Kittencal's Beer Battered Fish

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt (i use seasoned salt for this)
• 1 tablespoon melted butter
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/2 cup beer (preferably dark beer)
• 1 egg (stiffly beaten)
• 2 lbs fish

Recipe

• 1 sift flour and salt, add butter and egg; add beer gradually, add beaten egg , stirring only until smooth.
• 2 let stand for 1 hour in a warm place.
• 3 in a deep fryer or heavy pot heat oil to 375 degrees.
• 4 dip fish in batter then fry in hot oil until golden brown (fry the fish in batches).
• 5 allow to drain on a heavy brown paper bag or on double paper towels.
• 6 ** it is best to use thinner pieces of fish if you intend to fry the whole piece or just cut into large chunks.