Beer. Easily defendable as humanity’s favorite beverage, from ancient ales to modern IPAs. It’s present in all of our favorite activities, too, from nights out to rich meals, to sporting events and to festivals, and just about everything in between.
Not surprisingly, beer is plenty present in our kitchens as well, and not just as a handy thing to drink while you’re cooking. Beer dip, beer can chicken, beer braise—there are loads of ways to incorporate beer into your plate.
One especially versatile and delicious beer-based recipe is beer batter, which you can use to fry onion rings, fish, and even chicken. It’s delicious! Another great thing about beer batter is that it’s incredibly easy to make. You can also customize your beer batter based on the type of beer you like.
For an easy beer batter recipe, you’ll need the following ingredients:
- 1 cup of flour, all purpose
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon of garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon of ground black pepper
- 1 ½ cups of beer
How To Make Beer Batter Recipe:
- Beat your egg before adding it to the mixture
- Take your flour, beaten egg, garlic powder, and black pepper into a large bowl
- Stir in the beer until smooth, you can add more beer if you need your batter to be smoother
And that’s it! Beer batter is super easy and it makes for some fantastic deep frying. Depending on the rest of your recipe, you can season your batter in many other ways. Add some cayenne powder and paprika if you want some heat and smoke in your dish. Add some more herbs for different profiles. Whatever your palate desires!
Using the beer batter is straightforward, too. For most recipes, especially when frying fish, simply heat your oil up to frying temperature, dip your fish in the beer batter, and place it carefully into the oil. Turn once to make sure both sides are evenly browned. Then plate up, eat and enjoy!
