Hopped Up Fish Nuggets

• 1 firm fish, cut into 1 1/2 inch chunks (snapper whitefish)
• 14 cup of a good simple hot sauce (Crystal preferred or Tabasco, or less)
• 1 lime, juice of
• 1 egg, beaten
• 12 cup flour
• 12 cup cold water
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 18 teaspoon baking powder
• good grind black pepper
• salt
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 cup flour
• 1 tablespoon melted butter
• 1 cup good malty beer or 1 cup malt liquor
• salt

1. Batter 1 let stand at least 15 minutes (double if necessary but not the egg).
2. Batter 2 (beer batter) let stand at least half an hour.
3. Marinade the fish chunks for 15 minutes or so (Not Much Longer) in the hotsauce/limejuice mix.
4. Use a Glass or Stainless Steel bowl.
5. Turn them a time or two to make sure they are coated.
6. Heat some hi temp oil (peanut oil is good) to 375 degrees F in a deep fryer, high sided pot, or a Wok is GREAT.
7. If it's the Wok, make sure it's on a stable base.
8. Dip the fish chunks in the batter.
9. Deep fry till golden, around 4 minutes.

fish, crystal, lime, egg, flour, cold water, cornstarch, baking powder, black pepper, salt, egg, flour, butter, malt liquor, salt

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/hopped-up-fish-nuggets-55486 (may not work)