Beer Batter

156 Reviews

Prep: 5 min
Ready In: 5 min

“As long as there is a beer in the house this is a quick and easy recipe without any fancy ingredients. You can find all the ingredients in a standard kitchen! This batter is great for deep frying white fish. Fresh lake perch and walleye are especially tasty in this beer batter.” - by Letty Simmet

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour
1 egg, beaten
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 1/2 cups beer

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Original recipe yields 2 cups

Directions

In a small mixing bowl add flour, egg, garlic powder, and black pepper. Stir in 1 cup beer (you can add more than one cup to obtain your desired texture).

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (8 total)

Calories
88 cal
4%

Fat
0.8 g
1%

Carbs
14 g
5%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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Ryan B.

Feb. 22, 2007

"Great recipie! If you dredge whatever you're frying in flour before you put it in the batter, it helps the batter stick more and makes it thicker...." See more"

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Melinda C.

Oct. 7, 2003

"Simple, tasty batter. I added just a little salt to enhance flavor. I use it to make fried shrimp with onion rings on the side. It helps to dust your fish, shrimp, etc. with flour first, then dippin..." See moreg in the batter. Some people have said this batter is too thin; add a little more flour if you like, but note that a heavy batter will fry up very dense and retain a lot of oil."

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MAJEC

Aug. 25, 2003

"This was an excellent recipe, except for the fact that the fish got very soggy when it cooled. My oil was plenty hot, I dried the fish first (as someone else had suggested) and drained them real good...." See more Does anyone have a suggestion on how to keep the fish crispy?"

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