Ingredients
For Fish:
- 4 small russet potatoes, washed
- 3 cups canola plus 2 teaspoons canola oil
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Nonstick cooking spray
- 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus 1/2 cup for dredging
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 cups seltzer water
- 4 tilapia fillets, each fillet sliced in 1/2
For Tartar Sauce:
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 2 teaspoon seafood seasoning
- 2 tablespoons pickle relish
Directions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Place a baking sheet in the oven to preheat.
Using the slicing attachment on a food processor or a knife, slice the potatoes into thin discs about 1/4-inch thick. Place 1/3 of the sliced potatoes into a container with cold water and reserve for Round 2 Recipe. Place remaining 2/3 of the potatoes in a large bowl with 2 teaspoons canola oil, salt and pepper, to taste, and toss to coat. Remove the baking sheet from the oven and spray with nonstick cooking spray. Transfer the potatoes to the baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes, flip each chip and bake for another 10 minutes.
In a medium pot heat 3 cups of canola oil to 360 degrees F.
In a large bowl combine remaining dry ingredients except 1/2 cup flour and season with salt and pepper. Whisk in the seltzer water.
Place the remaining 1/2 cup flour on a plate or pie dish and season with salt and pepper. Dredge the tilapia in the flour, shake off excess, then dip into batter. Carefully place the battered fish into the hot oil. Working in batches so not to crowd the pot, fry for 6 minutes until golden brown. Remove to an oven-proof plate lined with papers towels or a brown paper bag. Repeat with remaining fillets. While frying remaining tilapia keep the cooked fillets warm in a preheated 250 degree F oven.
Serve immediately with chips and tartar sauce on the side.
For Tartar Sauce:
Combine in all ingredients in a small bowl and mix until well blended.

















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By terra904
on December 07, 2011
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I've been dying to find a recipe for a crispy batter and this one is AMAZING! I seasoned my fish w/ a little old bay and it was perfect. LOVE
By hollym.crouch_1...
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on August 17, 2011
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Love frying fish with this batter. The batter also works well when making onion rings!!
By rmjacobson
on March 11, 2011
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My husband and I used our fryer for the fish, and we used cod instead of tilapia. We thought the batter seemed REALLY thick as we were mixing it. After cooking, the layer of batter on the fish was like pancakes and was lacking flavor. It was just ok. The timing and temp were perfect, but again the batter was just too thick and the flavor was not there.
The potatoes seemed to be bland and sort of a soggy mess. Even after refrying the potatoes they didn't work out. We won't be following this recipe again.
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