| 150g |
Cake flour, sifted |
| 200ml | Beer |
| A pinch of salt and pepper | |
| ¼ tsp | Cayenne pepper |
| ¼ tsp |
Paprika |
| 1 | Egg white, whisked to stiff peaks |
| 4 | Fillets of hake |
| 1 cup | Cake flour, extra |
| 1 | Bottle of Sunflower oil, for frying |
Beer Battered Hake
The bubbles in the beer makes the batter light and gives it extra body and crunch. If you want, you can substitute the beer with soda water instead.
| 1 | Combine all the batter ingredients, except for the egg white and whisk until mixed through and lump-free. |
| 2 | Fold in the stiff egg white and set the batter aside. |
| 3 | Pour the oil in a heavy base pot and heat up – be careful you don’t burn it! |
| 4 | When the oil is hot, dip the hake fillets in the flour then in the batter. |
| 5 | Carefully place the battered fish in the hot oil. |
| 6 | Drain on kitchen paper and serve with lemon wedges and chips or salad. |
