Beer Battered Fish and Chips

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen, sponsored by Visa 2009

Show: Paula's PartyEpisode: Sailor's Party

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (30)

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Cook Time:
30 min
Level:
Intermediate
Yield:
4 servings

Times:

Prep: 25 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 30 min
Total:: 55 min

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Ingredients

4 large baking potatoes, cut into French fry strips

Beer Batter:

1 (12-ounce) bottle beer
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon House Seasoning, recipe follows
1 1/2 pounds cod fillets, skinned with bones removed, and fish cut diagonally into 1-inch-wide strips (5 to 6-inches long)

Directions

In a Dutch oven, heat oil to 375 degrees F.

Fry potatoes until golden brown, roughly 10 minutes removing with a slotted spoon or spider. Hold in low oven to keep warm while cooking the fish.

Preheat oven to 225 degrees F,

Batter:

In a large bowl, pour in 1 bottle of beer. Sift 1 1/2 cups flour into the bowl, whisking in gently until just combined, stir in House Seasoning. Pat fish dry and season on both sides with salt and pepper and coat the fish in the beer batter. Dredge the pieces of fish in 1/2 cup of remaining flour and slide into oil as coated. Fry fish, turning over frequently, until deep golden and cooked through, 4 to 5 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined baking sheet and keep warm in oven. Fry remaining fish in batches, returning oil to 375 degrees F between batches.

Serve fish with French fries.

House Seasoning:

1 cup salt

1/4 cup black pepper

1/4 cup garlic powder

Mix ingredients together and store in an airtight container for up to 6 months.

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Keith Portland, OR 11-21-2009
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Maybe don't drink all the beer before cooking the fish?
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Just teasing at Jennifers review, lol. It happens, don't feel bad about peoples stupid comments, I'm sure they've... accidentally washed their white clothes with a red shirt on accident before. But do try the recipe again, you'll love it!Read more
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null null, null 11-14-2009
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Soo good!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

My hubby and I use this recipe all the time when making fish and chips. Instead of Cod, I sometimes use Talapia or Halibut... and it's just as good. Read more
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Stephanie South Easton, MA 11-13-2009
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Dario Approved
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

My boyfriend Dario is so picky, not just anything makes it inside his mouth.
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steve bakersfield, CA 09-29-2009
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Barely paid attention to the measurements and it came out great
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Seriously, just scanned through and made sure not to add too much salt and i swear it tased so great.I just made beer batter... to consistency of thin pancake batter. Next time i am going to make more and pay attention to measurements to see if it can possibly get any better. Those of you who added too much salt,its ok people make mistakes and get confused. Just try harder next time.But i would recommend this recipe for anyone who likes fish. Heck even if you own a resaraunt you would pack em in with this fish.Paula Deen if you were'nt so fat I'd kiss ya.Read more
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Mark Manteca, CA 08-03-2009
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Simple to prepare, tstes better than the restaruants!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This was my first attempt at deep frying fish, so I wanted to use a recipe that was simple, but would be great tasting. This... recipe fit the criteria exactly! I understood from other reviews that if you read through the recipe quickly, you could easily overlook small ingredient details, and quickly mess up this recipe. Take the time and read carefully, and understand what you are doing. After quickly mixing the homemade "seasoned salt", I proceeded to make the beer batter which was also a snap. I reccommend using a auto-mixer if you need alot of batter made. Once the seasoned salt and better are made, the hard work is over! Dredge fish and proceed to fry. My ears were buzzing with compliments from all my friends as soon as they took their first bite! They were impressed with the flavor and even commented they I outdid the local fish & chips spot. I would highly reccomend this recipe to anyone looking for a simple, but tasty, authetic beer batter recipe. Some cooking points: Fry your steak fries first before frying fish. Otherwise your fries will taste like fish. Also, let oil return to 375-degrees, before starting next batch. This will ensure timely frying. Mix batter to a less than thick consistancy, but not to runny. When dipping fish in batter, let excess batter drip back into bowl (or wipe of excess on edges of bowl). Thill will insure a crispy fried fish, and not a flaky fried glob of batter. Finally, using your oven to keep fries warm during fish frying is a great idea. Good luck!! MarkRead more
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lynne marshfield, MA 07-28-2009
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come on people read the recipe
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I wonder if this recipe was rewritten after Jennifer the dope used 1 cup of salt .The recipe could not be more clear. make... the seasoning mix and use one half of one teaspoon of the salt mixture. Anyone who can't prepare this deliciously should stick to the Gortons fisherman's frozen case in the market. come on people learn to read.Read more