Beer Battered Fish and Chips

By sassy47

Ingredients

• 4 cup wondra flour plus 1 cup for dredging
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 tablspoon cornstarch
• 3 eggs
• 3/4 cup wheat beer
• 1 1/2 Cup milk
• salt a dash
• 1 tablespoon chives
• zest of 1 orange
• 2 Quart frying oil (canola or peanut)
• 1 1/2 pound lake perch or cod (cut into small pieces for kids and larger ones for adults)
• Salt
• Lemon wedges
• Malt vinegar
• Chips
• Slaw

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

In a medium bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and cornstarch.
In a large bowl, beat together eggs and milk. Mix in beer. Stir this wet mixture into the flour mixture. Note: mixing wets into drys will avoid lumps. Season with salt, chives, and orange zest.
In an electric deep fryer or a heavy saucepan, heat oil to 360-5 degrees F.
Season fish liberally with salt and dust with flour. Note: this flour coating will help the batter stick. Coat fish in batter, and submerge in hot oil. Fry until golden brown, about 4 to 5 minutes. Serve with lemon wedges, malt vinegar, house fried chips and your favorite slaw.