Lately our meals are based on whatever I have a hankering for and tonight that hankering was for nothing in particular until I walked by the seafood counter at Haggen. I saw the cod on sale and "fish and chips" immediately came to mind. There are only 1 1/2 people in this house to feed right now so I asked for just under a pound. I probably needed more like a 1/2 lb.
I am awaiting a good fish batter recipe so I picked up a box of beer batter. Using batter in a box is very easy, just add water.
I made home fries again. This time I cut them into smaller strips at the request of Griffen. I suppose the wedge style just wasn't his thing. I tossed them in olive oil and added a couple sprinkles of Johnnys before putting them in the over at 400 until golden brown.
Last summer I blanched and froze quite a bit of squash and zucchini from the garden. This was an easy solution for our veggie tonight. I threw them in a pan with a little bit of olive oil and some salt and pepper and cooked until soft. Sometimes I add a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese when I plate them but not tonight.
To cook the cod I put some vegetable oil in a pan and set the stove to medium. You don't want the oil to get too hot because you can burn the fish pretty quick so don't set the temp too high. While your oil is heating go ahead and mix your batter. Once the oil is hot, it doesn't take long, cover each piece of cod in batter and gently place it into the pan. Make sure you don't drop the fish into the pan, you don't want oil splashing back at you. Unfortunately, I don't have an exact cooking time. I let the fish set for a little bit and once the bottom is golden brown I flip it. Make sure that when you prepare the cod you don't have any pieces that are too think or you will run the risk of having a nice brown outside with a raw inside. Check the bottom once it has been cooking for a little bit and once that side is browned go ahead and move it to a paper towel lined plate.
I do own a Fry Daddy, however the idea is to have homemade food that is still healthy. Homemade doesn't always mean healthy. This is the reason I have hidden the Fry Daddy. :)
There were a total of 6 ingredients in this entire meal. I bet there are more ingredients than that in a box of fish sticks and you don't know what 1/2 of them are!
This meal took me about a 1/2 hour to prepare. I will admit there is a little more cleanup due to the oil splatters but it was completely worth it.
P.S. Griffen absolutely loved the cod!!!!
I am awaiting a good fish batter recipe so I picked up a box of beer batter. Using batter in a box is very easy, just add water.
I made home fries again. This time I cut them into smaller strips at the request of Griffen. I suppose the wedge style just wasn't his thing. I tossed them in olive oil and added a couple sprinkles of Johnnys before putting them in the over at 400 until golden brown.
Last summer I blanched and froze quite a bit of squash and zucchini from the garden. This was an easy solution for our veggie tonight. I threw them in a pan with a little bit of olive oil and some salt and pepper and cooked until soft. Sometimes I add a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese when I plate them but not tonight.
To cook the cod I put some vegetable oil in a pan and set the stove to medium. You don't want the oil to get too hot because you can burn the fish pretty quick so don't set the temp too high. While your oil is heating go ahead and mix your batter. Once the oil is hot, it doesn't take long, cover each piece of cod in batter and gently place it into the pan. Make sure you don't drop the fish into the pan, you don't want oil splashing back at you. Unfortunately, I don't have an exact cooking time. I let the fish set for a little bit and once the bottom is golden brown I flip it. Make sure that when you prepare the cod you don't have any pieces that are too think or you will run the risk of having a nice brown outside with a raw inside. Check the bottom once it has been cooking for a little bit and once that side is browned go ahead and move it to a paper towel lined plate.
I do own a Fry Daddy, however the idea is to have homemade food that is still healthy. Homemade doesn't always mean healthy. This is the reason I have hidden the Fry Daddy. :)
There were a total of 6 ingredients in this entire meal. I bet there are more ingredients than that in a box of fish sticks and you don't know what 1/2 of them are!
This meal took me about a 1/2 hour to prepare. I will admit there is a little more cleanup due to the oil splatters but it was completely worth it.
P.S. Griffen absolutely loved the cod!!!!
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