Preparing a batter for the fish is not difficult at all. After all, fried fish is one of the most popular and successful ways of cooking this product. Of course, many people like the way fish are cooked, stewed or baked, but still the most fried fans. In addition, this is one of the fastest ways.
Beer Recipe
Even making a batter for fish will not take you too much time. Most importantly, there are many options for making batter, it can be done on ordinary mineral water, or on kefir and even beer. The latter option is especially popular in Czech national cuisine, but nothing prevents you from trying it. We also note that batter is prepared not only for fish, but also for many other products with which they become even tastier and more nutritious.
To begin with, let’s take a look at a step-by-step recipe for fish in a batter based on beer, which is so popular in the Czech Republic and other European countries. To prepare it, we need the following ingredients:
- 250 ml of light beer;
- two chicken eggs;
- one glass of wheat flour;
- two tablespoons of vegetable oil;
- a pinch of curry;
- ground black pepper;
- salt to taste;
- fresh greens.
Cooking process
Preparing a batter for the fish is not difficult at all.
- First you need to separate the yolks from the proteins and put it all in the refrigerator.
- Take a deep bowl in which to carefully sift the flour, add spices to your taste and mix thoroughly.
- Beer for batter should be cold, it should be mixed only with yolks and butter.
- Pour flour and knead the dough of a homogeneous mass, the main thing is that there are no lumps. This can be done using a mixer or a conventional plug.
- Now take the proteins that we put in the refrigerator. Beat them with a pinch of salt until a strong and stable foam is formed.
- Now knead the proteins with the dough. Immediately after this, you can start frying the fish itself.
- It is noteworthy that you can cook absolutely any fish in batter in a pan. This can be an inexpensive pollock bought on the market, and expensive salmon or trout.
- Before dipping the fish in the batter, it needs to be dried with paper towels, it does not hurt to lightly brew it in flour.
- Now put small pieces of fish in the batter and send them to a pan with a lot of vegetable oil.
- Fry on both sides.
The dish is ready.
Simple recipe
You can use a simpler recipe for batter for fish. In the classic version, products are used that are always in the refrigerator of any housewife. Therefore, it is not necessary to buy something, the main ingredients are always at hand.
So, to prepare a simple batter for fish, you will need:
- one chicken egg;
- three tablespoons of flour;
- two tablespoons of mayonnaise;
- salt, pepper and seasonings - according to your taste and desire.
By the way, there are several secrets that will allow you to always make a delicious and juicy batter for fish. Experienced chefs advise rubbing fish with salt and spices before dipping it in the dough. You can also use lemon juice. Judging by the reviews, this will give the dish a special piquancy. A variety of seasonings will make it even tastier. Everything will be used - dried herbs, spice mixtures, your favorite spices individually.
Note that the number of ingredients listed is calculated for 400 grams of fish, not more. If you plan to host many guests, then proportionally increase the quantity of each product.
Quick and tasty
You can quickly prepare a simple batter for fish, while this will not affect the taste of the product. And the reviews of the hostesses are proof of this.
Take the egg, break it into a bowl and shake it slightly. We send mayonnaise there, continuing to stir slightly. It is important at this moment to pepper, salt the batter and add those seasonings that you like most.
Pour flour into a bowl and thoroughly mix the whole mixture until the lumps finally disappear. Now you can lower the pieces of fish into the batter and fry on both sides in a pan.
Alaska pollock cheese batter
Please note that some types of fish may lose their taste during frying, but this would not be desirable. This is the case with pollock. But there are simple batter recipes for fish that can help you avoid this. With their help it will be possible to get a crispy and satisfying dish, preserving the taste and useful properties of the fillet itself. Experienced chefs advise to cook a special cheese batter for pollock. At the same time, you should not be afraid that it will spread, the cheese will simply melt, covering with itself all the fish pieces.
For this batter take:
- 150 g of hard cheese;
- 50 g of greens;
- two tablespoons of mayonnaise;
- two chicken eggs;
- two tablespoons of flour;
- salt and seasoning to taste.
In a deep bowl, combine flour and eggs, add mayonnaise, and then beat the whole mass with a blender.
Cheese should be grated on the smallest grater that is only in your kitchen. Finely chop the greens. Pour cheese and greens into batter, continue to mix thoroughly. Salt, pepper, add your favorite spices and mix everything again so that the batter is without lumps. Now you can fry pollock, which your guests and loved ones will definitely remember in such an unusual batter.
Wine batter
Of alcoholic drinks for fish in batter in a pan, you can add not only beer, but also wine. Take one egg, two tablespoons of flour, 50 ml of white wine, a little salt and red bell pepper - at the tip of the knife.
The main thing is that the wine is not too acidic, if desired, paprika can be added to the batter. This will give the fish a pleasant color and original taste.
Surprisingly, there are even recipes for preparing step by step fish in batter with vodka. It is believed that this strong alcoholic drink is able to give the finished dish a crispy and toasted crust if added to the test base.
By itself, the recipe is not much different from the previous ones both in the order of actions and in the ingredients. You need to beat the yolk of one chicken egg into the flour, it will also be useful to add fish spices. One tablespoon of vodka will be enough for the whole batter. It is recommended to dilute the resulting mixture with a small amount of water so that it becomes more viscous, since making a batter for fish in this case will be easier.
How to make batter without eggs
Experienced and professional chefs have many other very original recipes for making batter. For example, it can be done without eggs at all. There are even several different ways to do this.
Chefs are advised to take the following ingredients for such a batter:
- one glass of flour;
- half a liter of light beer;
- a pinch of turmeric;
- several stalks of parsley;
- ground black pepper and salt to taste.
Sift the flour thoroughly, mixing with salt, pepper and turmeric. At the same time, slowly pour beer into the resulting mixture. Stir everything until smooth, so that in the batter there are no lumps that can ruin the fish. At the end, crush parsley in a test base.
There is another affordable and easy way to cook batter, if suddenly there were no eggs at home. To do this, it is enough to take beer and flour in proportions one to one. Add the sifted flour to the beer in small portions until the mixture is sufficiently viscous. At this stage, add spices - and we can start frying fish.
Potato batter
If you want the batter to be even more satisfying, you can take the potatoes. It will also add nutrition to your dish, make it tasty and as unusual as possible. Relatives and friends will definitely appreciate that you decided to diversify their diet in such an original way. A fish fillet in such an unusual breading is guaranteed to become an adornment of any festive table, and is also suitable for a daily diet.
The recipe is this. Rub two, or rather three, potatoes. Mix them with one raw egg. Add chopped dill there, as well as salt and pepper carefully.
In a batter, add a few tablespoons of flour, which can be replaced with potato or rice starch. Divide the fish fillet into portions, carefully and carefully cover them with breadcrumbs, firmly pressing each slice to the batter. Now dip the fish into boiling vegetable oil and fry on both sides.
Lean batter
If your family or one of the guests observes the Orthodox fast, this is not a reason not to cook fish in batter. There are many lean breading recipes.
For a festive lean table, take the following ingredients:
- one kg of fish fillet, divided into portioned slices;
- half a glass of flour;
- lemon;
- vegetable oil;
- salt pepper;
- greens.
You need to marinate the fish pieces for half an hour. For marinade, mix lemon juice with a little oil, herbs, pepper and salt.
For lean breading, mix two tablespoons of butter with flour, carefully salt and pour in water until the dough is liquid. Dip the fish slices in the resulting mixture, and fry until a delicious crust forms.