Long John Silver's-style Fish Batter

I have 2 recipes for this one and from what I hear, they both are absolutely fabulous!

Ingredients

* 2/3 cup club soda shopping list
* 1/3 cup lemon juice shopping list
* 1 egg shopping list
* 1/2 cup Bisquick shopping list
* 1/2 cup self-rising flour

How to make it

* Beat all ingredients together until smooth; let stand 10 minutes.
* Heat oil to 385 degrees F.

* In small bowl put 1/2 cup club soda, in another 1/2 cup self-rising flour. Dip fish first into soda, then into flour. Set fish on cookie sheet till all the fish has been coated; let dry a few minutes.

* Dip fish in batter, let excess drip off; and deep fry 3 or 4 minutes per side. Shrimp can be done the same way if peeled and deveined first.

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Long John Silver's-style Fish Batter

* 1/2 c Biscuit mix
* 1/2 c All purpose flour
* 1 ts Season salt
* 1/2 ts Sugar
* 1 Egg
* 2 tb Corn oil
* 6 oz Club soda or beer
* 1/2 Lemon rind grated
* 1/4 ts Onion salt
* To Prepare Fillets, Flour, Milk
* 2 tb Lemon juice


Mix biscuit mix, flour, season salt, sugar and set it aside. Beat together egg,and corn oil, then add club soda. Add flour mixture to egg mix and add grated lemon rind, and onion salt.

Preparing fish fillets put fish in bowl and add enough milk to keep fish submerged. Add 2Tb. lemon juice to help tenderize fish. Cover and refrigerate 2 to 3 hours. Drain well and dip fish in all purpose flour to coat lightly.

Let fish dry a few minutes. Heat oil to 425º and dip pieces in prepared batter and catch drips in the batter bowl. Deep fry about 4 minutes, until brown and puffed up. Keep all warm in oven at 275º until all fish are done.

Serves: 4