coca-cola battered fried fish

Recipe by
Shea Goldstein
Royal Palm Beach, FL

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!!

yield 2 -3
prep time 30 Min
cook time 15 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For coca-cola battered fried fish

  • FOR THE FISH:
  • 1 lb
    tilapia fillets
  • 2 md
    jalapenos, sliced thin
  • 1 1/2 c
    cornmeal
  • 1 1/2 c
    ap flour
  • 1 tsp
    baking powder
  • 1 Tbsp
    seasoned salt
  • 1 Tbsp
    ground black pepper
  • 1 1/2 c
    coca-cola
  • 3 c
    canola oil, for frying
  • FOR THE LEMON DILL DIPPING SAUCE
  • 1/2 c
    sour cream
  • 1/2 c
    mayo
  • 1/2 md
    lemon, juiced
  • 1 tsp
    dill, dried or fresh
  • 1 tsp
    salt

How To Make coca-cola battered fried fish

  • 1
    Combine 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.
  • 2
    In a separate bowl mix the remaining flour and corn meal.
  • 3
    Heat oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat (at least 350).
  • 4
    While the oil is heating up, remove the batter from the fridge.
  • 5
    Dredge a few pieces of fish and jalapenos at a time in the dry mixture, and dunk in the batter.
  • 6
    When the oil is hot enough, fry the fish and peppers about 30 seconds-1 minute on each side, until golden brown.
  • 7
    Make the dipping sauce by whisking ingredients together; adding lemon and/or salt and pepper to taste.

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