7 Fish Batter Recipes

One of the most common ways to cook delicious fish is to fry it in a pan using breading or batter. Most culinary experts agree that the second option is preferable. Judge for yourself: on the one hand, the batter does not allow fish to come into contact with the oil and absorb excess fat. On the other hand, fish becomes saturated with the taste of batter, and it cooks in its own juice, becoming especially tender and juicy.

Moreover, the batter makes the dish more satisfying. The editors of Cook It are ready to share seven successful product combinations for making a delicious batter. All the recipes are easy and quick.

Cheese Batter for Fish

Ingredients:

• 3 tbsp mayonnaise
• 4 eggs
• 3 ½ oz (100 g) hard cheese

Instructions:

Lightly beat eggs with mayonnaise, add grated cheese. Season with salt and pepper, add flour and mix thoroughly.

Potato Batter for Fish

Ingredients:

• 3 potatoes
• 1 egg
• 2 tbsp flour
• Salt to taste

Instructions:

Grate potatoes on a coarse grater. Add egg, flour, and salt to the resulting mass; mix thoroughly.

Chinese-Style Batter for Salmon

Ingredients:

• 1 egg
• 2 tbsp cornstarch
• Spices to taste
• Salt to taste

Instructions:

Beat egg with salt and spices, add cornstarch and mix well. Coat slices of fish fillet in the batter and fry them over high heat. By the way, this batter is perfect for cooking marinated chicken wings.

Beer Batter

Ingredients:

• 3 eggs
• 7 oz (200 g) flour
• 6 ¾ fl oz (200 ml) dark beer
• ⅓ tsp salt

Instructions:

Separate the whites from the yolks. Combine the yolks with beer and flour. Beat whites into a thick foam and mix with the flour and egg yolks. Mix gently.

Batter With Soda Water

Ingredients:

• 4 eggs
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 tsp sugar
• ½ cup soda water
• ½ cup milk
• 1 ½ cup flour

Instructions:

Separate the whites from the yolks. Rub the yolks with salt and sugar, then pour in soda water and milk; mix thoroughly. Beat the whites with a mixer into foam and add to the finished mixture. Gradually add the flour and mix until smooth.

Egg-Free Batter

Ingredients:

• 1 cup flour (wheat or pea)
• 2 ⅓ fl oz (70 ml) water
• ½ tsp baking soda
• Salt to taste
• Nutmeg to taste
• Herbs to taste

Instructions:

Combine flour with salt, baking soda, nutmeg (optional), and finely chopped herbs. Pour water into the dry mixture and whisk until homogeneous.

Egg White Batter

The tenderest of all.

Ingredients:

• 4 egg whites
• 3 tbsp flour
• 1 tsp water
• Salt to taste

Instructions:

Beat egg whites with salt, add sifted flour and water; mix well. The consistency should be like that of batter for crepes.

Here are a few tips for frying fish in batter: place the pieces of fish fillet on a pan with very hot oil well apart from each other — otherwise, they will stick together. If you want the crust to be crisp, do not cover the pan with a lid while frying.

We hope that our recommendations for making fish batter will help you prepare a delicious and mouth-watering dish out of any fillet.

Valerie

I am an English major with a love of languages and fiction, and with an incurable travel bug. In my free time, I read fantasy, drink copious amounts of coffee, and like to go see movies. Culinary art means everything to me. My main hypostasis is the taster, though. The music school has taught me to appreciate the symphony of airy meringues, to create harmonious overtures of light snacks, hard rock of meat, fish, and vegetables on the grill. Choir classes have accustomed me to hear and feel the people nearby and create perfect harmonies of sounds.