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Scott's homemade fish and chips panko-crusted cod and fries SOOOO good

Shouldn't you always start with dessert?! Had to stop and get Sprinkles cupcakes today...one Red Velvet & one Peanut butter Chip Great fish and chips...made with sole, fries made with russets and a hushpuppy recipe similar to Paula Deens... Almost Perfect Hushpuppies 6 cups peanut oil or other vegi oil 1 1/2 cups self-rising cornmeal (didn't even know there was such a thing) 1/2 cup self-rising flour 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 small onion, chopped & sauteed 2 TBS chopped candied jalepenos 1 cup buttermilk (maybe less) 1 egg, lightly beaten Using a deep pot, preheat oil for frying to 350 degrees F. Using a mixing bowl, stir together the cornmeal, flour, baking soda, and salt. Stir in the onion & jalepeno. In a small bowl, stir together the buttermilk and egg. Pour the buttermilk mixture into the dry ingredients and mix until blended. Drop the batter, 1 teaspoon at a time, into the oil. (I'd do larger) Dip the spoon in a glass of wat...

another fish fry test with very good fresh tarter sauce Scott's latest trial run with beer batter...don't remember exactly what we were doing this nite...I think another run thru of fish n chips beer batter style inspired by the fun show on food network with Chef Anne Burrell..."brown food tastes good!" Scott is very good at frying, and improving and testing recipes all the time.  We have been unimpressed with the beer batters often and prefer his herb panko crust.  Also trying the double fry method for the fries again...only to be reminded that his way of doing it seems to please us both much more...fry thin tater strips in hot oil till golden brown, which sometimes takes a while, but has thus far yielded a fry that is a cross between a perfect fry and a perfect potato chip, in flavor and texture.  They have yet to be trumped in my book.  Anyway, for an appetizer, he fried a few shrimp, which were beautiful, but on this test run the oil was a little hot and they...