Batter - air crispy fried dough. It preserves the juiciness and softness of meat or fish under its crust. Batter makes any dish better and tastier, making it edible in both cold and hot conditions.
Best of all is batter with the addition of vodka, but if it is not at home, and buying for the sake of 1 tablespoon is impractical, then mineral water will serve as an excellent substitute. Mineral water batter for fish is no worse than vodka batter.
Mineral batter recipe
The recipe with the addition of mineral water is very good. The dough is airy and tender. You should be careful with frying in oil, as this process is accompanied by splashes that can cause skin burns. Therefore, to prepare batter on mineral water for fish, it is recommended to use deep and narrow containers (pots, ladles). Since the distinctive feature of air batter is the presence of a large number of bubbles in the dough, they use mineral water without the presence of flavorings.
Ingredients Required:
- 1-2 eggs;
- 150-200 ml of mineral water;
- 150-200 g of flour;
- salt.
For the best preparation of batter on mineral water for fish, it is necessary to cool the mineral water strongly. Remembering that the mineral water has a salty taste, salt is added carefully to taste. It is very easy to spoil a dish by salting it.
Cooking process:
- Take a deep container (bowl, plate).
- Add eggs and half the required amount of mineral water.
- With a whisk or fork, shake and add salt with quick movements.
- Add the flour and mix until a thick mass is obtained.
- Pour in the remaining cold mineral water.
- The final step is thorough mixing until a homogeneous mass is obtained.
Preparing to cook fish in batter
For cooking, an air batter is used for fish on mineral water. The recipe is very simple. For cooking you will need:
- favorite fish fillet - 500 g;
- pepper;
- salt;
- lemon juice;
- batter.
It is recommended to do the fish fillet on your own, as in shops and supermarkets they increase the mass of fish by adding and freezing water. Any fish is suitable for the recipe. Fish should not be very bony.
Take the notothenia tails, clear the scales, cut off the fins and cut from both sides along the ridge. In this way, the fish fillet is ready for frying. To give the fish a sour-islet and salty taste, sprinkle the fillet with spices and pour lemon juice on it.
For air batter for fish on mineral water, take:
- half a glass of chilled mineral water;
- half a glass of flour;
- 1 egg
- salt to taste.
The colder the mineral water, the more airy the batter will turn out.
Cooking fish in batter
First, prepare batter in mineral water for fish. Take half of the above volume of mineral water, salt, flour and an egg. Mix the ingredients in a bowl, gradually adding the rest of the mineral water. The consistency of the dough should be thicker than the pancake dough, but thinner than the pancake dough.
Pickled pieces of fish fillet must be soaked in batter and put in hot oil in a pan. The oil should completely cover the fillet pieces, that is, it is better to deep-fry.
How much to fry fish in batter?
After the fish is laid in a batter in a frying pan, it is necessary to monitor its readiness. The fish is preparing very quickly. How to understand that the dish is ready to eat? For frying, you need exactly as much time as necessary so that the batter is pouted and browned.
As soon as the fish is ready, immediately remove from heat and put on plates. To prevent oil from getting on the plate, it is better to use a spatula with holes in the center or paper towels in order to remove excess oil.
This dish can be eaten without a side dish.