet potatoes. For a special treat, dip sweet potatoes in marshmallow fluff. Yum!
