Fish Batter

[catman71]

What is everyone's preferred fish batter recipe? I like to use 1/2 saltine crackers, 1/4 flour and 1/4 yellow corn meal. and when I fry fish I always put in a scoop of butter flavor crisco into the oil. How do you do it??

[Borch]

For me it's 1 cup flour, 1/2 cup corn meal, 1-2 tblsp old bay, 2 teaspoon cajun seasoning and about 1 beer. Good Stuff!

[Rywheat]

I lake to use 1/2 saltine crumbs and 1/2 seasoned bread crumbs and s&p after frying

[catman71]

what is old bay and s&p?

[ice_shack]

Old Bay is a seafood seasoning you can get at Wally world.

S&P is an ancient seasoning combination. (Salt & Pepper)

I like a 1/3 flour, 1/3 cornmeal, 1/3 bread crumbs.

Season to taste

[Kidd]

There have been a number of post asking his same question and I have yet to see an ingredient that I use mentioned in anyone else’s favorite recipe. Am I the only one who uses Baking Powder in their mix?

My batter of choice is:

- Flour

- Baking Powder

- Season to taste (Salt, Pepper, Lemon pepper, Cajun whatever)

- Eggs

- Beer

Put in a Bowl all the dry ingredients

Crack an egg, or two, over the top

Mix well

Add beer and stir to the consistency you like. (The thinner the better)

[catman71]

i got the salt and pepper about 2 seconds after I posted. no coffee this morning.

hey Kidd, how much baking powder are you putting in? I will give it a try next time I fry fish.

[Kidd]

I never measure anything but a good start is about 1 tablespoon baking powder per cup of flour.

[Big Julie]

I use:

1 C. flour

1 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper

1/4 tsp dill

3/4 tsp old bay

thin with soda water to thin consistency

fry to dark golden brown

Makes a very nice and tasty crust

(closest to fish and chips I could make)

[Borch]

Personally I don't care much for the baking powder batters. Makes the batter too thick and I really like a thin coating of batter on my fish(More room for fish in my tummy). But if your trying the stretch the fish you have or like thicker breading it's a great option.

Also, Sam's club has the Old Bay seasoning in big jars for the same price as the little ones elsewhere. It's a very popular seasoning in the southern half of the U.S..

[sunkinboat]

I dip my fillets in a bowl of egg then in a bowl of flower mixed with salt and pepper then into cracker crumbs and cook in 1/2 inch of peanut oil.

[metro 1]

I'll use potato buds and grind them a bit finer than the flakes .1 or 2 cups buds and then throw in 5 or so saltine crackers some ground pepper and garlic powder to taste. in the bowl I use the bottom of a glass and grind to a corn meal consistency. Egg wash /dip in dry goods and fry hot 375*.My family will eat this until gone no problem.

[delmuts]

i saw on a cooking show the other day; the gal added corn starch to her batter mix. said it makes it more flakey. i tired it on some chicken tonight. it did make a difference. should work on fish too.