Making fish batter at home is very simple. It is enough to take a few simple ingredients that can be found in any refrigerator. The batter will protect the fish from burning, increase the volume of the dish, give it a sweetish, salted, pronounced spicy or insipid taste.

Fish batter - a batter for frying that transforms the flavor of the dish and gives it a characteristic crunch. The main ingredients are milk (water), flour and eggs, just like chicken batter. Many housewives add variety to the traditional recipe with sour cream, starch, grated cheese, aromatic spices, etc.

Fish pieces can be gently dipped in the mixture and sent to a skillet or deep-fried. Let's talk about recipes for making delicious and crispy fish batter in water, milk, mineral water and beer with the addition of different ingredients.

Calorie batter for fish

The classic fish batter made from eggs, flour and milk contains about 170 kilocalories per 100 grams... However, fish in batter is much more nutritious due to frying in vegetable oil.

For example, pollock, after being rolled in a delicious impregnation of sour cream with milk, contains about 280-300 kcal. Of these, 14-17 g are fats. Therefore, you should not abuse the product if you want to keep your figure.

Fish batter in dough - a classic recipe

Ingredients:

• Fish fillet - 500 g,
• Milk - 200 g
• Flour - 150 g
• Chicken egg - 2 pieces,
• Freshly squeezed lemon juice - 2 tablespoons
• Vegetable oil - for frying,
• Salt to taste.

Preparation:

1. I cut the fish fillet into thin and neat pieces.
2. I pour lemon juice on the fish. I add salt and put the plate aside.
3. Beat eggs in a separate bowl, pour milk, salt. Gradually add flour. Mix thoroughly until creamy.
4. I pour in vegetable oil. I put the pan to warm up. I roll each piece in flour and send it to a plate with batter. For convenience, I use a plug.
5. I decrease the temperature of the burner to medium. I put fish particles, leaving a distance. Fry until light golden brown. First on one side, then I turn it over.
6. Gently wipe the finished particles with kitchen napkins to remove excess fat.

Video recipe

A simple recipe for batter with mayonnaise

Ingredients:

• Fish - 400 g
• Wheat flour - 1 glass
• Egg - 4 pieces,
• Mayonnaise - 200 g.

Preparation:

1. I take deep dishes. I break the eggs and beat them. I put mayonnaise.
2. Beat with a whisk or ordinary fork. You should get a homogeneous mass.
3. Gradually I introduce the main ingredient - flour. I knead with a whisk. I do not allow the formation of lumps. By consistency, I achieve density, so that the tasty impregnation slowly drips from the fish pieces when dipping.
4. I fry according to the classic scheme. First I roll it in flour, then in batter. I send it to a preheated pan with vegetable oil.

Helpful advice. If the dough is thin, add a little flour.

How to make beer fish batter

Refrigerate all liquid ingredients before using the recipe. It is necessary to observe the temperature contrast between cold fish batter and deep fat with hot oil.

Ingredients:

• Light beer - 250 ml,
• Eggs - 2 pieces,
• Wheat flour - 1 glass
• Vegetable oil - 2 large spoons,
• Curry, salt - pinch at a time.

Preparation:

1. I'm breaking eggs. I pour whites and yolks into different plates. I put it in the refrigerator.
2. Pour flour into a large bowl. I mix with spices. I pour in chilled beer, throw in the yolks, pour in vegetable oil.
3. I put salt in another tank with proteins. Beat until airy. Then I send it to a mixture of beer and yolks. Stir thoroughly until smooth.
4. I heat the oil in deep fat. I check the temperature with a drop of liquid mixture. If the droplet starts to fry instantly, it's time to cook.

Helpful advice. Do not fry food in insufficiently heated deep fat, otherwise the impregnation will be very greasy.

1. I dip the pre-cut pieces of fish fillet into deep fat. I don't let the particles touch each other. Fry until golden brown. Gently fish out with a slotted spoon and remove excess fat with napkins.

Video preparation

Dark Beer Batter Recipe

Ingredients:

• Loin of the sole - 1 kg,
• Dark beer - 400 ml,
• Flour - 200 g
• Dry mashed potatoes - 5 large spoons,
• Egg - 2 pieces,
• Lemon juice - 3 tablespoons
• Ground black pepper, marjoram, oregano, salt - to taste.

Preparation:

1. I cut the sole into small pieces. Pour lemon juice on top. I pepper and salt. Leave in a dish for 30-50 minutes.
2. In a separate bowl, I mix flour with eggs. I pour in beer and add dry mashed potatoes. Mix thoroughly.
3. I add aromatic herbs (I prefer marjoram and oregano), add salt and pepper.
4. Stir well until thick, creamy.
5. I dip each piece of tongue in batter. I'm sending it to a preheated pan. Cook until golden brown on each side. The hotplate temperature is medium.

Delicious batter with mineral water

Ingredients:

• Fish fillet - 500 g,
• Onions - 1 piece,
• Parsley - 1 bunch
• Egg - 1 piece,
• Mineral water - 250 ml,
• Flour - 5 large spoons,
• Salt and pepper to taste.

Preparation:

1. I beat the egg yolk with salt and pepper.
2. I pour in mineral water. I mix well. Slowly and carefully pour in the flour, constantly stirring.
3. I peel the onion and chop it finely. My parsley and I do the same. I pour the ingredients into the batter.
4. Beat the protein in a separate bowl. I pour it over to the finished batter.

Helpful advice. If the batter turns out to be very liquid, first roll the fish pieces in flour.

1. Fry fillet pieces in a preheated skillet over medium heat. Don't be stingy with oil. Better then use kitchen napkins to dry and remove excess grease.

Helpful advice. A good signal for fillet readiness is the appearance of a pronounced crispy crust.

Fish in zucchini batter

Ingredients:

• Zucchini - 100 g
• Flour - 2 small spoons,
• Egg - 1 piece,
• Greens, salt - to taste.

Preparation:

1. Mine and peel the zucchini. Cut into pieces. I pass it through a meat grinder or grate it.
2. Finely chopped greens. I put it in a zucchini.
3. I add salt and an egg to the dishes. While stirring, I gradually pour out the flour.
4. Mix all ingredients thoroughly until smooth.
5. I use the finished batter for frying the fish.

Fish batter on white wine

Ingredients:

• White wine (dry) - 100 g,
• Chicken eggs - 2 pieces,
• Wheat flour - 120 g,
• Water - 1 large spoon
• Vegetable oil - 1 tablespoon
• Lemon - 1 piece
• Fresh herbs, salt to taste.

Preparation:

1. I take roomy dishes. I pour the wine. I add egg whites with yolks to the drink (together). I mix it thoroughly. I pour in vegetable oil and add water.
2. Stirring carefully in a neat circular motion, pour out the flour.

Fish, boned in flour and wine-based batter, turns out to be incredibly tender and tasty. Try it!

How to cook batter with milk

Ingredients:

• Milk - 400 ml,
• Fish fillet - 600 g,
• Flour - 300 g
• Vegetable oil - 1 small spoon,
• Starch - 6 large spoons,
• Salt to taste.

Preparation:

1. I put milk on the stove. I heat it over medium heat. I don’t bring it to a boil.
2. I add starch to the milk. I stir to get a homogeneous mass. I use a whisk for convenience.
3. Pour vegetable oil into the product being prepared. I stir it.
4. I pour flour, constantly stirring the batter. The dough should turn out to be liquid, the consistency should be as close as possible to sour cream.
5. I dry the thawed fish with towels and cut it into pieces.
6. I put fish particles in a plate, roll on all sides.
7. Put fillet pieces on a well-heated frying pan. I set the fire to the average.
8. Fry on each side until browned crust appears.

I serve fragrant hot fish on the table, decorating with fresh herbs.

Fish batter with sour cream

Ingredients:

• Sour cream - 2 large spoons,
• Eggs - 2 pieces,
• Water - 100 ml,
• Flour - 5 large spoons,
• Salt - 5 g.

Preparation:

1. Separate the whites from the yolks. Foaming the first ingredient. I mix the yolk with water and sour cream in a separate bowl. Salt.
2. Gradually combine the foamed protein with a mixture of yolks and sour cream.
3. I send the pre-cut fish pieces to the batter, then to the preheated frying pan.
4. Fry on both sides until golden brown.