Saturday, January 19, 2008

Beer Batter (and fried fish/shrimp coated with beer batter)

Ingredients:
1 12 oz can light Beer
1 1/2 cups Flour
1/2 tsp Salt
1 tsp Paprika
1 cup Flour

Directions:
Pour the beer into a large bowl. Sift the flour, salt, and paprika into the beer, whisking until the batter is light and frothy. (The batter may be used immediately or stored in the refrigerator for up to 1 week, but be sure to whisk it occasionally).

Heat at least 2 inches of oil in a frying kettle or electric fryer. Just before it reaches 375F, quickly dredge the fish and shrimp with flour, shaking of excess then dip in the beer batter, coating well, and drop them into the hot fat (do this in 2 batches). When they are brown on one side - less than 1 minute - turn and brown them on the other side. Drain on paper towels.

Serve hot with lemon wedges.

4 comments:

Roman Cruz said...

actually I would recommend using a full-flavored beer, such as Red Horse, Pale Pilsen, or Super Dry. Gives it an extra kick, plus it tastes sweeter with Red Horse.

Jay Lim said...

I've tried something similar using Pale Pilsen. Yumyum... tastes amazingly good!

Monkey Boy is Hungry said...

i think i want to try it with negra.

Roman Cruz said...

negra sounds like a good choice. Or if you're being foppish about it, use red wine. Pero iba na lasa nun.