BEER BATTERED FISH

By That Bloody Botak

 BEER BATTERED FISH 


These are the only two pics I have...... Didn't expect the fish to turn out this good! Nice and crispy batter, well cooked fish, what else can one ask for?!


Just look at that! The batter's perfect! I used a combination of the western and asian techniques, which is, cold beer batter and double frying the fish. This results in a light and crispy batter and a fish cooked to perfection! The beer needs to be ice cold. Leave the can in the freezer till ice crystals form in the beer. The next thing to prepare is the oil. Keep it really hot and reduce the heat to low heat. Everything needs to be done real quick as u want the batter to be as cold as possible when it hits the oil. So u need to prepare the oil, prepare the fish and lastly the batter. The ingredients are simple. These are all u need.


Ingredients 

Fish, cut to size. I used a tilapia fillet. U can use any fish u like. 

4 heaped tablespoons of wheat flour 

4 heaped tablespoons of rice flour 

1 teaspoon baking powder 

Half a can of almost frozen beer 

Salt and pepper to season the fish 


Method 

Heat up the oil, and when it's really hot, reduce the temperature to low 

Cut the fish to the desired size and season with salt and pepper 

Mix all the flour and baking powder with half a can of ice cold beer. The batter must be thick enuf to cover the fish and not too runny 

Dip the fish into the batter and put it in the fryer 

Remove the fish when it's slightly brown 

Increase the heat to maximum and bring the oil temperature up 

Once the oil is hot, put the fish in and fry till golden brown 

Remove the fish from the fryer and let the excess oil drain off 

Now you've got the best possible beer battered fish, ready to eat! 


It is imperative that the batter is cold when it hits the hot oil. It seems that that's one of the steps to get the batter really crispy. The double frying helped too! 

I can't tell you enough how good it was! Try it for yourself! You'll enjoy it! Take care, everyone, and stay safe!


These recipes are good for those who want to cook for one or two without going all out but still wanting to enjoy good food. Simple to prepare and tasty food every time!

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