Crispy fish batter

Recipes / Fish

Taste member hrcruisin shares their tricks for perfectly crispy and golden fried fish.

Recipe «Crispy fish batter» presented in category Recipes / Fish, to prepare this dish you will need no more 12 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 1 cup self-raising flour, 1/2 tsp salt, 1 cup soda water, or beer, 1000ml vegetable oil, for deep frying, 4 boneless fish fillets, halved .

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup self-raising flour 
  • 1/2 tsp salt 
  • 1 cup soda water, or beer 
  • 1000ml vegetable oil, for deep frying 
  • 4 boneless fish fillets, halved 

Instructions

  1. Combine flour and salt in a bowl. Make a well in the centre. Gradually add soda water or beer, using a whisk to stir until well combined.
  2. Add oil to large saucepan or wok. Heat over medium heat to 190C (when oil is ready, a cube of bread turns golden brown in 10 seconds).
  3. Dip 4 pieces of fish, one at a time, into batter to evenly coat and deep-fry for 3-4 minutes or until crisp and golden. Transfer to a plate lined with paper towel. Repeat with remaining fish pieces, reheating the oil between batches.