Still looking for a fish recipe for Good Friday?
This is easy and quick to do
Created: 04/13/2022, 15:55
By: Maria Dirschauer
You can easily make fish in a wonderfully crispy beer batter coating yourself – maybe right on Good Friday?
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Why is fish traditionally eaten on Good Friday?
With our recipe you can prepare a culinary delight on this holiday - very simple.
Fish dishes
belong on the table for many people on Good Friday.
But not everyone is aware of where this custom actually comes from.
That's why we explain why Good Friday is actually a fish day.
We also have a simple but
delicious recipe
for you that you don't need great cooking skills for and which can still be enjoyed by the whole family: crispy fried
fish in beer batter
.
Why do you eat fish on Good Friday?
In the Christian faith, Lent* runs from
Ash Wednesday to Easter Saturday
– this year until April 16th.
In Christianity there were once many rules in this regard and very strict fasting.
In the Middle Ages, for example, there were sometimes draconian penalties for violations.
Today, most people fast by avoiding sweets, alcohol, etc.
abstain from eating meat on certain days.
Good Friday, which falls on April 15 this year, is the day Jesus Christ died on the cross according to biblical tradition.
In commemoration of the suffering and death of Jesus Christ, believers abstain from meat, sweets and other luxury foods, especially on the Friday before Easter.
For this reason,
meat is not traditionally eaten on this day
served, but resorted to fish dishes.
Because fish is not one of the "animals of heaven and earth" like meat and is therefore permitted on fasting days.
The
fish is also an ancient symbol
used by Christians to identify themselves.
Whether for religious reasons or simply as a nice tradition: if you fancy a fish recipe just in time for Good Friday, the following fried
fish in crispy beer batter
is definitely something for you.
Salmon and pollock are among the most popular food fish for Easter.
So you can't go far wrong with this recipe.
If you want it even easier: You can even prepare salmon in the dishwasher.
Recipe for fried fish in beer batter: the ingredients
Servings: | for 4 people |
Preparation time: | 30 minutes |
Difficulty level: | easy |
125 grams of flour
125 ml beer
2 eggs
Salt
pepper
40 grams of butter
juice of 1/2 lemon
4 pollock fillets, 150 g each
1 l cooking oil for frying
Which beer to use for beer batter?
Basically, you can use whatever beer you have at home and that you like for cooking and baking.
The malty note comes into its own with dark beer, while dishes taste butterier with light beer.
Even if the alcohol content is greatly reduced when cooking and baking - if children eat with you, you should rather use non-alcoholic beer.
Crispy fried fish in beer batter: delicious recipe for Good Friday
For the beer batter
, first mix the flour with the beer until smooth.
Separate the eggs - do you know the garlic trick that makes separating eggs super easy?
Stir the egg yolk into the batter and season with salt and pepper.
Melt the butter in a small saucepan over low heat, allow to cool slightly, then stir the melted butter into the beer batter.
Beat the egg whites stiff and fold in.
Let everything swell for 30 minutes.
The beer batter shouldn't be too runny, but dripping viscous from the spoon.
For the fish:
Wash and pat dry the salmon fillets.
Drizzle the fish with lemon juice and season with salt and pepper.
Frying:
In a large saucepan, heat the oil to 170°C.
Tip if you don't have a kitchen thermometer: You can find out the right temperature by holding a wooden spoon in it - if small bubbles form on the handle, the oil is ready for frying.
Pull the fish fillets through the beer batter and fry them in hot fat.
Then lift out with a slotted spoon and drain on some kitchen paper.
Alternatively, fried fish can also be prepared with
other types of fish with firm flesh
, such as hake, cod, redfish or zander.
It is best to use fresh fish, but you can also use frozen goods that you can thaw beforehand.
Potato
salad, mashed potatoes, cucumber salad or just a tartar sauce or dill sauce taste great
as a side dish with fried fish in beer batter .
Enjoy your meal!
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