Many requests have come in for a beer batter recipe, so I thought I would make it the topic of this month's newsletter.

Beer batter is by far the best for deep frying - it gives a lovely, light and crunchy batter.

An important point to remember when deep frying fish (or any battered food) is not to overcrowd your pan.

If you do, then there is a type of 'steaming' effect and the batter will end up soggy rather than crispy.

Another thing to bear in mind is that you need to let the batter rest for 30 minutes to an hour after you have made it - then give it another beating to get more air incorporated - this also adds to the crispiness.

The recipe for beer batter is here

There are further batter and fried fish recipes on the navbar at Fried Seafood.

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I have recently uploaded a 2 part eCourse 8 Essential Culinary Herbs.

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All the best

Regards

Liz