Deep frying fish

[nubcake]

hi, i dont understand why my fish batter would float away everytime i throw it in to fry. isit cause i didnt soak the fish in the batter for a period of time?
thanks.

[quicksilver]

Did you dry the fish first and then lightly coat in flour, shaking off any excess?

[texasgirl]

is it wet batter or dry. wet batter will do that if the oil isn't hot enough, dry batter, as QS said, will do it when not dried off enough to stick.

[nubcake]

it's a wet batter, oh. okay. so i guess i'll use a dry batter instead
thanks.

[QSis]

Originally Posted by texasgirl

is it wet batter or dry. wet batter will do that if the oil isn't hot enough, dry batter, as QS said, will do it when not dried off enough to stick.

I never knew either of those things. Thanks, Texas!

Lee

[texasgirl]

i learned by error, lol when the oil is hot enough for the wet batter, it will harden quick enough not to float away. some still get off sometimes though.

[texasgirl]

Originally Posted by nubcake

it's a wet batter, oh. okay. so i guess i'll use a dry batter instead
thanks.

just let the oil heat longer. drop a small amount of the batter in the oil, when it quickly starts frying and comes to the top, it's ready. If it stays at the bottom for a while, let heat a little longer.

[attie]

Originally Posted by nubcake

it's a wet batter, oh. okay. so i guess i'll use a dry batter instead
thanks.

I cook fish for a living and never heard of that, what's the difference between wet and dry?

[texasgirl]

dry, like powder, wet, like a dry mixed with liquid.
I've been cooking fish for about 20 years and that is what my mom did too. I prefer wet batter, mine being beer batter.
What do you use as batter attie?

[nubcake]

so if i use a wet batter i need a much higher temperature?