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Recipe courtesy of The Neelys

Show: Down Home with the Neelys

Episode: Memphis or Bust

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Total:: 39 min
Active:: 15 min

Yield:: 6 servings

Level:: Easy

Ingredients

Batter:

1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup cornmeal
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 tablespoons sugar
1 (16-ounce) ice cold beer
2 tablespoon honey
Peanut oil
6 (6-ounce) cod fillets
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Tartar Sauce, recipe follows

Tartar Sauce:

1 1/2 cups mayonnaise
2 tablespoons hot pepper relish, jarred
1/2 lemon, juiced
1 tablespoon freshly chopped parsley leaves
Pinch cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Directions

Batter:

In a large bowl, add flour, cornmeal, cayenne and sugar and mix together. Whisk in cold beer and honey until well incorporated and free of lumps.

Preheat deep-fryer to 375 degrees F. with peanut oil.

Season cod with salt and pepper and dredge in batter. Allow excess batter to drip off and place gently into the deep-fryer. Fry for 6 to 8 minutes until golden, crisp and delicious. Drain on paper towels. Place cod on a large serving platter or individual places and serve with Tartar Sauce.

Tartar Sauce:

In a small bowl, mix all ingredients together.

My Private Notes

Name: Memphis Cornmeal Battered Cod
Cook time: P0Y0M0DT0H15M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M0DT0H39M0.000S
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: american
Ingredients: 1 cup all-purpose flour; 1 cup cornmeal; 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper; 2 tablespoons sugar; 1 (16-ounce) ice cold beer; 2 tablespoon honey; Peanut oil; 6 (6-ounce) cod fillets; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; Tartar Sauce, recipe follows; 1 1/2 cups mayonnaise; 2 tablespoons hot pepper relish, jarred; 1/2 lemon, juiced; 1 tablespoon freshly chopped parsley leaves; Pinch cayenne pepper; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

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