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crewsk

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I saw a post about beer batter on another thread & thought I'd start this one. What are your favorites? My 2 favorite batters for frying are:

Magic Batter

mustard
Louisiana hot sauce

Mix equal parts mustared & hot sauce. Marinate steaks(goat, sheep, fish, duck, or any meat with a gamy smell or other tough game.) After marinating, roll in seasoned flour & fry.

and,

Beer Batter

1 1/2C. flour
2 eggs
1C. flat beer(I measure out one cup to let go flat & then drink the rest ;) )
1tsp. salt
1tsp. oil
1/2tsp. pepper

Seperate eggs; beat yolks with oil. Add beer, flour, salt, & pepper. Beat egg wites & fold in, mixing well. Dip desired meat or veggies in flour then in batter & fry in hot oil until golden brown. Drain on paper towels.
This is great for shrimp, onion rings, fish, or almost anything deep fried.
 
Since I live in Western Ny, most of us go out for fish fry on friday nights! Two places that I know of that offer an excellent fish fry use beer batter, it's yummay!
 
crewsk said:
I saw a post about beer batter on another thread & thought I'd start this one. What are your favorites? My 2 favorite batters for frying are:

Magic Batter

mustard
Louisiana hot sauce

Mix equal parts mustared & hot sauce. Marinate steaks(goat, sheep, fish, duck, or any meat with a gamy smell or other tough game.) After marinating, roll in seasoned flour & fry.

and,

Beer Batter

1 1/2C. flour
2 eggs
1C. flat beer(I measure out one cup to let go flat & then drink the rest ;) )
1tsp. salt
1tsp. oil
1/2tsp. pepper

Seperate eggs; beat yolks with oil. Add beer, flour, salt, & pepper. Beat egg wites & fold in, mixing well. Dip desired meat or veggies in flour then in batter & fry in hot oil until golden brown. Drain on paper towels.
This is great for shrimp, onion rings, fish, or almost anything deep fried.

Sounds delicious - but can anyone tell me why the beer has to be flat? I thought it was the bubbles which made the batter light & frothy......?
 
Doesn't have to be flat - I use it right out of an opened bottle all the time!

And Crews - that mustard/hot sauce sounds awesome - that's definitely going on my list!
 
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