Beer Battered Fish

Beer Battered Fish is a simple and tasty fish dish made crispier with this puffy beer based batter. In just a few steps; cream dory sliced to pieces, marinated in calamansi juice, salt and pepper. Dusted in cornstarch, coated in a beer batter made of all purpose flour, cornstarch, baking powder and a bottle of beer. Fried till crispy, then served with a side of mayo sauce.

Beer Battered Fish Recipe :

Ingredients

• 2 pieces cream dory filets
• 3 tablespoons calamansi juice
• Salt and Pepper to taste
• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 1 cup cornstarch, separated in half
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 bottle chilled San Mig Light beer
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• ½ cup mayo
• Chips (optional)

Steps:

1. Prepare the cream dory by patting these with a kitchen towel to absorb any leftover moisture. Chop these into bite-sized pieces. Transfer into a bowl.
2. Mix the dory together with calamansi juice, salt and pepper. Set aside.
3. To make the batter; in a bowl mix all purpose flour, ½ cup cornstarch, salt, and baking powder. Pour in the beer, little by little, adding and mixing till you get a good consistency and that there are no lumps left. Set aside.
4. Dust the fishes in cornstarch before coating in batter. Repeat for all the fishes. Fry these in batches in a pan filled with hot oil. Deep fry till it’s golden in color, flip if needed. Once golden, take these out.
5. For the mayo dip, mix mayo, salt, pepper, and olive oil. Mix well. Serve the fried fishes with the dip and some chips on the side. Enjoy !

What does Beer do to the batter ?

A crispy fish batter with a bit of alcohol? What would it taste like? These taste similarly delicious to most fried food without the hassle of needing so many steps and coating before frying. The slight difference is the texture. The beer itself also helps lighten the body as the batter will puff out keeping the fish flaky but juicy, and the batter-crust crispy and wonderfully golden. This is because beer has foaming agents, carbon dioxide, and alcohol. Use this carbonated crispy batter for fish and watch as this bubbles up into a light crisp fish dish that’s perfect for snacking, lunch, or a quick dinner.

How to make this Beer Battered Fish Recipe?

To make this crispy beer battered fish recipe, prepare your choice of fish, cleaned, scaled, and deboned to make it easier to eat, then filet, or if you can buy one that’s already filet-cut. These are then pat dry with a kitchen towel to absorb any leftover water or moisture; these help make the batter cling better and avoid oil spills when frying later on. Chop the filet into bite sized pieces, place these into a bowl to be mixed with salt and pepper to taste, with some calamansi or lime juice just to help remove any fish taste and smell. 

Set aside while you make this easy beer batter; mix all purpose flour, cornstarch for extra crispiness, salt, some baking powder to help puff up the coating, pouring around only a third or so of the ice cold beer mixing these in little by little to avoid making the batter too wet. Mix till you get a smooth thick tempura or very thick non lumpy gravy consistency. Coat the fish in the batter before frying in a pot that’s halfway filled with already hot or bubbling oil. Deep fry till golden on both sides, flipping if needed. Fry these in batches to avoid the fishes from sticking to each other. Serve with a mayo dip made of mayo, olive oil, salt, and pepper. Great with a side of ice cold beer.

Questions :

• Other ways of cooking this dish ?
  • You can fry these after being coated in the batter in a 200°C or 390°F airfryer for 12 – 15 minutes flipping in the middle (optional) to make “Air Fryer Beer Battered Fish”.
  • Or use a 232°C or 450°F preheated oven for 15 – 20 minutes till golden flipping in the middle if needed and make some “Baked Beer Battered Fish and Chips”.

• Using other ingredients ?
  • Aside from the cream dory, you can also use other filet fishes like salmon or tilapia for “Beer Battered Tilapia”. You can also use other meats such as chicken for “Beer Batter Chicken”, pork, or even beef, though these might need more time to cook.
  • Use any beer available, what’s important is that the beer is cold, which helps make the batter thick.
  • Want more crispy and textured butter try adding corn flour or cornmeal to make “Cornmeal Fish Batter”.
  • Try adding seasonings like garlic powder, onion powder, cumin, thyme, rosemary or more for more flavor .An example of a popular spice used in this type of batter is cajun seasoning to make: a “Cajun Beer Battered Fish recipe”.

• Serve these with :
  • Serve this fried dish by itself with a tall glass of beer or any drink.
  • Some fries instead of chips.
  • Rice to make a full meal.
  • or with some shredded onions, tomatoes, and cabbage to make some “Beer Battered Fish Tacos”.
  • Or make a sandwich or burger by replacing your typical beef patty with this beer battered fish to make “Fish Burgers”.

Other Yummy tempura Recipes!

• Southern Fried Okra
• Crispy fried Calamares
• Pork Katsudon (Japanese breaded pork with creamy eggs)
• Pork Tonkatsu (Japanese deep fried breaded pork)
• Garlic Buttered Shrimp with Sprite

Beer Battered Fish Resipi: (Tagalog version)

Mga Sangkap :

• 2 piraso cream dory filets
• 3 kutsarang calamansi juice
• Asin at paminta panlasa
• 1 tasa all purpose flour
• 1 tasa cornstarch, ihiwalay sa kalahati
• 1 kutsaritang baking powder
• 1 botw malamig na San Mig Light beer
• 1 kutsarang olive oil
• ½ tasa mayo
• Chichirya (opsyonal)

Paano Lutuin :

1. Ihanda ang mga dory; dampian ng kitchen towel para masipsip at matuyo ito. Hiwain sa mga piraso. Ilipat sa mangkok.
2. Haluan ang dory ng calamansi juice, asin at paminta. Itabi.
3. Para gawin ang batter; sa mangkok haluan ang harina, ½ tasa ng cornstarch, asin, at baking powder. Ibuhos at haluin ang beer ng pakonti konti hanggang magmukang makinis ito. Itabi. 
4. Takpan ang mga isda ng cornstarch bago ang hinalong batter. Ulitin para sa lahat ng mga isda. Iprito ang mga ito ng mga batches sa kawali na may mainit na mantika. I-deep fry hanggang mag kayumanggi ang kulay nito, baliktarin kung kinakailangan. Pagluto na, tanggalin ito sa kawali.
5. Para sa mayo na sarsa; haluin ang mayo, asin, paminta, at olive oil. Ihanda kasama ng mga pritong isda at mga chichirya. ienjoy!