So what's a girl to do? FRY IT, BABY! So I found an extremely simple beer batter recipe and gave it a whirl!
Ingredients:
- Tilapia filets
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 egg
- 1 cup of beer
- Vegetable oil for frying
Directions:
- In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt. In another bowl blend your egg and beer together, then quickly stir into the flour mixture.
- Don't worry if the batter is a little lumpy
- Heat oil (about 1/4 to 1/2 inch in a skillet) in a frying pan until extremely hot*
- Now lightly dust your tilapia filets and dunk into your beer batter mix
- Fry until golden and crisp, then drain on paper towels
This batter was exceptional! And I can't believe how easy it was. Did you see my little * above regarding the hot oil? Here is a trick for you. To test if the oil is hot enough, drip one little drop of water into the pan of oil. If the oil pops and crackles it's ready to roll!
This batter would be great for onion rings too! Mmm, onion rings...
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13 comments:
That batter looks amazing.
This sounds really good. I am going to have to try this!
Oh yum! I love tilapia but I've never had it like that. Great job with the batter!
I don't cook with fish a lot, either. So, I know how you feel about not trusting your baking/grilling skills. However, your post has convinced me to try this recipe. It looks delicious! Great job!
This batter would have my husband doing backflips.. It looks delicious!! Tilapia is one of the few fish I venture to eat.. Looks fantastic!
Isn't that beer batter kick-ass!? (and I know how much we both love our beer) :)
Looks great!!
I found your blog in a search for an easy batter... I love it!!!! I'm making it for a second time tonight and using the left overs to fry zucchini! Thanks for sharing, it's delicious! :)
I found your blog in a search for an easy batter... I love it!!!! I'm making it for a second time tonight and using the left overs to fry zucchini! Thanks for sharing, it's delicious! :)
I found your blog in a search for an easy batter... I love it!!!! I'm making it for a second time tonight and using the left overs to fry zucchini! Thanks for sharing, it's delicious! :)
I just tried this batter recipe for some chicken thighs. I made it with some homemade tartar sauce (my gf's recipe). My roommate tried it, then went to the freezer, handed me four frozen halibut fillets, and said "cook this". Haha!
I used Deschutes' obsidian stout for the beer too, the batter was really dark, but it added a lot of good flavour. Thanks for this recipe!
Yum! I used your batter recipe to make Tilapia fish and chips tonight and it was amazing. I can't wait to share this with others. Thanks!
I DO cook a lot of fish, mostly salmon, which my family is a big big fan of. I wanted to try something different, kinda fish-n-chipsy, with tilapia, and WOW. The batter puffed up beautifully, and it had a nice mild beer flavor. Really GREAT...My fam now requires me to make it again! We had it with cornbread, cole slaw, and aspargus. Thanks a bunch!
Thanks!
natedang - so glad you liked it! I think I'm going to use that batter for onion rings next ;)
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