Recipe

Beer Battered Fish Recipe

	Capedread / All my dishes 1 year, 10 months ago good old fish and chips, just need a good beer for the batter Prep:10m Cook:15m Servings:4	Capedread
	easy

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Ingredients

200g plain flour

salt and freshly ground pepper

groundnut oil, including plenty for frying

about 250ml good beer – anything really, including stout, but preferably not cheap lager

* mixed fish of your choice, such as fillets of plaice, pouting or whiting, squid rings, even scallops or oysters

Directions

Sift the flour into a bowl, whisk 2 tbsp groundnut oil then gradually whisk in the beer, stopping when you have a batter with the consistency of thick emulsion paint. Beat it well, season well, then leave it to rest for 30 minutes or so.

Heat a good 10cm depth of oil in a heavy-based pan until a cube of white bread dropped in turns golden brown in 2-3 minutes.

Dip your chosen chunks of fish into the batter and lower them into the hot oil. Do this in batches, so as not to crowd the pan. Fry large pieces of fish for 4-5 minutes, and smaller items, such as squid rings, for 2 minutes or so, or until golden brown and crisp.

Scoop them out and transfer to a warm dish lined with kitchen paper. Keep them warm while you fry the remaining fish, then serve straight away

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