Beer Batter for Fish

Submitted by bert2421

"One of the best batter recipes going! The secret ingredient: Beer!"

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 1 cup flour
• 3⁄4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 cup water
• 1⁄2 cup beer
• 1 egg
• vegetable oil, for deep frying (about 4 cups)
• 2 lbs fish fillets (halibut, cod, haddock or perch)

directions

1. Stir together flour, baking powder and salt.
2. Make a well in center; pour in water, beer and egg, whisking to make a smooth batter.
3. Let stand 20 minutes.
4. Heat oil in large saucepan to 350.
5. Dip fish fillets in batter, adding to hot oil one at a time.
6. Cook about 5 minutes, turning once or twice, until golden and crisp.
7. Remove to paper towel-lined plate.
8. Repeat with remaining fish.

Reviews

[Buggerlugs Cuddlemo]

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.

 

[Peter J]

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.

 

[~SwoR~]

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.