Friday, September 9, 2016

Cooking With LSP, Friday Fish Fry



Just because you've cleverly caught some fish and filleted them doesn't give you license to stare at the things in slack-jawed, alt right consternation, like someone who's observing the Church of England's General Synod, or Hillary Clinton's truth disorder. No, you've got to eat them, and Friday's a good time to do it.


Watch The Temp Rise

That's because you're not supposed to eat meat on Fridays, as a small token of abstinence in commemoration of the Crucifixion. That said, the ten golden, crispy Bluegill nuggets didn't seem that abstemious, but hey, they weren't steaks. 


Don't Get The Plastic Bowl Hot. It'll Melt

I used the old beer batter method and invested in a candy thermometer to gauge the temperature of the oil in the cast iron pot. Keep it at 185* and get that fish moving! First, dredge the fillets in flour. I used a blue plastic bowl from Walmart which cost $1.00, but you might go for something more fancy and 1%. 


Blue Davos

Maybe a silver bowl or a handy bit of Waterford crystal that's knocking around; whatever, that's up to you, your call. Next, immerse the fish in batter (1 cup flour, 1 egg, salt, 1 bottle light beer) and put it in the pot. Watch the fillet boil and pop in the hot oil, then remove after a few minutes, put aside to drain, and repeat.


Ah Hah!

You can serve the fish with some kind of "side," like a deep fried Mars bar or a fried cherry pie. I chose onion rings, like a member of the ruling globalist elite, and didn't regret the choice.




After admiring your fry up, serve it with some lemon, or whatever else you like, and eat your scoff like a warrior. And I tell you this, it tastes better when you've caught it yourself.

And that's cooking, with...

LSP


10 comments:

LL said...

The Blue Sous Chef must have had some role in the prep work.

GruntOfMonteCristo said...

Big pan fish is my favorite. You are killing me with these posts. Killing. Me.

Anonymous said...

(a) great blog - my OPAREA is a semi-urban/urban area, mid-atlantic. I enjoy the refreshing trips back to the country.

(b) fried fish - hard to beat. I lean to flounder - to what salt water fish do fresh water sunfish compare?

(c) minor correction - my great grandmother had wedgewood - a type of china, not crystal.

(d) gotta love "truth disorder."

(e) gloria dei.

(I post on StandFirm as tired.)

LSP said...

Blue Helper was a very keen assistant, LL...

LSP said...

Sorry, Grunt!

LSP said...

Thanks, Anonymous. I'm not sure what Bluegills would compare to, good question, and good Wedgewood point. I updated to Waterford...

God bless.

Adrienne said...

That's looks wonderful, LSP. I'm so lazy, I just buy beer batter mix and onion ring batter mix. Laaaazzy

Brig said...

It looks pretty darn good, Padre, but for the "light" beer!

LSP said...

Adrienne, I'm still full. Obviously have to work harder at this Friday fast...

LSP said...

I know, Brig, it doesn't seem right. But people say it makes for a better batter, which now means I have some unpleasant beer in the fridge. Maybe it'll taste better if I get it icy cold.