Beer batter fish is a classic dish that is both delicious and easy to make. The combination of beer and flour creates a light and crispy batter that perfectly complements the flaky fish. While there are many different recipes for beer batter fish, they all share a few essential ingredients: beer, flour, eggs, salt, and pepper. Some recipes may also include additional seasonings such as garlic powder, onion powder, or paprika. Once the batter is made, the fish is simply dipped in the batter and then fried until golden brown. Serve with your favorite tartar sauce, malt vinegar, or lemon wedges. No matter how you choose to make it, beer batter fish is sure to be a hit with your family and friends.
Here are our top 14 tried and tested recipes!
BEER BATTER FISH MADE GREAT
Steps:
- Heat oil in a deep fryer to 365 degrees F (185 degrees C). Rinse fish, pat dry, and season with salt and pepper.
- Combine flour, garlic powder, paprika, 2 teaspoons salt, and 2 teaspoons pepper. Stir egg into dry ingredients. Gradually mix in beer until a thin batter is formed. You should be able to see the fish through the batter after it has been dipped.
- Dip fish fillets into the batter, then drop one at a time into hot oil. Fry fish, turning once, until both sides are golden brown. Drain on paper towels, and serve warm.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 447.5 calories, Carbohydrate 22.6 g, Cholesterol 67.5 mg, Fat 30.2 g, Fiber 1.6 g, Protein 18.8 g, SaturatedFat 4.5 g, Sodium 675 mg, Sugar 1.4 g
CRISPY BEER BATTER FISH & CHIPS
Virtually every beer-battered fish recipe looks crispy coming out of the fryer, and some even stay crispy for a few minutes, but then the inevitable sogginess sets in. Well, with this simple formula, and a few easy tricks, you can achieve a fried fish where the last bite is as crisp as the first. The keys are keeping your batter really cold and patting your fish really dry. Serve over a bed of salt 'n vinegar chips with tartar sauce and lemon.
Provided by Chef John
Time 25m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Whisk self-rising flour, rice flour, and baking powder together in a bowl. Freeze until ready to use.
- Pat fish as dry as possible. Cut pieces lengthwise to get eight 1-inch thick strips. Place rice flour on a plate and season with salt. Dust fish lightly with the mixture and shake off excess. Cover a plate with crinkled foil to make a quick drying rack; place fish on top.
- Heat oil in a deep-fryer to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Pour beer into the flour mixture and whisk, adding more as needed, until batter is the consistency of thick pancake batter. Dip fish pieces into the batter to coat; lift out and let excess drip off.
- Fry fish in batches until golden brown, dunking occasionally if needed, 3 to 4 minutes. Drain on paper towels. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 503.1 calories, Carbohydrate 42.7 g, Cholesterol 66.3 mg, Fat 22.1 g, Fiber 1.4 g, Protein 27.3 g, SaturatedFat 3.6 g, Sodium 590.6 mg, Sugar 1 g
CRUNCHY BATTER FRIED FISH (NO BEER)
I had great reviews with my other fish recipe recipe #104409. But I'm always striving to improve. I did some experimenting, and this fish batter is great! Serve it with recipe #104661, fries and coleslaw. Or make it into a fish sandwich with tartar sauce and lettuce on a bun. Either way, it's delish!
Provided by BETHANY T.
Categories Healthy
Time 30m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Mix together 1 cup flour, 1/4 cup cornstarch, baking powder and salt in a bowl.
- Stir in enough club soda to make a batter about the consistency of thin pancake batter. You don't want it too thick, just thick enough to nicely coat a spoon.
- Season the batter to taste if desired with seasoning of your choice. I suggest Old Bay, Lemon Pepper seasoning, or seasoned salt. set aside.
- In another bowl, mix together remaining 1/4 cup flour and 1/4 cup cornstarch.
- Heat oil in a deep pan to 375°F Use a candy thermometer if you need to. Oil in pan should be about 3" to 4" deep.
- Cut fish into portion sizes and remove any pin bones, and pat dry.
- Dredge the fish in the dry flour/cornstarch mixture. Shake off any excess.This allows the batter to stick to the fish.
- Dip dredged fish into batter allowing any excess to drip off before carefully adding the fish to the hot oil.
- Cook the fish one or two pieces at a time until golden brown.
- Drain on paper towels or better yet, on a cake cooling rack set up over paper towels.
- Serve while hot.
BEER BATTER FOR FISH
Steps:
- 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, black pepper, and garlic powder.
- In an electric deep fryer or a heavy saucepan, heat oil to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Coat fish in batter, and submerge in hot oil. Fry until golden brown, about 4 to 5 minutes. Serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 772.1 calories, Carbohydrate 74.8 g, Cholesterol 142.2 mg, Fat 41.5 g, Fiber 10.9 g, Protein 28.9 g, SaturatedFat 6.7 g, Sodium 491.7 mg, Sugar 3.7 g
BEER BATTER FOR FISH, SHRIMP & ONION RINGS
Great for a fish fry. Mushrooms and other veggies go great too, as well as chicky tenders, and squares of marinated tofu. Experiment and have fun! Makes enough for 1 pound of seafood.
Provided by PalatablePastime
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 10m
Yield 1 1/4 cups
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Mix flour, salt, and baking powder in a bowl using a fork.
- Beat beer, egg and oil together in a separate bowl.
- Stir into flour mixture until well blended.
- Batter should be pretty smooth and moderately thick.
- Dip fish, shrimp, or onion slices in coating and deep-fry in hot oil that has been heated to 350 degrees, until it becomes golden.
- Drain, and serve while hot and crispy.
- This recipe also works well with chicken tenders and vegetable pieces; whatever you like to coat with beer batter.
BEER BATTER FISH FILLETS
Steps:
- In a large bowl, mix together flour, salt, baking powder, and dill. Add beer, milk, and eggs; mix well.
- Place fish fillets in batter mixture, coat well, and let stand for 15 minutes.
- Heat deep fryer to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Place fish in hot oil, and fry until golden brown. Cook fish in batches to maintain oil temperature. Serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 442.3 calories, Carbohydrate 20 g, Cholesterol 92 mg, Fat 30.8 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 19.4 g, SaturatedFat 4.8 g, Sodium 458.3 mg, Sugar 1.5 g
BISQUICK BEER-BATTER FISH FRY
Make and share this Bisquick Beer-Batter Fish Fry recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Kittencalrecipezazz
Categories < 15 Mins
Time 15m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Heat oil to 375 degrees F.
- Combine dry ingredients; add beer to get a sticky consistency for dipping.
- Salt fish; dip in batter.
- Deep fry until fish is golden brown.
- Note: a thicker cut of fish would be more suitable for this recipe such as Snapper, Walleye White Bass White Perch etc.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 431.2, Fat 7.2, SaturatedFat 1.7, Cholesterol 125.3, Sodium 1087.4, Carbohydrate 29.7, Fiber 1.4, Sugar 3.8, Protein 55.4
REAL ENGLISH FISH AND CHIPS WITH YORKSHIRE BEER BATTER
I was taught how to cook fish and chips by my mum when I was about 12 years old; we were living in Hong Kong at the time and it was my mum's way of treating us to a little bit of home as a treat! My mum had this recipe written down on the back of an old envelope stuck inside her Be-Ro cookbook from 1952 - I never use any other method now! One trick is to make sure that everything is prepared and assembled ready for frying takeoff!!! If you are cooking for two or more people, have your oven on with a lined tray to keep the fish and chips warm. If you really want to be totally authentic, cut up squares of greaseproof paper and sheets of newspaper - place the fish and chips onto the greaseproof paper and then into a sheet of newspaper. All you need now is a pickled onion, salt and MALT VINEGAR! TIPS for CHIPS: I notice one reviewer had difficulty with the chips. Here are a few tips or tricks for chips: Make sure they are DRIED thoroughly. Make sure the fat is VERY hot - 190 degrees C. Certain potatoes are better for chipping, such as King Edwards, Desiree, Majestic, Maris Piper, and Romano. You can soak the chips for an hour before the first frying - it extracts excess starch, which helps in the "crisping" process! Always drain them thoroughly before serving. I hope these tips will help!
Provided by French Tart
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 1h
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Heat fat up in a chip pan or automatic deep fat fryer - mine has a chip setting which is 190°C.
- Peel the potatoes and cut into chunky sized chips. Rinse and dry thoroughly.
- Fry chips for about 3 minutes until soft but NOT coloured. Drain and shake well and set to one side.
- Put some flour onto a plate. Dredge the fish fillets in the flour thoroughly - this is VERY important, it stops the batter sliding off when fried! Leave the fish fillets in the flour whilst you make the batter.
- Some people say you should make the batter at least one hour before - I have found little difference - so make it before if it is convenient or now!
- Put flour, bicarbonate of soda, salt and pepper into a large roomy bowl. Add the beer gradually, stop when you have a thick coating type of batter. Drink any beer that is left! Whisk thoroughly until it is smooth and there are no lumps.Add the lemon juice OR a splash of malt vinegar if desired. Mix thoroughly again.
- Have your plates, newspaper or whatever ready for eating!
- Adjust deep fat fryer to fish frying temperature of 160°C.
- Take one fillet of fish at a time and holding it by the tail or thin end (!) swirl it around the batter until well coated - plunge into hot fat immediately. As soon as it has crisped up and set, add your other fillets one at a time, taking out the first ones as they cook - about 6 to 10 minutes depending on the thickness. Place onto a tray and keep warm in the oven.
- Turn up the heat setting to 190°C again and cook your chips until golden and crisp.
- Serve on plates or newspaper with salt & vinegar!
- All you need now is a pint of warm beer and Coronation Street on the TV to set the scene!
- This batter is great for small fish goujons, chicken goujons and also tempura vegetables too.
POOR MAN'S BEER BATTER FISH
This is a SUPER EASY AND FAST not to mention CHEAP and NO MESS way to make a beer batter for your fresh fish while camping. Using only beer, your freshly caught fish, some oil for your skillet, and shake and pour buttermilk pancake mix containers found in your local supermarket. Great for camping!
Provided by PSYCHOSKITCHIN
Time 9m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
- Pour beer into the pancake mix container in place of the water it calls for. Make the batter as thick or thin as you prefer. Close the lid, give it a few shakes, and boom it's done.
- Dip fish into the batter using a pair of tongs, or if you want to dirty a dish, pour the batter in a bowl first. If you cut your fish into smaller pieces, you can toss them into the container, close the lid and shake it a couple of times, then carefully remove the coated pieces.
- Remove the fish from the batter using tongs, and place into the hot oil. Fry the fish until golden brown on both sides, 3 to 4 minutes per side.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 285.8 calories, Carbohydrate 17.6 g, Cholesterol 74.8 mg, Fat 11.2 g, Protein 25.6 g, SaturatedFat 1.5 g, Sodium 335.6 mg, Sugar 2.8 g
WISCONSIN BEER BATTER FOR FISH
In the early 1970's, I was head cook at a popular local supper club. This is how we made our beer batter.
Provided by Ackman
Categories Healthy
Time 16m
Yield 3-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Preheat oil to 375° for fish -- 350° for other.**.
- Mix all ingredients together until very thin & smooth. (You may not need the entire bottle/can of beer, so drink the rest if you want to.hate to see good beer wasted. LOL!).
- Batter should be thin, but NOT runny -- adjust amounts accordingly.
- Fish should be thawed & patted dry.
- Dust the fish or whatever with DRY batter mix (Plain flour will work, too).
- Dip into beer batter until completely coated.
- Place into hot oil,.BE CAREFUL so you don't burn yourself!
- Fry in small batches until golden brown, turning once -- fish should take about 5-7 minutes, depending on thickness -- onion rings should take about 3-5 minutes total -- cheese curds take only 1-+/- minute.
- Drain on paper towel.
- Serve with your favorite Tartar Sauce & ENJOY!
- *NOTE: When deep frying cheese curds, it's best to put them in the freezer for AT LEAST 2 hours before deep frying.
- **NOTE II: If using a deep fryer,."FOLLOW MGFr's DIRECTIONS". A fry pot with hot oil should be NO MORE than 1/3 full to prevent accidents!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 478, Fat 6.1, SaturatedFat 1.4, Cholesterol 158.8, Sodium 936, Carbohydrate 50.7, Fiber 1.8, Sugar 0.1, Protein 43.7
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.
Provided by Laudee
Categories Vegetable
Time 16m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- 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.
SOUTHWESTERN BEER-BATTER FISH WITH GREEN CHILE TARTAR SAUCE
Chili powder kicks up the flavor in crispy, batter-fried fish ready in just 30 minutes.
Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Entree
Time 30m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- In small bowl, mix sauce ingredients. Refrigerate until serving.
- In 10-inch skillet or deep fryer, heat oil (1 1/2 inches) to 350°F. In shallow dish, place 1/4 cup of the Bisquick mix. Lightly coat fish with Bisquick mix.
- In medium bowl, beat remaining 1 cup Bisquick mix, the chili powder, salt, beer and egg with wire whisk until smooth. Dip fish into batter, letting excess drip into dish.
- Fry fish in oil 1 1/2 to 2 minutes on each side or until golden brown; drain on paper towels. Serve with sauce and lemon quarters.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 540, Carbohydrate 22 g, Cholesterol 125 mg, Fat 7, Fiber 1 g, Protein 26 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, ServingSize 1 Serving (1 Fillet and 2 Tbsp Sauce), Sodium 1220 mg, Sugar 2 g, TransFat 0 g
BEER BATTER FOR FISH, SHRIMP & ONION RINGS
Categories Fish
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Mix flour, salt, and baking powder in a bowl using a fork. Beat beer, egg and oil together in a separate bowl. Stir into flour mixture until well blended. Batter should be pretty smooth and moderately thick. Dip fish, shrimp, or onion slices in coating and deep-fry in hot oil that has been heated to 350 degrees, until it becomes golden. Drain, and serve while hot and crispy. This recipe also works well with chicken tenders and vegetable pieces; whatever you like to coat with beer batter.
BEER BATTER FISH
This Beer Batter Fish is light and flavorful. It gives the crispiness that you want when you make this British popular "Fish & Chips" dish!
Provided by Francine Lizotte
Categories Fish
Time 16m
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- 1. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour and beer before adding malt vinegar and paprika. Whisk until all the ingredients are very well blended. Cover with a tea towel and let it sit for 30 minutes. Start the deep fryer so it has time to reach 375ºF.
- 2. In a large shallow plate, combine flour, Old Bay seasoning and black pepper. Stir until well combined. When batter has been resting for ½ hour, dredge each fillet in the seasoned flour and shake off excess; place on a plate while doing others.
- 3. Dip fillets in the batter until well coated and lift it up so the excess batter runs off. Drop one fillet at a time in the hot oil, gently moving back and forth before letting go
- 4. DON'T overcrowd the fryer. Cook each for 6-7 minutes or until golden brown. Using thongs take fillet out of the oil and hold it a few seconds to let oil drip off. Place fillet on a plate lined with a rack and transfer into a 200ºF preheated oven to keep them warm while frying the remaining. Serve with fries, tartar sauce and a lemon wedge; sprinkle fried fish with malt vinegar
- 5. To view this recipe on YouTube, click on this link >>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gR4ixeEFiGA
Tips for Making the Best Beer Batter Fish:
- Use a light beer. A light beer will give you a crispy, light batter. Avoid using a dark or heavy beer, as this will make the batter too thick and dense.
- Make sure the batter is cold. A cold batter will help the fish cook evenly and prevent the batter from sticking to the pan.
- Don't overmix the batter. Overmixing the batter will make it tough. Just mix until the ingredients are combined.
- Fry the fish in hot oil. The oil should be hot enough to sizzle when you drop the fish in. This will help the fish cook quickly and evenly.
- Don't overcrowd the pan. Overcrowding the pan will cause the fish to steam instead of fry, resulting in soggy fish.
- Cook the fish until it is golden brown. The fish is done cooking when it is golden brown and flakes easily with a fork.
Conclusion:
Beer batter fish is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for a casual meal or a special occasion. By following these tips, you can make the best beer batter fish that your friends and family will love.
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