Beer Battered Asparagus with a Lemon Herb Dipping Sauce

By XrayKim

Beer battered and deep fried asparagus with a lemon herb dipping sauce is a perfect side dish, appetizer or snack. It is worth every bit of work!

Ingredients

• BEER BATTERED ASPARAGUS:
• DIPPING SAUCE
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1/2 lemon, juiced
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon pepper
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary leaves
• Pinch salt
• 1 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon seasoned salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1 lemon zested (use microplaner)
• 1 cup beer
• 1 bunch asparagus, trimmed (make sure to wash well!!)
• Vegetable oil, for frying

Details

Servings 4
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 30mins
Adapted from newlyblissed.com

Preparation

Step 1

DIPPING SAUCE:
Combine all ingredients in a small bowl, chill until ready to serve. You can substitute the herbs for what you prefer. Also, I used dry herbs and you can use fresh.

ASPARAGUS:
Now this would have been a WHOLE lot easier if I had a deep fryer but you can do it in a deep skillet with an inch or two of oil.

Make sure to heat the oil to 375°F. (Since I didn’t have a thermometer, I turned the flame on high and waited about 5-7 minutes. You will see the oil start to ripple)

Whisk together the flour, salt, pepper and lemon zest, until thoroughly combined. Then whisk in the beer.

Dip asparagus into the batter. Make sure to get rid of the excess batter.

Fry until golden brown. Line a cookie sheet with paper towels and put in the oven at 200°F to keep warm, until all of the asparagus is cooked.

Serve with the lemon herb dipping sauce.