Name: Bier Beslag (Beer Batter)
Prep time: 1 h 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: South African
Ingredients: 125 g plain flour, plus a pinch of salt; 2 eggs; 75 g butter, melted and cooled; 250 ml beer (Castle Lager if you can get some); 1 egg white, whipped to stiff peaks

Bier Beslag (Beer Batter)

Bier Beslag

## Ingredients - 125 g plain flour, plus a pinch of salt - 2 eggs - 75 g butter, melted and cooled - 250 ml beer (Castle Lager if you can get some) - 1 egg white, whipped to stiff peaks

Ingredients

125 g plain flour, plus a pinch of salt
2 eggs
75 g butter, melted and cooled
250 ml beer (Castle Lager if you can get some)
1 egg white, whipped to stiff peaks

Method

Separate one of the eggs into yolk and white.
Whisk the unseparated egg with the separated yolk. Stir in the cooled melted butter, then mix into the flour and salt.
Add the beer and whisk well.
Let the batter rest for 1 hour. Pat fish completely dry before battering.
Whip the egg white to stiff peaks and fold gently into the rested batter just before using.
Dip the fish in the batter and deep-fry in hot oil until crisp and golden.