Beer Battered Fish

"This is a great beer batter fish recipe, and is very easy to do. We often fish all day with friends, and then cook the fish afterwards out on deck. Yummy and great!"
 
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Ready In:
20mins
Ingredients:
10
Serves:
8
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ingredients

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directions

  • Heat oil in a deep fryer to 365 degrees F (185 degrees C).
  • Rinse fish, pat dry, and season with salt and pepper.
  • Combine flour, garlic powder, paprika, 2 teaspoons salt, and 2 teaspoons pepper. Stir egg into dry ingredients.
  • Gradually mix in one beer until a thin batter is formed.
  • You should be able to see the fish through the batter after it has been dipped.
  • Dip fish fillets into the batter, then drop one at a time into hot oil.
  • Fry fish, turning once, until both sides are golden brown.
  • Drain on paper towels, and serve warm.

Questions & Replies

  1. Can this be done with an air fryer? Craig
     
  2. I have pollack fillets. Can I use that instead of cod?
     
  3. This recipe sounded great so I put it together last night. BUT what happened? When I put the battered fish (cod) into the hot oil, it all slipped off! What did I do wrong??
     
  4. So I realize I do nit have enough oil .... Could I bake it in the oven?
     
  5. Can i use this batter for orange roughy fish???
     
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Reviews

  1. Super simple and super good, instead of flour I used tempura flour and tilipa for the fish, so good my family is already asking for a repeat
     
    • Review photo by Bonnie G #2
  2. Awesome you just have to tweak the recipe sometimes if you feel it has too much of this or not enough of that. I made onion rings as well.
     
    • Review photo by Dan D.
  3. Our favorite "Fish & Chips" Recipe. Since I'm usually cooking for just the two of us we find the amount of batter to be excessive. But that can't be helped. How do you use half an egg? So now we plan on dividing the batter into quarters and using only what we need then freezing the rest for the next time.
     
  4. Absolutely delicious. I can't BELIEVE the number of adults in this review section that are blaming the recipe for their inability to read and follow simple instructions... 1. If you want the batter to stick to your fish, make sure you dry your fish VERY well so that the batter has something to hold on to. 2. If you don't want your batter to be too thin, mix in your beer A LITTLE AT A TIME. You probably won't need the whole beer to get your batter to the pancake batter consistency that you're aiming for. 3. And finally, if you want crispy and not soggy fish, make sure your oil is HOT enough before you put your fish in. Also, try this Tartar Sauce Recipe: https://natashaskitchen.com/tartar-sauce-recipe/#jump-to-recipe I've never liked Tartar sauce, but this sauce paired with these fish!? I would totally pay for the pair at a restaurant. SO GOOD!
     
  5. I made this tonight for dinner and everyone loved it! I used some frozen talapia, cut the paprika and garlic powder in half and added some Old Bay Seasoning. I also lightly coated the fish with some flour so the batter would stick better. Definitely something to fix again!
     
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Tweaks

  1. No beer around no problem I just used club soda.
     
  2. I made this tonight. It was the biggest hit ever!! I've tried many other fish coatings and nothing compares. It's so danged good I'm going to use this recipe on chicken tenders! 2 thumbs up. Thank you!!!!
     
  3. Substituted flour for gluten free breadfruit flour (see photo). Seasoned fish with a little extra garlic salt Also used coconut oil for frying.
     
  4. See comments
     
  5. Most is above but the winning batter would be to to thicken it a bit more, make sure the oil is the right temperature and DEFINITELY add more seasoning to the fish. I'll update the next time we try it to see if we had a better result.
     

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