Rhett's Rockfish and Chips

It seems like Rhett has been a part of our family forever. Rhett and David were in preschool together and have been as close as brothers ever since.

Same with Rhett and Jay. They share the basketball gene and have spent hours upon hours playing ball together in the backyard, at the Y, in high school and basically anywhere there is a ball and a hoop. Over the years, Rhett has traveled with us to sports events and on family vacations to the beach or the lake or where ever we were going. With his blue eyes and blond hair everyone assumed he was one of our sons. Even Mama said the other day that the three of them looked like triplets.

Rhett loves to cook and has always been a part of the kitchen action at our house and at his own house.

So when he called to invite us over to try Fish and Chips, we accepted without hesitation. Rhett and his Dad had been to Alaska this summer and caught a lot of fish so I knew this was going to be a treat. Besides it's sweet to be invited to dinner by someone that you have watched grow up.

Rhett was experimenting with his recipes but I don't think the fish and chips could have turned out any better. The Alaskan Rockfish was light and crispy and the chips were crispy with a perfect blend of spices.

Rhett's Rockfish and Chips were a treat in many ways.


For the Fish:

Rhett dredged the rockfish with flour and then coated with a thick beer batter that kind of had the consistency of a pancake mix. I didn't get Rhett's recipe but beer batter generally is a combination of flour, baking powder, salt, eggs, beer and salad oil. He dipped the floured fish into the beer batter and then fried in a deep fryer for a few minutes until the fish was golden brown on both sides. He drained the fish on brown paper bags and then served it with tartar sauce.

For the chips:

Rhett sliced potatoes with skin on into strips, fried until about half done and removed to a pan to drain. Just before serving he finished frying the potatoes and seasoned with a concoction of chopped rosemary, garlic, salt and pepper. He used a brown paper bag to coat the fries with the seasoning, drained them on a brown paper bag, and then served with Malt Vinegar. Yum. Better than fries at the Fair!