Tavern Beer Battered Fish

photo by Peter J




- Ready In:
- 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 2 eggs
- 1⁄3 cup beer, more if needed
- 3⁄4 cup milk
- 2 cups flour
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- salt, to taste
- 1⁄4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1⁄4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 lb cod fish fillet
- 4 cups oil, for frying
directions
- In a medium bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and cornstarch.
- In a large bowl, beat together eggs and milk. Mix in beer. Stir in flour mixture. Season with salt, garlic powder and cayenne pepper.
- In a deep fryer or a heavy saucepan, heat oil to 375°.
- Coat fish in batter and submerge in hot oil. Fry until golden brown, about 4 to 5 minutes.
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Reviews
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This was a great batter. I used 1 lb of tilapia and still had extra batter to use. It came out nice and thick and coated the fish very well. I did have a small problem as another reviewer, that when putting the fish in the fryer right away it would sink and stick to the basket. After I noticed it was doing that, I just slowly added them in to let it cook a little first so it wouldnt sink down to the fryer basket immediately. I also did use double the amount of beer to get the right consistency so that it wasnt too thick. Great recipe, I will use again! Thanks!
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This was a very good and thick batter. You sure don't have to worry about this one coming off in the fryer. It stays on, and has a bread like texture when it is cooked. The thicker you lay it on your fillets the thicker the breading when it is done. I couldn't get cod but I used talapia fillets, and I can see how cod would be best with this recipe. I will use it again.
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