The favorite treat of the English in the person of fish and chips has long been recognized as one of the most favorite international snacks. Fish fillet with a crispy crust can be ordered in the lion's share of pubs, or you can cook at home using beer as the basis for batter.
Clay fish for fish without eggs - recipe
If you use beer as a basis for a batter, then the eggs in the composition can be replaced by foam. The resulting claret will perfectly hold on to the fish, and after frying it will turn into a tasty, crusty crust.
Ingredients:
- wheat flour - 95 g;
- cornmeal - 55 g;
- a branch of rosemary ;
- light beer - 290 ml;
- baking powder - 1 teaspoon;
- Dried garlic, cayenne pepper - 1/2 tsp.
Preparation
Mix both kinds of flour and add to the dry mixture a generous pinch of sea salt, dried garlic, cayenne pepper and baking powder. Remove the leaves of rosemary from the twigs and cut as small as possible. Add the rosemary to the flour and fill it with beer. Having received a thick and homogeneous claret, dip a fish fillet into it before sprinkling the last flour. The obtained amount of batter should be enough for roasting 700 g fillets.
A simple recipe for battered fish for beer
Ingredients:
- flour - 120 g;
- baking powder - 1/2 tsp;
- egg - 1 piece;
- light beer - 230 ml;
- a pinch of dried Provencal herbs.
Preparation
Egg whisk with a generous pinch of sea salt and dried Provencal herbs. Pour into the beaten egg ice cold beer. Combine the flour and baking powder, make a "well" in the dry mixture and pour in the eggs beaten with beer. Knead a thick paste and use it immediately after preparation.
How to cook a fish dessert?
If you want to diversify the basic recipe for batter, then add the favorite spices and spices to the mixture, varying the proportions
Ingredients:
- flour - 365 g;
- baking powder - 5 g;
- light beer - 355 ml;
- lemon zest, ground paprika - 1 teaspoon.
Preparation
First of all, combine all the dry ingredients: baking powder, ground paprika, salt and flour. In the center of the dry mix, make a funnel and pour in ice-cold beer. Having mixed a homogeneous stick, add it to the peel of lemon, and if you want to add sharpness, you can add chopped chili or a couple of drops of Tabasco sauce. Clay on beer for fish is ready, use it preferably immediately after preparation, and before dipping the fillets into the mixture, the fish should be sprinkled with flour.