If you already have beer at home, this recipe for beer batter is quick and simple. No special ingredients are required; you may find all you need in a typical kitchen! White fish can be deep-fried well with this batter.
| Prep Time: | 5 mins |
| Total Time: | 5 mins |
| Servings: | 8 |
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 ½ cups beer, or more to taste
Instructions
- Combine flour, egg, garlic powder, and black pepper in a medium bowl. Whisk in 1 cup of beer until smooth. Thin batter with up to 1/2 cup additional beer, if desired.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 88 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 14 g |
| Cholesterol | 23 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 3 g |
| Saturated Fat | 0 g |
| Sodium | 11 mg |
| Sugars | 0 g |
| Fat | 1 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
I cut back on the beer
hypothetically, if i wanted to grind down chicharrónes/ pork skins to substitute for flour in this batter, would i run into a bunch of issues? been running an idea of doing fried elotes and fried jalapeno poppers in a pork skin beer batter .
Turned out great. Used it on Cod. I just needed to add salt
This recipe ruined my dinner. Batter didn’t cling to the meat.
Can’t wait to try it!
Made this recipe exactly as stated. I used about 1 and 1/4 cups of beer until I got the desired consistency. Not sure what went wrong, the batter did not crisp up like I expected it to. I will stick to my usual beer batter recipe.
I’ve seen where many are commenting on this recipe being too runny or in some cases being too thick, here is an easy solution. Just as to any recipe that calls for flour and a liquid, sometimes you must add more flour or more liguid to get the proper consistency. So, If this is too runny, simply add more flour. If it’s too thick, simply add more liquid. A good example is when I make biscuits, It calls for 2cps flour and 1/34 cup milk. Sounds pretty easy, doesn’t it? More times than not, I’ve got to make adjustments to get the right consistency before I bake. This beer batter recipe is perfectly sound and excellent. Don’t be afraid to make adjustments. Piper
It was too much beer I had to add way more flour than needed. I didn’t like it
Perfect ratios and batter texture, just a bit bland. I added some Old Bay and some lemon pepper seasoning to the batter after the first batch and the rest came out great!
It’s wonderful and so simple! add a little more flour to the consistency you like. Thanks so much!
Made this for Beer Battered Shrimp. Way too much beer. Would have been better off just sautéing the shrimp.
Quick and easy recipe
There are comments in the reviews from people who obviously do not know what they are doing . It is not soggy, the batter does not call for too much beer . This makes the best beer batter fish you’ll ever eat but if you’re too stupid to know how to do it , be quiet and don’t comment. This is as good as any restaurant if you do it right .
A hit with everyone and so easy. I made it just as the recipe is written with cod. We’ll be having this again!
Ruined my dinner. Far too thin. Fool on me. Requires significantly more flour.
This was one of the best recipes for beer batter that I have made. At first I thought it was way too runny, but when I fried up my fish it was fine. Maybe I’ll put a little more flour in next time, but it did work out. Also I thought it could use some salt. I seasoned my fish, but it didn’t seem seasoned enough for me.
This is an extra stout beer so the batter is dark brown and only use 1 cup of beer. It’s very good. And it would make a good batter for other items. I don’t usually fry many things but this walleye was calling me to do it.
I really liked this recipe. I made it and put it on haddock. I think it needs a little salt, but it was almost perfect.
NOPE! Soggy! Despite putting in a 275′ oven between only 2 batches. This recipe doesn’t do any fish justice. Ended up sliding off the batter to enjoy perfectly cooked Walleye with just some tarter sauce. Others stated they had to modify the recipe. Well, that’s not my job! They need to revamp this recipe.
Best batter for everything!
Living in Minnesota, we eat fish often. I’ve been looking for a good Beer Batter recipe for years, THIS IS IT!!! Didn’t change a thing except was careful on the amount of beer, I wanted it a little thick. Delicious!! I’ve shared it with others and they love it also! Thank you!