Fried Beer-Battered Fish
- 1 gallon Peanut Oil
- 2 cups Flour
- 1 Tablespoon Baking Powder
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 1/4 teaspoons Cayenne
- 12 ounces, fluid Cold Beer (Any Flavor You Like)
- 1 pound Cod
- 1 cup Cornstarch
- Heat oil in a Dutch oven or heavy pot until it reaches 350 F. While the oil is heating up, in a bowl combine flour, baking powder, salt and cayenne.
- Whisk it together until all ingredients are thoroughly mixed.
- Add in your bottle of cold beer and mix until there are no lumps and you have a smooth batter.
- Park that bowl in the fridge while you cut up your fish.
- Cut your fish into 1 1/2 strips.
- Add the cornstarch into a flat dish (pie plate works awesome).
- Grab the batter from the fridge and set up a little assembly line...cornstarch, batter, and fish.
- Dip your fish in the cornstarch and shake off all excess.
- Next dip it into the beer batter to fully coat.
- Then carefully place the fish into the 350 F oil.
- Try not to drop it in quickly, otherwise it might sink.
- Work in small batches and fry 2-3 fish strips at a time so as to not bring down oil temperature.
- Remove the cooked fish from the oil using a kitchen spider and place on some paper towels while you finish frying the rest.
- Recipe adapted from Alton Brown and Food Network.
peanut oil, flour, baking powder, salt, cayenne, cod, cornstarch
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/fried-beer-battered-fish/ (may not work)