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One of our favorite summer traditions is having a fish fry. It's fresh and perfect for an outdoor meal, and our No-Fuss Fish Fry is so easy to pull together! Also on the menu: bean salad, peach-ginger slaw, and, of course, hush puppies.
Get started with the Beer-Battered Fried Fish, and head over to SouthernLiving.com for the rest of the recipes.
Beer-Battered Fried Fish
Yield: Makes 8 servings
Ingredients
Vegetable oil
2 pounds grouper fillets, cut into pieces
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 (12-oz.) bottle beer
1 teaspoon hot sauce
Preparation
1. Pour oil to depth of 3 inches into a large Dutch oven; heat to 360°.
2. Meanwhile, sprinkle fish with salt and pepper.
3. Whisk together flour and next 2 ingredients in a large bowl. Whisk in beer and hot sauce. Dip fish in batter, allowing excess batter to drip off.
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The Aioli
1 tablespoon chopped fresh tarragon
3/4 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
1 teaspoon lime zest (the zest of one whole lime)
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
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