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Easy Beer Batter Recipe

Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 cups cornstarch
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper optional
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 1/2 cups beer
  • 2 cups sparkling water
  • 1 egg

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl whisk together flour, cornstarch, garlic, onion, cayenne, sugar and salt. Whisk in beer, sparkling water and egg.
  2. Whisk until smooth.
  3. Coat seafood in flour before battering, season flour with a little Old Bay… it’s perfecto.
  4. Heat oil in the fryer to 325°F, deep fryer works best for frying
  5. Keep a thermometer handy, seafood should be cooked to an internal temperature of 145°F.
  6. Drain your beer battered fried seafood on a wire rack- so it will not get soggy.