Adrian Doss <[email hidden]> wrote: Has anyone got a decent recipe for beer batter for fish?------------------------------------------------ I do 1 can of (not-dark) beer and 1 cup of flour, adding one or the other if the thickness isn't right. Works really well on my coconut shrimp, too -- batter them, roll them in flaked coconut, and deep fry them. One of my most requested dishes. Excellent with mango salsa. serene--------------------------------------------- RESPONSE: I once talked to a chef who told me when using beer in batters to let the beer go stale before using in recipes.
I think you mean "flat." It takes about an hour or so opened at room temp for beer to go flat, especially if it has been poured into another container.
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Adrian Doss <[email hidden]> wrote: Has anyone got a decent recipe for beer batter for fish?------------------------------------------------ I do 1 can of (not-dark) beer and 1 cup of flour, adding one or the other if the thickness isn't right. Works really well on my coconut shrimp, too -- batter them, roll them in flaked coconut, and deep fry them. One of my most requested dishes. Excellent with mango salsa. serene--------------------------------------------- RESPONSE: I once talked to a chef who told me when using beer in batters to let the beer go stale before using in recipes.
I think you mean "flat." It takes about an hour or so opened at room temp for beer to go flat, especially if it has been poured into another container.
jim
Then, IMO, you are spoiling one of the best effects! I like that it makes an almost tempura style batter because the beer has fizz to it and froths up the mix. I just use half ordinary wheat flour, half corn flour/starch, season, and dump beer on it stirring gently with a fork until it's as wet as I like.require, full of nice lumps, and all foamy - dip the food in corn flour and wheat flour dry mix, then in the batter, then fry.
Shaun aRe - Makes bloody good calamari - joint first best my wife as ever had, she said! Heheheh...
I like the effect of the fizz, just like putting soda water into pizza dough. However, "flat" and "stale," what the post I replied to mentioned, are one and the same, just that "flat" is probably more common a usage.
