Beer Batter for Fish
"One of the best batter recipes going! The secret ingredient: Beer!"
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
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6-8
ingredients
directions
- Stir together flour, baking powder and salt.
- Make a well in center; pour in water, beer and egg, whisking to make a smooth batter.
- Let stand 20 minutes.
- Heat oil in large saucepan to 350.
- Dip fish fillets in batter, adding to hot oil one at a time.
- Cook about 5 minutes, turning once or twice, until golden and crisp.
- Remove to paper towel-lined plate.
- Repeat with remaining fish.
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Reviews
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The batter stuck to the frying basket during cooking and so the fish fell apart as I tried to remove it. I followed the recipe to a "T". Thumbs down on this one - sorry. -
I used this on some Trevally fillets and it was golden and wonderfully crisp and light. I cooked in an electric frypan filled with enough oil to half cover the fillets and had enough room for four. I turned them at the half way mark, removed with a spatula and dried on paper towel as you suggested. Beer batter is really light so you need to do it this way or another way I like is to drop in a wok and remove with a Chinese scoop, beer batter doesn't play well with baskets. -
If you hold the fish in the oil by one end for a few seconds before you let it go, it starts to puff up and helps prevent sticking, which is usually worse with a basket.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
bert2421
Oakville, Ont
I love to cook and so I am thrilled that I found recipezaar. I work as an educational assistant in a food school so I am around food all day long. I have four children, three of which have already flown the coop so to speak but I still have my 'baby' at home. (He's 21). I am lucky in that I have my summers off so I spend a lot of time trying new recipes and catching up on my reading. I also play soccer in a ladies league to stay in shape.
