Beer-Battered Tilapia
Think Crunchy! Tilapia in a light, crunchy batter.
Ingredients:
1 lb. fresh TropicalTM Tilapia fillets
juice of 1/2 lemon
2 Tbls. chopped parsley
2 Tbls. olive oil
salt and ground pepper
Beer Batter:
2 large egg yolks
1/2 cup dark beer
1/2 cup flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking powder
Directions:
Mix all beer batter ingredients together and set aside.
In a shallow bowl, combine the lemon juice, parsley, olive oil, salt and pepper to taste.
Cut fillets in half lengthwise and place in the lemon juice mixture. Heat oil for the deep frying.
Remove fillets from lemon juice mixture and dip pieces individually into batter, and then into hot oil.
Cook, turning and submerging pieces in the oil until golden brown all over. Drain on paper towels before serving.