How to Make Beer Batter for Fresh Fish

If you love beer and want to incorporate it into your cooking, you can make a quick and easy beer batter. Beer batter can be used for frying all types of foods but is most commonly used for fish. This type of batter is typically thin, crunchy and has a bread-like flavor.

Things You'll Need

• 12 oz beer
• 1.5 cups flour
• 1 Egg
• 1 tsp salt
• 3/4 tsp pepper
• Large bowl
• Whisk

Instructions

1. Open the can or bottle of beer. Pour it into a glass and let it sit for at least 30 minutes to release the carbonation.

2. Mix all of the dry ingredients together with the whisk.

3. Pour the beer into the dry ingredients and whisk until it is well blended.

4. Add the egg and continue whisking. The batter will have a fairly thick consistency. If you would like a thinner batter, just add a little more beer.

5. Dip the fish into the batter. Let excess batter drip back into the bowl. Fry in hot oil until golden brown.

Tips & Warnings

• Experiment with different styles of beer to get different flavors of batter.

References

• Beer Batter Recipes
• Beer Batter Fish