Serve this beer-battered fish over a bed of salt and vinegar chips with tartar sauce and lemon. 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. With this simple formula and a few easy tricks, your last bite will be as crisp as your first. The keys are keeping the batter really cold and patting the fish completely dry.
Ingredients
- 1 cup self-rising flour
- 2 tablespoons rice flour
- 0.25 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 cup lager-style beer , or more as needed
Instructions
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1
Start the batter: Whisk self-rising flour, rice flour, and baking powder together in a bowl. Freeze until ready to use.
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Make the fish: Pat cod as dry as possible, then cut lengthwise into eight 1-inch-thick strips. Place rice flour on a plate and season with salt. Dust cod lightly with the rice flour mixture and shake off any excess. Cover a plate with crinkled foil to make a quick drying rack; place cod on top.
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3
Heat oil in a deep-fryer to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
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Finish the batter: Remove flour mixture from the freezer. Pour in beer and whisk until batter is the consistency of a thick pancake batter, adding more beer as needed.
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Dip floured cod into the batter to coat; lift out and let excess drip off.
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Fry cod in batches until golden brown, dunking occasionally if needed, 3 to 4 minutes. Drain on paper towels. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts
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