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Categories Appetizers, Side Dishes
These Beer Battered Mushrooms are deep-fried to a crispy golden brown with the perfect beer batter coating over delicious whole button mushrooms.Ready in just 15 minutes!
- How to makeBeer Battered Mushrooms
This recipe makes a small batch just right for 2 people. It makes a great homemade appetizer or side dish for your favorite burger or sandwich.
The best dipping sauce for deep-fried mushrooms is Ranch dressing but you could also go with blue cheese dressing or spice them up with a sprinkle of hot sauce.
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How to makeBeer Battered Mushrooms
Beat the egg well. Add black pepper, oil, and seasoning salt and mix well.
Pour in the beer and add the flour, baking powder, and cornstarch and mix thoroughly. Let it rest for about 5 minutes.
Heat the oil to approximately 375 degrees F (190 C} in a deep fryer. Click for a deep fryer.
Dip a few mushrooms into the batter, allow excess batter to drip off.
Carefully add some mushrooms to the hot oil. Leave plenty of room, don’t crowd the cooking process.
Let cook, attended, until puffed and golden, about 5 minutes. Use a wooden spoon or tongs to turn them over half way through cooking.
Immediately drain the mushrooms on paper towel.
Repeat with all mushrooms, giving a few minutes in between batches to allow oil to reach proper temperature again.
Serve warm with Ranch dressing, Thousand Island dressing, Blue Cheese dressing, or your favorite dipping sauce.
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Yield: Serves 2
Beer Battered Mushrooms
These Beer Battered Mushrooms are deep fried to a crispy golden brown with the perfect beer batter coating over delicious whole button mushrooms.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time5 minutes
Rest5 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Ingredients
- 8 ounces whole button mushrooms
- 1 egg
- 2/3 cup flour
- 1/8 cup cornstarch (or rice flour)
- Pinch black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 tablespoon cooking oil (vegetable or canola)
- 1/2 teaspoon seasoning salt
- 1/2 cup beer
- For deep frying - Vegetable or canola oil
- Optional - Your favorite dipping sauce or dressing
Instructions
- Gently brush off any dirt from the mushrooms.
- Beat the egg well. Add black pepper, oil, and seasoning salt and mix well.
- Pour in the beer and add the flour, baking powder, and cornstarch and mix thoroughly. Let it rest for about 5 minutes.
- Heat the oil to approximately 375 degrees F (190 C} in a deep fryer. Click for a deep fryer.
- Dip a few mushrooms into the batter, allow excess batter to drip off.
- Carefully add some mushrooms to the hot oil. Leave plenty of room, don't crowd the cooking process.
- Let cook, attended, until puffed and golden, about 5 minutes. Use a wooden spoon or tongs to turn them over half way through cooking.
- Immediately drain the mushrooms on paper towel.
- Repeat with all mushrooms, giving a few minutes in between batches to allow oil to reach proper temperature again.
- Serve warm with Ranch dressing, Thousand Island dressing, Blue Cheese dressing, or your favorite dipping sauce.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
2Serving Size:
1
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 405Total Fat: 15gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 98mgSodium: 967mgCarbohydrates: 54gFiber: 5gSugar: 7gProtein: 11g
Nutrition information is a guideline only, is calculated automatically by third party software, and absolute accuracy is not guaranteed.
