Best Beer Battered Smelt Recipes

Beer Battered Smelt image

Provided by Mark O.

Time 20m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

Steps:

Beat eggs until fluffy.
Add beer and 1 tsp salt.
In separate bowl, combine flour, cornmeal, seasonings and remaining salt.
Dip fillets first into liquid batter then into dry mixture, and back into liquid batter.
Fry in butter until light brown and fish flakes with a fork.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 469, Fat 11.5, SaturatedFat 2.6, Cholesterol 362.9, Sodium 1397.5, Carbohydrate 25.8, Fiber 1.6, Sugar 0.5, Protein 59.1

Port Washington Fried Smelt image

Provided by Hey Jude

Categories Spring

Time 50m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 1/3 cups flour
1 1/4-1 1/2 cups water, plus more as needed
1 cup beer
20 unsalted saltine crackers, crushed fine
1/2 cup yellow cornmeal
1 (48 ounce) bottle peanut oil or 1 (48 ounce) bottle vegetable oil
2 lbs cleaned fresh smelt

Steps:

Whisk together the flour, 1 1/4 cups water and beer in a large bowl until smooth; add more water, if needed, to make a thin batter.
Combine crackers and cornmeal in a pie plate.
Heat oven to 200°.
Heat oil in a heavy, deep saucepan over medium-high heat until temperature reads 375°.
Dip smelt a few at a time into beer batter, allowing excess to drip off; roll lightly in cracker mixture.
Add smelts to hot oil in batches; cook, turning occasionally, until crisp and browned on all sides, about 3 minutes; remove with a slotted spoon, drain on paper towels and keep warm in oven while frying the remaining smelt.
Serve hot.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 2391, Fat 233.3, SaturatedFat 39.6, Cholesterol 136.2, Sodium 199.8, Carbohydrate 37.6, Fiber 1.8, Sugar 0.1, Protein 39