Easy Beer Batter

  4.8 – 30 reviews  

a fantastic recipe for Mexican-inspired shredded beef. If less heat is preferred, remove the seeds from the peppers and chilies. With tortillas, guacamole, sour cream, salsa, and other toppings, serve this meat. A 14.5 ounce can of diced tomatoes may be used in place of fresh tomatoes if they are not in season.

Prep Time: 5 mins
Total Time: 5 mins
Servings: 4

Ingredients

  1. 2 cups self-rising flour
  2. 1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle beer

Instructions

  1. Whisk together flour and beer in a bowl until just combined; batter will be lumpy.
  2. To boost flavor, add freshly ground spices to the batter, such as cumin, coriander, and paprika for a Moroccan direction. Serve with a Moroccan zucchini salad and yogurt.
  3. Heat oil in a deep fryer or large saucepan to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Press meat or vegetables into flour to coat, shaking off excess; dip into beer batter. Working in batches, fry in hot oil until golden brown. Drain on paper towels and season immediately with salt.

Reviews

Evan Nash
BEER AND FLOUR MAKES THE BEST BATTER FOR ANY COOKING YOU WANT A BATTER FOR!!!
Daniel Contreras
This was incredibly easy, with amazing results. It is (at least mine was) super messy and I had some moments of panic due to that. All the breading stayed together though, with fantastic flavor. Will definitely make this again. I used Labatt Blue and seasoned with Old Bay.
Wayne Ellis
This is my new go to batter for everything…sooo easy and simple to prepare. I didn’t add any spices on this first try, but the sky is the limit on custom batters. In my case, I whisked the beer and flour together, let it sit an hour and the batter rose like bread dough…gave it another quick whisk before putting the fish in then used a cooling rack to let the excess drip off. Worked like a charm. The pic is cod fillets, tater tots and hush puppies.
Lorraine Graham
perfection!!
Joshua Ramos
Perfect batter, light and crispy and not soggy at all. I added 2tsp of baking powder and a sprinkle of paprika and about a tsp of salt. Perfect and crispy
Angela Watts
Just used this recipe tonight and will definitely be using it again. Awesome!
Ashley Henderson
I put the fish in the oil and all the coating came off. Not too pleased.
Frank Dyer
Yum! Really easy and delicious. Used chicken breast strips, but would be great with fish. Used an IPA and added garlic powder and blackening spice
Richard Perez
Pretty good! After trying it this way we added a little seasonings to the batter. Very tasty!
Timothy Howard
It was delish despite the fact that I ignored the self rising flour part. With all purpose it was still good, although batter didn’t cover as well as it should have. Added salt and Cajun spices. Served with jalapeño tartar sauce. Totally yummy!! Next time I will use all purpose or adjust the batter according to other comments. Thanks!
Steven Doyle
This battwr was quick to whisk together, and easily adaptable. I added Montreal Steak seasoning ti mine, as I was doing batter burgers. It was brilliant.
Jaime Conner
More people should put minimal ingredient recipes here. I’m a chef and giving people advice on how to make a recipe their own has always been my way.
Lisa Smith
Love this recipe. Quick and thick. Added onion powder, garlic powder, paprika, salt and pepper. Great fish fry!
Kevin Long
Super easy! Yummy! Will make it again. Thanks for sharing your recipe!
Victoria Lopez
I didn’t have self rising flour so I followed Baking Nana’s suggestion. This makes a wonderful, thick batter for your seafood, however, I would add a little seasoning the next time.
Samantha Johnson
Not bad but did not understand the pressing into flour and then batter!
Stephen Watts
My husband loved this, so much he doesn’t drink and he bought home 2 stubbies tonight to make more, roast pork and beer battered spuds, have to love it, AND FOLKS SEAFOOD STICKS divine done with this batter have to love something some simply and so delicious
Carolyn Holmes
Made with gluten free self raising flour and gluten free Hahns ultra Chrisp beer. Was the best batter just as good a using wheat flour. My wife who is coeliac and hadn’t had beer batter before was over the moon with it.
Lisa Smith
I read the other reviews carefully. I didn’t have self rising flour so I added the baking soda and salt. I also added garlic powder, paprika, and cayenne. Was skeptical but oh my! Such a light batter, crispy and flavorful. It’s a keeper.
Jill Brown
So easy, so so good.
Tammy Delacruz
Made half the recipe it’s perfect and I get to drink half the beer Guinness of course

 

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