Beer Battered Fries
How to make super crispy battered fries coated in a flavorful beer and flour mixture. Our recipe intentionally calls for store-bought frozen fries to eliminate the double-frying and starch removal steps typically required for making battered French fries at home.
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Servings: 4 -6 servings
Ingredients
- 32 oz frozen fries straight cut
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup rice flour
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 12 oz beer very cold (golden lager or wheat ale)*
- oil for frying
Instructions
- Preheat frying oil to 350 F in a fryer or suitable pot over a stove.
- Only after the oil is at temperature mix the beer batter. In a large bowl whisk together the two flours, salt and pepper. Then add the cold beer, mixing with a fork only until the ingredients are just combined. A few lumps of flour are OK.
- Working as fast as you can dip the fries in the batter ONE by ONE (otherwise they will clump together in the oil). Allow the excess batter to slide off and add each fry to the hot oil. Do not overcrowd the pot because the temperature will drop.
- Fry for 3 to 4 minutes, until the batter is golden brown and crispy. Remove fries with a slotted spoon and place over a wire rack fitted over a baking sheet to drain. Proceed wih the rest of the fries. (You may keep the finished fries over the baking sheet in a warm 250 F oven until you are done frying the rest).
- Season with Cajun seasoning if desired and serve immediately.
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Notes
*Substitute with plain soda water if you wish to make battered fries without beer.
Only use frozen fries in this recipe because they are pre-cooked (blanched and partially fried) which saves you a lot of work. Note that the frying time will depend on the actual thickness of the fries (different brands vary) and how many you fry at the same time. We recommend straight cut for best results. Closely watch the oil temperature and do not fry too many fries at once or the oil temperature will dip too low. The range 340-360 F is ideal.
If you use equal parts all-purpose flour and rice flour ( ¾ cup of each) the coating around the fries will be even crispier. You might enjoy it more so it is worth trying once.
You will need about 2 quarts of frying oil, depending on the size of your fryer, Dutch oven/heavy bottomed pot or tempura frying pot (affiliate link).
