Boat Trash

[fatesotherbitch]

Anyone out there got a fry batter recipe? I thought I had a good one, but I tried making some boat trash tonight (bunch of fried seafood) and the batter was under whelming

Comments

[arachneweb]

Try the batter on the back of the bisquick box. The baking powder makes it light. What kind of effect do you want? Long John Silvers or tempura?

[fatesotherbitch]

When I originally tried it, it was more tempura like but kinda salty. So I cutback on the salt alot. And, as per Alton, added Old Bay and Cayenne for flavor. It looked the same as the last time but instead of being crunchy on the outside and a bit doughy on the inside, it was actually rather tough w/ a beef jerky texture.

I'd be happy w/ either LJS or Tempura.

[arachneweb]

beef jerky texture? the fish or the batter?

If it was the batter, the baking powder has gone flat or the batter went flat before you fried

if it was the fish the fish was too thin and cooked before the batter browned

[fatesotherbitch]

It was the batter that was jerky like. Flat batter sounds most likely. It sat in the fridge for a good 30 min 'fore I got around to frying.

The fish was nice and thick. Probably too thick as some of it didn't get fried long enough.

I keep my baking powder in a sealed mason jar. What's the shelf life of that stuff?