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Beer Batter
1 ¼ cups self-raising flour
pinch of salt
375ml cold beer
1.Place flour and salt in a bowl. Gradually
whisk in beer until smooth. Rest for 1
hour.
2.Heat oil to 190ºC.
3.Dip the desired food into the batter and
allow excess batter to drip away.
4.Deep fry until golden. Drain on absorbent
paper towel.
Tip: Seafood is great for beer batter. Try
making a fisherman's basket using calamari,
prawns, fish fillets and scallops. You could
also try dipping sliced potatoes to make
potato scallops (potato cakes).
Sweet Fritter Batter
1 cup self-raising flour
1 tablespoon sugar
1 egg
²⁄ ³ cup milk
1 tablespoon melted butter
1.Place flour and sugar in a bowl. Gradually
whisk in egg, milk and butter until smooth.
2.Heat oil to 190ºC.
3.Dip the desired food into the batter and
allow excess batter to drip away.
4.Deep fry until golden. Drain on absorbent
paper towel.
Tip: Dip whole, peeled bananas in this batter
to make banana fritters. Dust with icing sugar
and serve warm with ice-cream.
Tempura Batter
1 egg yolk, lightly beaten
1 cup cold water or soda water
½ cup plain flour
½ cup cornflour
1.Combine egg and water in a bowl. Add
flours and stir until just combined.
Note: Do not over mix; mixture should still
have lumps in it.
2.Heat oil to 190ºC.
3.Dip the desired food into the batter and
allow excess batter to drip away.
4.Deep fry until crisp. Drain on absorbent
paper towel.
Tip: This batter is perfect for chicken,
boneless salmon pieces, prawns or
vegetables.
Easy Crispy Coating
1 egg
1 tablespoon milk
1 cup rice flour
Salt and pepper
1.Whisk egg and milk until combined.
Combine flour with salt and pepper to
taste.
2.Heat oil to 190ºC.
3.Dip food in egg mixture and then coat with
flour.
4.Deep fry until crisp. Drain on absorbent
paper towel.
Note: This coating is great on almost
anything!
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