Beer Batter For Fish or Veggies

"This excellent batter recipe comes from our Denver Fire Dept.'s "Favorites" cookbook. Been using it for years, and it's a "fail-safe", yummie recipe."
 
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Ready In:
16mins
Ingredients:
8
Serves:
4-6
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ingredients

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directions

  • Mix all ingredients, except beer, in medium size bowl.
  • Gradually add enough beer, starting with about a 1/2 a cup, to make batter consistency of thickened pancake batter.
  • Mix til smooth.
  • Dip fish (fillets, shrimp, etc.), veggies (zucchini, mushrooms, etc.) in batter, gently place into moderately hot oil (use either an electric skillet or Fry Daddy) approximately, 375 degrees, fry until puffy and golden brown, about 3 minutes, each side.
  • Remove and drain on paper towel.

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Reviews

  1. Good batter recipe. I used slightly more than a cup of beer. I found that the finished product was better when the batter was on the thinner side. I tried the batter on fish and for onion rings. It was a great on onion rings. DS proclaimed "these are SOOOOO GOOD!" when he ate the onion rings.
     
  2. I thought this recipe was fantastic. I made the batter pretty thick, which I prefer. The batter gave a nice flavor to the fish without being overpowering and was nice and crispy. The only thing I would change next time is make half as much. I used this with 1 lb of cod and had way too much.
     
  3. Well, the batter does stay on well, but to be honest, it just was really lacking in flavor. Seemed like it needed more salt, or an herb or something. We just were not too impressed.However the fish really was moist, but unfortunately, the batter wasn't very crispy.
     
  4. I've never been a big fan of batter-fried fish...until now! I honestly have no idea what fish we used (something a friend of ours caught near the Gulf of Mexico, lol) but it was nice and juicy inside and the batter was crisp and flaky and very, very light. Dh just used canola oil in a regular frying pan and it worked fine. He sliced a zucchini and used the leftover batter with that...I love it even more on the veggies! This is definitely our 'must keep' beer batter recipe from here on out ~ thanks SO much Laudee and the Denver Fire Dept! :)
     
  5. Your batter recipe is a keeper Laudee!! I used it for true cod,and it was very juicy. I cooked in a deep fryer,using peanut oil.DH said,"now that was good fish",and agreed that the batter was a 5*****. When he found out there was more fish,he grabbed another piece.I have visions of the veggies I am going to make with this recipe. Thanks Laudee.:0)
     
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