1Peel and cut potatoes, wash them, and set aside to cook later.
2In a bowl, add self-rising cornmeal, chopped onion, cream style corn, and an egg for hush puppies.
3Mix the hush puppy ingredients together, cover the bowl, and set aside.
4Thinly chop cabbage for coleslaw and add to a bowl.
5Chop onion and add to the cabbage.
6Shred carrots and add to the cabbage and onion mixture.
7For the coleslaw dressing, mix mayo, sugar, rice wine vinegar, salt, and pepper in a separate bowl.
8Pour the dressing over the slaw mixture and toss well.
9Transfer the coleslaw to another bowl, cover, and set aside.
10For the tartar sauce, combine mayo, dill pickle, mustard, lemon juice, salt, onion powder, and roasted garlic powder in a bowl.
11Mix the tartar sauce well, add to another bowl, and set aside.
12Prepare fish (cod and perch) for battering.
13In a large bowl, whisk together all-purpose flour, cornstarch, baking powder, onion powder, salt, pepper, cayenne, and succulent seafood seasoning for the fish batter.
14Slowly pour in sparkling water to the batter mixture and mix until smooth.
15Preheat oil to 350°F.
16Batter the fish and carefully drop four pieces into the hot oil, avoiding overcrowding.
17Cook the fish for about 6 minutes until golden brown and crispy.
18Drain the fried fish on a draining rack to maintain crispiness.
19Take some extra batter, throw it in the pot, and cook until golden brown to make cracklings.
20Fry the hush puppies in the pot until golden brown.
21Fry the fries last to ensure they are good and crispy.
22Plate the fries first, then add the cracklings.
23Lay the fried fish on the plate, followed by the hush puppies.
24Add coleslaw on the side, then a scoop of tartar sauce.
25Garnish with a lemon, malt vinegar, and hot sauce.
Ingredients
1.5 cups all-purpose flour
0.25 cup cornstarch
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 tablespoon onion powder
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon succulent seafood seasoning
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 cup sparkling water
1.5 cups cornmeal
1 cup cream-style corn
0.25 cup finely chopped onions
1 egg
0.5 small cabbage, thinly sliced
0.33 cup chopped onions
0.25 cup shredded carrots
0.5 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
to taste salt
to taste pepper
1 cup mayonnaise
1 teaspoon mustard
1 tablespoon chopped dill pickles
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
cod
perch
potatoes
oil
lemon
malt vinegar
hot sauce
Equipment
bowldraining rackpotforks
Tips
Adjust fish batter consistency to be slightly thick but pourable.
Do not overcrowd the pot when frying fish to ensure crispiness.
Drain fried fish on a draining rack, not paper towels, to maintain crispiness.
Chill coleslaw for at least 30 minutes before serving for best flavor.