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beer batter is a simple way to really cook a fried food up a notch. I use it primarily for fish and onion rings but the skies the limit really. beer’s main function in the batter is to thin it out a bit but please never underestimate how much it contributes to the taste. for this reason I recommend using the best beer you can afford or have present. i’m not suggesting frying up some chi may necessarily, but maybe not miller high life.  

ingredients:

1 cup flour

1 can of beer

1 egg

1 glove of garlic

1 tsp kosher salt

1 tsp pepper

1 tsp paprika

preparation: 

chop up your garlic as fine as possible, like really mince it. mix garlic, salt, pepper, paprika, and egg in a boil. add in the flour and whisk it all together. gradually add beer, whisking to prevent lumps.

now you can add your cod, or vidalla, or twinkie. whatever.

make sure your oil is HOT before you drop anything with beer batter though. otherwise it’s falling into pieces.