Spicy Beer Batter
This batter is a delightful, light, puffy coating for fish, chili rellnos,shrimp, or anything that needs to be batter-fried.
Spicy Beer Batter
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 to 1 tsp ground cayenne pepper
1 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp salt
1 (8oz) can light beer
Vegetable oil
Sift all the dry ingredients together in a large mixing bowl. Just beforeyou are ready to fry the food, add beer and mix well, but do not beat. Dipthe pieces of food to be fried into the batter one at a time. Heat enoughoil to cover the food pieces in a deep skillet over high heat until a littlesample of the batter sizzles. Lower the food into the oil a few pieces ata time- too many at once will lower the temp of oil below optimum for frying-and cook until golden on all sides, turning as necessary. Reove the foodfrom the fat with slotted spoon or pancake turner and drain on paper toweling.Serve at once.
Makes 8 to 10 servings.