Today you will learn to cook the battered fish. This is one of the classic recipes that are familiar to and loved by many of us. Although most often the word batter associates with something definitely fat, we are happy to assure you that today we will make you look at the preparation of battered fish with a whole new eyes. Furthermore, we’ll get to know how much depends on the way the batter is cooked, take a look at the recipe and understand the benefits that make this dish useful.
Batter is a type of dough usually made on the basis of flour and eggs. Basically any product that is to be fried in boiling oil should be first dipped in batter. It has no standard recipe, furthermore, batter for different foods is prepared differently as well. For instance, the batter you need to fry a fish fillet is different from that you need to fry a whole fish. But let's talk about this a little later, for now - a few words about the main tips of cooking a simple battered fish.
The batter may be both liquid and dense, your choice depends on what you're going to cook. If you need to get a batter of liquid consistency, it is necessary to add some milk or water. Well, if you want something thicker, you can use flour or starch. Moreover, it often happens that not only water is used for the preparation of batter is but beer yeast or yeast. By the way, we have one of these special recipes for your today which is our battered fish fillet on the basis of mineral carbonated water. That’s why the fish will get very crispy, yummy and very juicy. But what is the benefit of eating fish fried in batter? We have something interesting for you on this matter in our next section.
First a little bit about the dough. It is made of mineral water along with two types of flour: corn and wheat. Obviously, the flour is always good for digestion, as well as in terms of the content of minerals and trace elements. Don’t forget about the eggs which are excellent source of protein. Moreover, all these products are extremely rich in vitamins and other useful substances. Simultaneously, mind that the method of preparation, which is frying, is not the healthiest way to cook.
The fish we used is tilapia which lives in fresh water and has a very pleasant taste of meat without any extraneous flavors. That's why it's so beloved around the world, as well as for its balanced composition. The batter won’t just make it delicious but give it some juiciness. How to achieve this? We'll teach you immediately. Here is our step by step recipe for the battered fish.
Have all the products ready.
The fish should be washed, dried with a paper towel and cut into rectangular pieces.
For the marinade, add fresh lemon juice.
The fish should be salted and marinated for at least 15 minutes.
Break the eggs in a bowl.
Now, whisk the eggs.
Add a pinch of salt.
To add some flavor to the batter, season with spices.
It's time to pour one of the most important ingredients - mineral water, heavily carbonated.
Add one tablespoon of corn flour to the dough.
Then add 2 tablespoons of flour and mix everything to obtain the ideal consistency.
Mix 2 tablespoons wheat and corn flour in a bowl.
Pour the vegetable oil into the pan oil.
First roll the pieces of fish in flour mixture, then dip it in batter.
Cook the fish on one side first.
The other side of the fish should also be well-fied.
Cook the fish for a couple of minutes and place it on a paper towel, then dry on a plate and, if desired, pour in the orange juice. Bon Appetit!
Here we have the bettered fish batter the recipe is not that complicated, as you might have noticed. But you do not believe us, just go and cook it, then share your personal experience. We always welcome new cooks and their advice and look forward to your original recipes. Always yours, HozOboz