Fried Fish (the Fish of Fish and Chips)

** You can alter the amounts of garlic powder and salt to suit your taste.

** You may need to add more bread crumbs as you go, so that you can coat all of the fish pieces evenly.

Start by heating a skillet with about an inch and a half of canola oil or another vegetable oil.

Next, mix together the pancake mix and egg in a medium-sized bowl. Then add in a little beer at a time, stirring constantly, until you get a pancake batter-like consistency. A little bit on the thinner side would probably be best. Now to the batter add in the garlic powder.

On a separate plate, lay out a thin layer of the bread crumbs.

Take each piece of fish, dip each side in the batter, and then coat each side in the bread crumbs.

Now place a few pieces of fish into the pan at a time to fry. You will fry the fish for about 3 minutes on each side until the outside is browned and crisp and the fish is cooked through. As the fish is done cooking, transfer it to a paper-bag lined plate to drain off some of the excess grease. While the fish is still very hot, sprinkle a little salt on top. Repeat this process until all of the fish is cooked, drained, and seasoned.

And you should definitely serve this with “chips”!

Truth: when I made this I served it to my family with Wendy’s French fries from the drive-through. Don’t tell my public health professors please!