Beer Batter

[hamms-scooter]

What is your go to beer batter recipe? Have Some people coming over and would like to try a couple different types.

[mskyfshntchr]

Golden Dip't beer batter mix. Add a nice lager to it and away you go.

[mnhunter79]

schells original

[Gissert]

I just make mine from scratch. Whatever beer I have around, and an egg or two. Whisk in some flower till the desired thickness is reached, then salt, pepper, and some garlic powder to taste. Once in a while I'll add some paprika if I think of it.

Very simple, but people always want to know what my recipe is.

I tend to make mine on the thin side so the batter does not overpower the fish taste.

[Gordie]

3/4 cup flour

3/4 cup just add water pancake mix

1/4 cup corn meal

lowerys to taste

pepper to taste

add beer or water until batter is thin enough to stay on fish with out caking

fry in 350 grease and enjoy

[reinhard1]

sounds pretty tasty Gordie!!!good luck.

[Gordie]

I almost forgot You should also open the can of beer pour into glass and let sit until it is room temp or warm.

Warm beer lets you really taste the full flavor of the beer in the batter

I sometimes will let the beer stand over night this helps get the carbination out of it as well and then its all flavor your tasteing.

I know its hard to let a beer go to waste but its all in the name of flavor

[reinhard1]

that's funny. when my grandfather visited us [ from Germany]a few years ago when he was still alive i found out about room temp beer. got him some of the best German beer and kept it nice and cold. when i served it to him he held the glass and put it down. i asked him if maby he wasen't thirsty. he said, no, just too cold. my mother told me that Germans drink their beer at room temp. well maby that gerneration but it didn't catch on with me. but i see your point. good luck.

[Gordie]

besides the carbination makes it harder to get the foam out of the batter

You can also deep fry beer by adding your favorite beer to flour just enough to get the flour damp to almost like a paste then deep fry and thats deep fried beer.

[reinhard1]

ya, but there has to be something in the batter. i remember going to Branson Missouri [sp of course]. it was chicken or catfish. and that was the first time i had catfish in batter fried. just awesome!!!!!. good luck.

[Gordie]

well thats how they do it the state fair or at least thats how they showed it done. and IMO nothing better than deep fried catfish

[reinhard1]

Gordie, i'd love to hitch up with you sometime on open water to get some of the catfish. my head is stuck up north too much i guess and i think i'm missing out a lot. good luck.

[hamms-scooter]

Thanks guys... I ended up using flour, some corn starch, garlic powder, season salt, pepper, lemon pepper, and some Grain belt Nordeast. It was awsome! It all went... 10 nice crappies and 11 8-8.5 inch gills.

[DRH1175]

1/2 cup Flour

1/2 cup Corn starch

1 egg

1 cup favorite beer

Mix egg yolk and ingredients

Separate bowl whip up Egg white. Fold in egg white dip fish in and fry fish at 350-375

Sprinkle with favorite seasoning, salt pepper etc and serve. I have had several mixes this is the best i have ever had! Given to me from a real good friend.

[fishing tech]

I mix 1 cajun shorelunch and 2 regular with an egg and beer. Salt when done frying.

[Slabasaurus]

My favorite recipe uses equal parts flour and a strong IPA (had furious last time, it was awesome).

I added a little pepper, garlic powder, paprika, cayenne, and onion powder to the flour before mixing in the beer.

The only real "tricks" to beer batter are making sure the oil is hot enough before you put the fish in and not using too much batter on the fillets.