Beer Battered Fish Tacos

Fish tacos are a dish that I usually let Tio's or Senior Baja prepare for me. However with the "Storm of the Century"flooding our streets today in southern California, I have opted for staying in PJ's, watch Breaking Bad and cooking at home.

I generally avoid frying my food, but I love that fluffy smooth beer batter, and had to give it a shot. My take on this staple food involves en-robing my lovely Cod,  in the following beer batter that I have highlighted with the warm aromatic spices of Cumin, and chili.  All during the last episode of Breaking Bad that I watched before I made dinner, I composed the symphony of spices in my head.

Managing to tear myself away before diving into the series finale, I marched to the kitchen and took the fish out of my frig. Much to my surprise, I discovered that the fish was still stiff with frost. Because it was well past time to cook dinner, I cut the frozen fish into chunks anyway. and set to work covering the pieces with batter and setting it to fry. It all cooked pretty fast, I was on the last 2 pieces when I realized my symphony of spices never made it to the orchestra pit!  It was good anyway. I used a southwest chopped salad that I picked up at Trader Joe's; the flavor of the dressing provided the perfect balance to the flavors of the fish and beer batter. Bridgett and my husband were happy so I felt dinner was a success!

Beer Batter

1 cup flour
2 Tablespoons Corn Starch
1 teaspoon Baking Powder
1 egg
1 cup beer
1 Tablespoon cumin
2 Tablespoon fresh Dill
1 teaspoon chili powder

Mix dry ingredients in bowl, in a smaller bowl beat egg and add beer.  Make a well in the dry ingredients then pour the beer/egg mixture in center and mix well  a few lumps are ok.

Once I cooked all the fish chunks I filled warmed corn tortillas with Southwest Chopped salad before adding a few small chunks of cod, then finally garnishing with a squeeze of lime.

This meal was quick and easy, and now that I have finished writing this I can go watch the very last episode of Breaking Bad, before the return of both Grimm and Hannibal!

I LOVE STORMY WEATHER!