Grammy's Kitchen · Fried Fish · Beer Battered Fish

One of 19 fried fish recipes we measured

Beer Battered Fish

from littlesunnykitchen.com

It ranks #19 of 19 for crust crunch among the fried fish recipes we compared. 31 cooks on littlesunnykitchen.com rate it 4.8★.

hands-on25m
waiting30 min
makes6
each$0.88
kcal343
levelintermediate

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 19.

this recipe typical
liquid28%16%
leavener1%0%
salt1%0%

Where it stands out

  • #3 of 19 for saltiness
  • #19 of 19 for crust crunch
  • #19 of 19 for greasiness

Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

680 g1 1/2 pounds fish fillets
Oil (for frying)
60 g1/2 cup all purpose flour
3 g1/2 teaspoon salt
1 g1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
120 g1 cup all-purpose flour
8 g2 teaspoons baking powder
9 g1 1/2 teaspoons salt (divided)
1 g1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
240 g1 cup beer (cold)
tartar sauce
chips or fries
lemon wedges

Method: 9 steps, published by littlesunnykitchen.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“Made this last week and it was so good. 300 degrees seemed low so I did cook it at 375 F. I only used 1/2 tsp baking powder. I added 1/2 cup more flour and added paprika to the flour. I also put a whole can of beer. It was absolutely crispy, not greasy and so” — a cook, 4.0★
“Amazing! I had never made beer batter before, followed the notes, turned out spectacularly well. Used Flounder, about half the salt Surprised that the batter (per notes, like heavy cream) was so thin and tempura like (not like the pictures). Did require twi” — a cook, 5.0★
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