Fried Flounder In Beer Batter
- Total Time
- About 25 minutes
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Ingredients
- 1½pound flounder fillets
- Lemon juice
- Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
- 2large eggs, seperated
- ½cup beer
- ½cup flour
- ½teaspoon baking powder
- Oil for deep frying
Preparation
- Step 1
Cut the fillets into three-by-four-inch pieces. Sprinkle with lemon juice and season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
- Step 2
Combine the egg yolks, beer, flour and baking powder. Mix thoroughly.
- Step 3
Whip the egg whites until stiff.
- Step 4
Gently fold the egg whites into the batter until well mixed in.
- Step 5
Heat the oil to 375 degrees (or to almost smoking point). Put the fish into the batter and shake off excess. Fry a few pieces at a time, turning with a slotted spoon when they rise to the surface. Drain on paper towels and keep warm until ready to serve.
- Serve with peas flecked with tarragon or mint or serve a puree of spinach.
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Dust fish with flour & chill pre batter. Helps batter stick to fish. I used with haddock fillets. Worked nicely. Family raved Don’t be shy @ adding a flavoring you like. Tarragon Dill Lemon pepper White pepper Adobo And so on....
I have been looking for a light batter to fry okra slices. I am not a southerner and do not like all of that fuss of dipping in 2-3 different concoctions. So I used this batter. Added 2tsp Bay Seasoning and threw all of the okra into the mixing bowl. Set up the frying oil and dropped the okra pieces into the oil, trying not to let them touch. Much easier and so good. You could probably use any seasoning or leave it plain. But it was much easier than the traditional recipes for fried okra.
I was surprised at how nice this batter was. My husband caught a wahoo and the captain said he liked it best batter fried and that is what led me to this recipe. Prepped the fish as directed. I didn’t have a deep fryer so used a frying pan with about 1/2” oil and flipped the pieces once they were brown. Served it with more fresh squeezed lemon and it was crispy and light from the whipped egg whites. Not a grease bomb you might expect from a batter fried fish. Will use this again when the need arises.
I was surprised at how nice this batter was. My husband caught a wahoo and the captain said he liked it best batter fried and that is what led me to this recipe. Prepped the fish as directed. I didn’t have a deep fryer so used a frying pan with about 1/2” oil and flipped the pieces once they were brown. Served it with more fresh squeezed lemon and it was crispy and light from the whipped egg whites. Not a grease bomb you might expect from a batter fried fish. Will use this again when the need arises.
used this on veggies - delicious - would use again!!!
Dust fish with flour & chill pre batter. Helps batter stick to fish. I used with haddock fillets. Worked nicely. Family raved Don’t be shy @ adding a flavoring you like. Tarragon Dill Lemon pepper White pepper Adobo And so on....