Eric's Fish and Chips.

Ingredients

• 4 large baking potatoes, cut into French fry strips

Beer Batter:

• 1 (12-ounce) bottle Beer
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon each of Old Bay, Salt and Onion Powder
• 1 1/2 pounds Cod fillets, skinned with bones removed, and fish cut diagonally into 1-inch-wide strips

Directions

In a Deep Fryer or Dutch Oven, heat oil to 270 degrees F.
blanch potatoes until translucent, roughly 7 minutes removing with a slotted spoon or spider. Set aside.
Crank up the fryer to 375 degrees F.
Batter-
In a large bowl, pour in 1 bottle of beer. Sift 1 1/2 cups flour into the bowl, whisking in gently until just combined, stir in Old Bay, salt and onion powder. Pat fish dry and season on both sides with salt and pepper and coat the fish in the beer batter. Dredge the pieces of fish in 1/2 cup of remaining flour and slide into oil as coated. fry fish, turning over frequently, until deep golden and cooked through, 4 to 5 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined baking sheet and keep warm in oven. Fry remaining fish in batches, returning oil to 375 degrees F between batches.  Once fish is cooked keep warm in a 225 degree oven.  Fry the blanced fries in batches until brown and crispy about 3 minutes.