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Alaskan Amber Beer Battered Fish Recipe

RECIPE Details

Some things just go so well together, it seems like they were made for one another. Turkey and Thanksgiving. Baseball and sunflower seeds. Camp fires and s’mores.

For us at Alaskan Brewing Co., one of our favorite pairings is beer and seafood. The salty richness of what’s harvested from the sea coupled with almost any beer style is a match made in heaven, year-round. So why not combine the two even further and have beer as one of the ingredients of a classic seafood dish?

For decades, professional and home chefs have incorporated Alaskan Amber into their batter to make fried fish – usually in fish n’ chips form. We have the perfect Alaskan Amber Beer Battered Fish recipe for you below, so read on, get the oil hot and crack an Amber – you’re going to enjoy this one.

INGREDIENTS:

2 lbs. of firm, white fish (fresh halibut or cod is preferred)
12oz Alaskan Amber Ale
1 cup flour for batter, ½ cup for dredging (can also substitute flour for cornstarch for dredging for crispier bite)
1 tsp of baking powder
A good pinch of salt (three to four finger pinch)
Oil for frying

OPTIONAL AND RECOMMENDED INGREDIENTS:

A good dash or two of Old Bay seasoning
A good dash or two of cayenne pepper
Black pepper to taste

COOKING DIRECTIONS:

Heat your oil in a large, bottomed pan to around 325 – 350 degrees F.
Whisk your 1 cup of flower with all of your dry ingredients in a bowl until blended, then slowly – continuing to whisk – add your 12oz. of Alaskan Amber.
Cut your fish into either strips or cubes – these should be about 1 inch in thickness.
Put your remaining 1/2 cup of flour/cornstarch into a bowl or a plate and dredge your fish until completely coated – dusting off any extra flour/cornstarch.
Place dredged fish into Amber beer batter until fully coated, drain off any excess batter.
CAREFULLY, I repeat: CAREFULLY place the fish into heated oil for frying.
Fry until golden brown on all sides then remove and place on a plate with paper towels to drain off excess oil.
Serve the fried fish either on its own or with some lemon and your favorite dipping sauce. (Feel free to add a sprinkling of Old Bay and Cayanne over top the fish before serving)
Open an Alaskan Amber, pour it into a pint glass, and enjoy it and your creation responsibly!