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Long John Silver’s Fish Batter

posted in seafood [more from this topic] anonymously on Tuesday, April 17th 2012 at 08:18 AM.

3/4 cup flour

2 tablespoon cornstarch

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon baking power

1/4 teaspoon salt

3/4 cup water

Stir the dry ingredients together and then add the water.  Let sit for about 5 minutes.  This can coat fish or chicken.    Deep fry until a golden brown.

tagged: this recipe was on the net in 2002. i used it last night to coat soft shell crab. the crab came out golden brown and crisp.

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Tuesday, April 17th, 2012, 4:21 pm
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Other verisions of Long John Batter 1 egg white 3 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. oil 3/4 cup water 1 tsp. salt 1 cup flour Beat egg white until stiff. Combine remaining ingredients and then add to the stiff egg whites. Coat fish in the batter and then deep fry! Its fantastic Makes 2 cups batter or this one 3 c. soybean oil 2 lbs. fresh cod fillets 1 1/3 c. self rising flour 1 c. water 1 egg 2 tsp. granulated sugar 2 tsp. salt or Batter Mix Long John Silver 2/3 C. club soda 1/3 C. lemon juice 1 egg 1/2 C. Bisquick 1/2 C. self-rising flour Beat all ingredients together until smooth- let stand 10 minutes. Heat oil to 385ºF. In small bowl put 1/2 cup club soda, in another 1/2 cup self-rising flour. Dip fish first into soda, then into flour. Set fish on cookie sheet till all the fish has been coated; let dry a few minutes. Dip fish in batter, let excess drip off; and deep fry 3 or 4 minutes per side. Shrimp can be done the same way if peeled and deveined first.

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