Best 7 Grandpa Cornishs Deep Fried Fish Recipes

GRANDPA CORNISH'S DEEP FRIED FISH

Steps:

• Mix beer and egg.
• "Soak"fish (or whatever) in beer-egg mixture.
• Grandpa varies the soaking time, I wouldn't go less than 10 minutes.
• Heat oil in pan or deep fryer.
• Season pancake mix to taste with favorite spice mix.
• Take fish out of beer-egg mixture and dredge in pancake mix.
• Fry as normal.
• Salt and pepper to taste.
• I like to drizzle lemon or lime juice (or even vinegar) over before eating.

CRISPY FRIED FISH

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, beat together egg, beer, flour, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Place cod in the bowl, and thoroughly coat with the mixture.
• In a separate medium bowl, mix the cornflake crumbs and Cajun seasoning. Dip the cod in the crumb mixture, and thoroughly coat all sides.
• In a large, heavy skillet or deep fryer, heat the oil to 365 degrees F (185 degrees C). Fry the fish until golden brown, and flesh is easily flaked with a fork.

PAT'S DEEP-FRIED CORNISH GAME HENS

Steps:

• Whisk together the first six ingredients in a small bowl. Set half of this mixture aside.
• Divide the remaining seasoning mixture between two large mixing bowls, and pour the buttermilk evenly between the two bowls, whisking to combine. Put half of the onion and thyme in each bowl. Place three game hens in each mixing bowl, and turn to coat. Cover the bowls with plastic wrap, and leave in the fridge for 8 hours or overnight (the longer the better; allow the seasonings and flavors to permeate the game hens).
• Heat the peanut oil to 375 degrees F in a large Dutch oven or deep-fryer. Preheat your oven to 200 degrees F, and cover two heavy-duty sheet trays with wire racks. Remove the game hens from the buttermilk mixture while the oil is heating.
• Whisk together the flour and the remaining seasoning mixture in a large casserole. Working with one game hen at a time, put one game hen in the flour and toss to coat, then shake off the excess. Slip the coated game hens, in batches according to the size of your fryer, into the hot oil, and fry for 13 minutes, until beautifully golden brown. Place each fried hen on the wire-rack-fitted sheet tray, and hold in the warm oven. Repeat with remaining hens.
• ALTERNATIVE
• Baked Cornish Game Hens Heat the oven to 400 degrees F. Cover two heavy-duty rimmed sheet trays with wire racks, and spray with nonstick spray.
• Drain the hens from the buttermilk marinade, and pat dry. Place the hens on the sheet trays, drizzle with olive oil, and season with salt and pepper.
• Put the pan in the oven, and roast for 45 minutes, or until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh registers 165 degrees F and the juices run clear.
• Pat's Guide to Deep-Frying
• One of the things I think people really don't know about me is that I was frying food before I was grilling! (Nowadays my love of fried food comes second only to my love of grilling.) Fried food in the South is like pizza in Chicago: if you grew up in Memphis, you grew up with it. My grandfather used to fry whole rabbits, and my grandmother used to fry chicken for breakfast, served up with biscuits!
• 1 CHOOSE YOUR OIL Neutral oils like peanut, safflower, canola, and vegetable oil all have a high "smoke point," so they work well at high frying temperatures. We often like to use peanut oil, because it adds a very subtle peanut flavor; the flavor of canola oil is less pronounced.
• 2 PICK YOUR POT If you don't have an electric fryer, select a heavy-bottomed Dutch oven for deep-frying. You'll usually need at least 3 or 4 inches of oil in the bottom of the pan, but more if you're frying something larger, like Cornish game hens or chicken.
• 3 FILL IT UP Be careful not to overfill your pot! If you don't leave room for the items you're frying, the oil may spill over the sides, causing a mess or, even worse, a fire. To check how much oil you need, you can first do a test run with water. Fill the pot up with water, then slip in the food you're going to try. Wherever the water rises to, that's how high your oil is going to go-so mark that place on the pot, and don't fill it too high!

GRANDPA'S FRIED FISH

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except fish and mix well.
• Coat fish fillets or pieces in batter and place on cookie sheet or tray; chill for around 30 minutes (if you skip this step, the batter will not stick to the fish).
• Deep-fry or pan-fry until cooked through.

CRISPY DEEP FRIED FISH

Steps:

• Combine cornmeal, salt and pepper. Dredge fillets in cornmeal mixture. (Do not pat fish dry before dredging.).
• Fry fillets in deep hot oil (375 degrees) for 4 to 5 minute or till golden brown; drain on paper towels.

WHOLE CORNISH GAME HENS DEEP FRIED

Steps:

• You need a tall narrow pot that will accomadate two hens with oil and still not be much more than half full.
• To see if your pot is big enough, put the hens in and fill with water to cover the hens.
• Make sure they can move easily and they are not tightly packed into the pot.
• Remove them and check water level.
• The water level is the amount of oil you will need to deep fry the hens.
• Make Master Brine if using.
• Rinse hens well with cold water.
• Add to cooled brine.
• I put them in a tall canister type bowl and the brine covered them completely.
• Refrigerate overnight.
• Remove from the refrigerator 1 hour prior to cooking.
• Pour off brine and dry the hens with paper towels inside and out (important to keep oil from boiling over.).
• Leave them in a colander to drain and come up to room temperature.
• DO NOT LEAVE THEM SITTING AT ROOM TEMPERATURE.
• Once they reach room temperature, you need to go ahead and cook them.
• Heat oil to 375º.
• While oil is heating, mix 1/2 cup flour with salt, pepper and garlic powder.
• Lightly coat the first hen in the seasoned flour and shake off excess.
• When the oil reaches 375º, hold the hen by the legs and slowly lower it into the hot oil.
• Do this slowly to prevent the oil from boiling over.
• Once the first hen is lowered completely, coat the second hen.
• By the time you have the second hen coated, the oil temp should have come back up a little and you can go ahead and lower it into the oil with the other hen.
• Move the hens around making sure all sides are cooking evenly.
• The hens cook completely in 25 minutes or less.
• They will be a light golden brown.
• To hold the hens for 30 minutes, heat oven to 200º while frying and place a wire rack over a pan.
• Place the hens on wire rack in warmed oven.
• If you desire additional seasoning, you can add it to the flour before coating the hens or inject the birds.
• I don't recommend the injection because of the boil over possibilties with the hot oil.

DEEP FRIED FISH

Steps:

• Half-fill a deep pan with melted fat or oil. Heat until a faint haze rises from it (or until a bread cube sinks to the bottom of the pan, rises to the top immediately and turns golden in 50 seconds).
• Sift the flour and salt into a bowl.
• Beat to a smooth batter, unbeaten egg, butter and milk. Then add the flour and salt mixture.
• Coat 2 pieces of fish with batter.
• Lift into the pan with a fork or kitchen tongs.
• Fry until crisp and golden, allowing about 6-8 minutes for large pieces and 4-5 minutes for medium.
• Remove from the pan and drain on absorbent kitchen paper.
• Repeat with the remaining fish.
• Garnish with lemon wedges.