Created on 11/18/2022
Ingredients:
- 1.5 lbs snapper
- 1/4 cup rice flour
- 3/4 cup plain flour
- 1 1/4 cup rice flour
- 1 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup very cold beer. Keep in the fridge until needed.
- 4 cups peanut oil
- Frozen french fries
- Tartar sauce
- Lemon wedges
Instructions
Step 1: Put the bowl for mixing the batter in the fridge. This is the key to a crisper batter
Step 2: Heat oven to temperature for frozen french fries. Put french fries on an oven tray, and mix with olive oil, salt, and pepper. Put in the oven
Step 3: Cut the fish into the preferred size. Pat dry with a paper towel
Step 4: In a medium-sized bowl, add 1/4 cup of rice flour
Step 5: Heat a large pot with 4 cups of peanut oil over medium-high heat. Once the heat has reached 375, it’s ready for frying
Step 6: Salt the fish, then coat each piece in the bowl of rice flour completely
Step 7: Take the mixing bowl out of the fridge and whisk together the flour, rice flour, baking powder, and salt. Now add the beer from the fridge and mix all ingredients together for 5 seconds. Do not mix longer than that. If the mixture is lumpy, that is fine
Step 8: Coat each piece of fish in the batter fully. Let the excess drip off. Immediately add the battered fish to the oil and fry for 3 minutes, flipping after 2 minutes, until golden brown
Step 9: Carefully remove the fish from the oil. Place on a paper towel and salt right away
Notes: If you have leftover fish, freeze it the night you cook it. When you’re ready to use it, put it in the oven until hot and crispy. Serve on a hamburger bun with leftover tartar sauce
