Description
A restaurant-quality recipe for light, golden, and shatteringly crispy fried halibut.
Ingredients
1 ½ pounds halibut fillets cut into 1-inch pieces
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
1 cup cold beer lager or ale
Vegetable oil for frying
Lemon wedges for serving
Tartar sauce for serving
Instructions
Step 1: Pat the halibut pieces completely dry with paper towels; this ensures the batter adheres perfectly.
Step 2: Heat vegetable oil in a heavy-bottomed pot to 375°F (190°C).
Step 3: Whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, and pepper in a bowl.
Step 4: Gently whisk in the cold beer until a smooth, thin batter forms.
Step 5: Dredge fish in dry flour, dip into the beer batter, and carefully drop into the hot oil.
Step 6: Fry for 3-5 minutes until golden brown and crispy.
Step 7: Drain on a wire rack and serve immediately with lemon wedges and tartar sauce.
Notes
Ensure the beer is ice cold to create the best carbonation reaction in the hot oil.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Deep Frying
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 380 kcal
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 650mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 32g
- Cholesterol: 65mg
