Simple Bisquick Beer-Battered Fish Tacos

You may look at the title and think, huh? Who'd have ever thought of Bisquick and beer together in the same sentence? But, honestly, we've all been in the position of running out an ingredient and scrambling to find out what can replace it, and so, in this case, I ask you, why NOT Bisquick?

Serves about 6

What you need:
The Fish:
1 pound tilapia
Peanut Oil (for frying. Peanut is the best but you can use whatever you have on hand like canola or vegetable)
Flour for pre-dipping

The batter:
3/4 Cup Bisquick
1 egg
3/4 Cup warm beer
Let batter sit for about an hour

The (optional, but suggested) Toppings:
Corn Tortillas (if you are lucky enough to live near a Trader Joe's, try their handmade tortillas)
Diced tomatoes
Diced Cabbage (red or green)
A squeeze of lemon juice
Homemade guacamole


What you do:
1. Whisk together batter and set aside for about an hour.
2. Wash and dry fish. Dip both sides of fish in flour so that the batter may stick easier, then proceed to doing the same in the batter mixture
3. Heat oil in pan. Add enough so that it fills the pan to about 3/4". Set to medium-high heat.
4. Once oil is hot enough (test by seeing if a little piece of fish sizzles upon contact) fry fish until they are golden brown. Approximately 3 to 4 minutes per side, depending on the thickness of the fish. Try to not fry so many at a time that they stick together.
5. When they are ready let them drain onto paper towel or paper bag.
6. Pan heat your tortillas, squeeze a little lemon over the fish, top and eat!