Crispy Beer Battered Fish
"A local restaurant made a similar breading for shrimp po' boys, but we think this version's better. I serve the beer battered fish with a ranch dressing and hot sauce mixture as a dip. —Jenny Wenzel, Gulfport, Mississippi..."
INGREDIENTS
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1/2 cup cornstarch
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1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
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3/4 teaspoon salt
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1/2 teaspoon Creole seasoning
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1/4 teaspoon paprika
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1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
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1 cup all-purpose flour, divided
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1/2 cup 2% milk
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1/3 cup beer or nonalcoholic beer
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2 cups crushed unsalted top saltines (about 40)
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4 cod fillets (6 ounces each)
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Oil for deep-fat frying
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