Best Beer Fish Batter Recipes

BEER BATTER FISH MADE GREAT

Steps:

• Heat oil in a deep fryer to 365 degrees F (185 degrees C). Rinse fish, pat dry, and season with salt and pepper.
• Combine flour, garlic powder, paprika, 2 teaspoons salt, and 2 teaspoons pepper. Stir egg into dry ingredients. Gradually mix in beer until a thin batter is formed. You should be able to see the fish through the batter after it has been dipped.
• Dip fish fillets into the batter, then drop one at a time into hot oil. Fry fish, turning once, until both sides are golden brown. Drain on paper towels, and serve warm.

CRISPY BEER BATTER FISH & CHIPS

Steps:

• Whisk self-rising flour, rice flour, and baking powder together in a bowl. Freeze until ready to use.
• Pat fish as dry as possible. Cut pieces lengthwise to get eight 1-inch thick strips. Place rice flour on a plate and season with salt. Dust fish lightly with the mixture and shake off excess. Cover a plate with crinkled foil to make a quick drying rack; place fish on top.
• Heat oil in a deep-fryer to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Pour beer into the flour mixture and whisk, adding more as needed, until batter is the consistency of thick pancake batter. Dip fish pieces into the batter to coat; lift out and let excess drip off.
• Fry fish in batches until golden brown, dunking occasionally if needed, 3 to 4 minutes. Drain on paper towels. Serve immediately.

CRUNCHY BATTER FRIED FISH (NO BEER)

Steps:

• Mix together 1 cup flour, 1/4 cup cornstarch, baking powder and salt in a bowl.
• Stir in enough club soda to make a batter about the consistency of thin pancake batter. You don't want it too thick, just thick enough to nicely coat a spoon.
• Season the batter to taste if desired with seasoning of your choice. I suggest Old Bay, Lemon Pepper seasoning, or seasoned salt. set aside.
• In another bowl, mix together remaining 1/4 cup flour and 1/4 cup cornstarch.
• Heat oil in a deep pan to 375°F Use a candy thermometer if you need to. Oil in pan should be about 3" to 4" deep.
• Cut fish into portion sizes and remove any pin bones, and pat dry.
• Dredge the fish in the dry flour/cornstarch mixture. Shake off any excess.This allows the batter to stick to the fish.
• Dip dredged fish into batter allowing any excess to drip off before carefully adding the fish to the hot oil.
• Cook the fish one or two pieces at a time until golden brown.
• Drain on paper towels or better yet, on a cake cooling rack set up over paper towels.
• Serve while hot.

BEER BATTER FOR FISH

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and cornstarch.
• In a large bowl, beat together eggs and milk. Mix in beer. Stir in flour mixture. Season with salt, black pepper, and garlic powder.
• In an electric deep fryer or a heavy saucepan, heat oil to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Coat fish in batter, and submerge in hot oil. Fry until golden brown, about 4 to 5 minutes. Serve.

BEER BATTER FOR FISH, SHRIMP & ONION RINGS

Steps:

• Mix flour, salt, and baking powder in a bowl using a fork.
• Beat beer, egg and oil together in a separate bowl.
• Stir into flour mixture until well blended.
• Batter should be pretty smooth and moderately thick.
• Dip fish, shrimp, or onion slices in coating and deep-fry in hot oil that has been heated to 350 degrees, until it becomes golden.
• Drain, and serve while hot and crispy.
• This recipe also works well with chicken tenders and vegetable pieces; whatever you like to coat with beer batter.

REAL ENGLISH FISH AND CHIPS WITH YORKSHIRE BEER BATTER

Steps:

• Heat fat up in a chip pan or automatic deep fat fryer - mine has a chip setting which is 190°C.
• Peel the potatoes and cut into chunky sized chips. Rinse and dry thoroughly.
• Fry chips for about 3 minutes until soft but NOT coloured. Drain and shake well and set to one side.
• Put some flour onto a plate. Dredge the fish fillets in the flour thoroughly - this is VERY important, it stops the batter sliding off when fried! Leave the fish fillets in the flour whilst you make the batter.
• Some people say you should make the batter at least one hour before - I have found little difference - so make it before if it is convenient or now!
• Put flour, bicarbonate of soda, salt and pepper into a large roomy bowl. Add the beer gradually, stop when you have a thick coating type of batter. Drink any beer that is left! Whisk thoroughly until it is smooth and there are no lumps.Add the lemon juice OR a splash of malt vinegar if desired. Mix thoroughly again.
• Have your plates, newspaper or whatever ready for eating!
• Adjust deep fat fryer to fish frying temperature of 160°C.
• Take one fillet of fish at a time and holding it by the tail or thin end (!) swirl it around the batter until well coated - plunge into hot fat immediately. As soon as it has crisped up and set, add your other fillets one at a time, taking out the first ones as they cook - about 6 to 10 minutes depending on the thickness. Place onto a tray and keep warm in the oven.
• Turn up the heat setting to 190°C again and cook your chips until golden and crisp.
• Serve on plates or newspaper with salt & vinegar!
• All you need now is a pint of warm beer and Coronation Street on the TV to set the scene!
• This batter is great for small fish goujons, chicken goujons and also tempura vegetables too.

BEER BATTER FISH FILLETS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix together flour, salt, baking powder, and dill. Add beer, milk, and eggs; mix well.
• Place fish fillets in batter mixture, coat well, and let stand for 15 minutes.
• Heat deep fryer to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Place fish in hot oil, and fry until golden brown. Cook fish in batches to maintain oil temperature. Serve.

BEER BATTER-FRIED FISH

Steps:

• In 4-quart Dutch oven or deep fryer, heat oil (1 1/2 inches) to 350°F. Cut fish into 8 serving pieces. Lightly coat fish with 3 to 4 tablespoons Bisquick mix.
• In medium bowl, mix remaining ingredients except Tartar Sauce with hand beater until smooth. (If batter is too thick, stir in additional beer, 1 tablespoon at a time, until desired consistency.) Dip fish into batter, letting excess drip into bowl.
• Fry batches of fish in oil about 4 minutes, turning once, until golden brown. Remove with slotted spoon; drain on paper towels. Serve hot with Tartar Sauce.

BISQUICK BEER-BATTER FISH FRY

Steps:

• Heat oil to 375 degrees F.
• Combine dry ingredients; add beer to get a sticky consistency for dipping.
• Salt fish; dip in batter.
• Deep fry until fish is golden brown.
• Note: a thicker cut of fish would be more suitable for this recipe such as Snapper, Walleye White Bass White Perch etc.

POOR MAN'S BEER BATTER FISH

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
• Pour beer into the pancake mix container in place of the water it calls for. Make the batter as thick or thin as you prefer. Close the lid, give it a few shakes, and boom it's done.
• Dip fish into the batter using a pair of tongs, or if you want to dirty a dish, pour the batter in a bowl first. If you cut your fish into smaller pieces, you can toss them into the container, close the lid and shake it a couple of times, then carefully remove the coated pieces.
• Remove the fish from the batter using tongs, and place into the hot oil. Fry the fish until golden brown on both sides, 3 to 4 minutes per side.

ZURIE'S LIGHT BEER BATTER FOR FISH FILLETS

Steps:

• Mix the flour and all the seasonings, up to the butter, in a roomy bowl.
• * NOTE: I mention a dry seasoning which is to die for, with all-natural ingredients. The brand name is Peppadew, and from what I see on the label it is exported. But if you cannot find it, use your own preferred brand.
• Add the soft butter, and carefully measure out the beer in a measuring cup -- you want BEER, not foam!
• Whisk mixture with electric mixer until quite smooth.
• Clean the electric beaters, then whisk the egg white until very stiff. Fold into the flour-beer mixture, or whisk in lightly by hand. Your mixture should be the thickness of double cream -- more or less.
• Dab the fish fillets dry with kitchen paper (else the batter won't adhere).
• Use a deepfryer OR a wok (I use the latter). In the wok I heat 2 - 3 inches of oil, and heat until a drop of batter sizzles and browns when you test it.
• Scrunch up enough kitchen paper to drain the fillets on. Then dip the fillets (one at a time) in the batter, slide into the hot oil, fry only until the batter turns golden-brown, and remove with slotted spoon to the kitchen paper to drain.
• Do the same with the rest of the fillets, then either serve immediately, or keep briefly in a low oven with the door not-quite-closed (so the fish do not steam, which will ruin the crispy coating). Do NOT overcook the fish -- it's done in a minute.
• The batter is enough for 6 - 8 normal-sized fish fillets.

BEER BATTER FISH AND SPICY CHIPS WITH LEMON-HABANERO TARTAR SAUCE AND SERRANO VINEGAR

Steps:

• Preheat a deep-fryer or a deep pot filled halfway with oil to 375 degrees F.
• Whisk together the flour, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, and beer in a large bowl. Set aside for 10 minutes. Fold in the eggs. Batter should be thin.
• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
• Season the fish with salt and pepper. Dredge fish in the additional flour, tap off the excess, and then dip the fish in the batter to coat. Fry in batches until golden brown on both sides. Remove with a slotted spoon to a plate lined with paper towels. Transfer to a baking sheet and keep warm in the oven. Serve with Serrano Vinegar drizzled over top, Spicy Chips on the side, and Lemon-Habanero Tartar Sauce for dipping.
• Bring vinegar to a simmer in small saucepan. Add the chiles and salt, remove from the heat, and transfer to a glass bottle or jar. Let sit at room temperature for at least 8 hours. Strain.
• Place the potato slices in a bowl of cold water. Let stand 15 minutes. Drain, rinse under cold water, and drain again. Pat dry with paper towels.
• Heat enough oil to come 4 inches up the sides of a large deep saucepan to 370 degrees F.
• Mix together the salt, ancho powder, and chile de arbol powder together in a bowl.
• Add the potatoes to the hot oil in batches and cook until golden brown, about 4 minutes. Remove from the pan with a slotted spoon, drain on paper towels, and immediately season each batch with some of the spice mixture and some of the chopped cilantro. Serve hot.
• Bring the lemon juice to a boil over high heat in a small saucepan and cook until reduced to 1/2 cup. Let cool.
• Combine about 2 tablespoons of the cooled reduced lemon juice, mayonnaise, anchovies, habanero, cornichons, and capers in a medium bowl. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Add more lemon juice, to taste, if desired. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving.

FRIED FISH WITH VODKA AND BEER BATTER

Steps:

• Rinse fish fillets, and dry with paper towels. Season well with salt and pepper, and dust with rice flour, shaking off any extra. Set aside.
• Place a wide, deep pan over medium heat. Add oil to a depth of at least 1 1/2 inches, and bring to 375 degrees on a deep-fry thermometer. In a medium bowl, mix together the all-purpose flour, 1 1/4 cups rice flour, baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Slowly stir in the vodka and beer to make a batter. (Don't make batter ahead of time, or the bubbles from the lager will be lost.)
• Dip one fillet into batter to coat it completely, then lower into hot oil. Repeat with other fillets, working in batches if needed. When undersides of fillets are golden brown, after 1 or 2 minutes, turn, and brown other sides, a minute or two. Lift from oil, drain and serve.

BEER BATTER FOR FISH OR VEGGIES

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients, except beer, in medium size bowl.
• Gradually add enough beer, starting with about a 1/2 a cup, to make batter consistency of thickened pancake batter.
• Mix til smooth.
• Dip fish (fillets, shrimp, etc.), veggies (zucchini, mushrooms, etc.) in batter, gently place into moderately hot oil (use either an electric skillet or Fry Daddy) approximately, 375 degrees, fry until puffy and golden brown, about 3 minutes, each side.
• Remove and drain on paper towel.

BONNIE'S BEER BATTER FRIED FISH AND MALT VINEGAR

Steps:

• 1. Heat the electric skillet or deep fryer to 375 degrees. Use canola oil for frying.
• 2. Before you begin, make sure the fish is dry. This will make the batter stick to the fish. You can use any white firm fish, but cod is better.
• 3. In a pie plate, combine flour, baking soda, salt and pepper. Whisk until mixed, then add the beer and mix until smooth. You may need to add a little more beer to thin the batter.
• 4. Drop the coated fish in the hot oil. Fry about 6 to 8 minutes a side until golden brown and crispy, and then turn and cook the other side. Don't over cook. Drain fish on paper towels.
• 5. Serve with the homemade tartar sauce recipe above. Sprinkle the fish with malt vinegar. Pass the bottle at the table.
• 6. This is what it looks like! Enjoy!
• 7. Cook's tip: This is excellent served with my oven fries posted on this site. You can make either fries or the wedges/chips. They are also low in calories and fat with only 1 tablespoon of olive oil!" https://www.justapinch.com/recipe/utahn/best-oven-baked-fries/potatoes?k=oven+fries+bonnie&p=1&o=r

WISCONSIN BEER BATTER FOR FISH

Steps:

• Preheat oil to 375° for fish -- 350° for other.**.
• Mix all ingredients together until very thin & smooth. (You may not need the entire bottle/can of beer, so drink the rest if you want to.hate to see good beer wasted. LOL!).
• Batter should be thin, but NOT runny -- adjust amounts accordingly.
• Fish should be thawed & patted dry.
• Dust the fish or whatever with DRY batter mix (Plain flour will work, too).
• Dip into beer batter until completely coated.
• Place into hot oil,.BE CAREFUL so you don't burn yourself!
• Fry in small batches until golden brown, turning once -- fish should take about 5-7 minutes, depending on thickness -- onion rings should take about 3-5 minutes total -- cheese curds take only 1-+/- minute.
• Drain on paper towel.
• Serve with your favorite Tartar Sauce & ENJOY!
• *NOTE: When deep frying cheese curds, it's best to put them in the freezer for AT LEAST 2 hours before deep frying.
• **NOTE II: If using a deep fryer,."FOLLOW MGFr's DIRECTIONS". A fry pot with hot oil should be NO MORE than 1/3 full to prevent accidents!

BEER BATTER FOR FISH, SHRIMP & ONION RINGS

Steps:

• Mix flour, salt, and baking powder in a bowl using a fork. Beat beer, egg and oil together in a separate bowl. Stir into flour mixture until well blended. Batter should be pretty smooth and moderately thick. Dip fish, shrimp, or onion slices in coating and deep-fry in hot oil that has been heated to 350 degrees, until it becomes golden. Drain, and serve while hot and crispy. This recipe also works well with chicken tenders and vegetable pieces; whatever you like to coat with beer batter.

BEER BATTER FISH TACOS

Steps:

• 1. Mix beer, flour, and salt in a bowl.
• 2. Rinse fish and cut into pieces, about 3 pieces per filet.
• 3. In a large skillet with about 1 inch of oil to 360 degrees. Dip fish in batter and slide into skillet. Fry until golden brown about 2 minutes.
• 4. Remove and drain on paper towels. Repeat until all fish is cooked.
• 5. Heat tortillas. Using 2 tortillas per serving, add fish followed by cheese, cabbage, sliced green onions, tartar sauce, lime, and salsa.

GLUTEN-FREE BEER BATTER FOR FISH AND SEAFOOD

Steps:

• Sift all dry ingredients in a bowl. Make a well in the centre.
• In a seperate bowl, mix the eggwhite and the beer together.
• Add the liquid mix into the flour and mix until smooth. You may need to add in a little more beer if the mixture is too thick. Allow this batter mixture to sit for one hour.
• Coat your fish or seafood in the batter and fry in hot oil until cooked through. Drain and serve.

BEER BATTER FISH

Steps:

• 1. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour and beer before adding malt vinegar and paprika. Whisk until all the ingredients are very well blended. Cover with a tea towel and let it sit for 30 minutes. Start the deep fryer so it has time to reach 375ºF.
• 2. In a large shallow plate, combine flour, Old Bay seasoning and black pepper. Stir until well combined. When batter has been resting for ½ hour, dredge each fillet in the seasoned flour and shake off excess; place on a plate while doing others.
• 3. Dip fillets in the batter until well coated and lift it up so the excess batter runs off. Drop one fillet at a time in the hot oil, gently moving back and forth before letting go
• 4. DON'T overcrowd the fryer. Cook each for 6-7 minutes or until golden brown. Using thongs take fillet out of the oil and hold it a few seconds to let oil drip off. Place fillet on a plate lined with a rack and transfer into a 200ºF preheated oven to keep them warm while frying the remaining. Serve with fries, tartar sauce and a lemon wedge; sprinkle fried fish with malt vinegar
• 5. To view this recipe on YouTube, click on this link >>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gR4ixeEFiGA