Seattle meets the islands with this crispy, jerk-spiced deep-fried halibut. Bold flavor, golden crunch, and straight-up fire. 🔥🔥🐟

Ingredients:
2-3 lbs fresh halibut or cod, cut into portions
1 cup flour
½ cup white cornmeal
½ cup cornstarch
3 tbsp Jerk seasoning
16oz cold pale beer (more or less for a thinner or thicker batter)
2 tbsp hot sauce
Vegetable oil for frying

Instructions:
Rinse halibut or cod fillets, pat dry, and season with salt and pepper.

Heat oil in a large pan/cast iron or pot to 360°F.

In a bowl, mix flour, cornmeal, cornstarch, jerk seasoning, and hot sauce.

Pour in beer and whisk until smooth.

Dip fillets into batter, let excess drip off, and fry in oil until golden brown, about 2-3 minutes per side.

Place fried fish on a rack or paper towels to drain.

Dry Jerk Rub:

1 tbsp ground Scotch bonnet or habanero pepper
1 tbsp onion powder
1 tbsp garlic powder
3 tsp salt
2 tsp cayenne pepper
2 tsp black pepper
2 tsp dried thyme
2 tsp brown sugar
1 tsp ground allspice
1 tsp dried parsley
1 tsp smoked paprika
½ tsp red pepper flakes
½ tsp ground cinnamon
½ tsp ground nutmeg
½ tsp ground cloves
¼ tsp ground cumin

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