Beer Batter Halibut

Ingredients

• couple of pounds of Halibut
• enough cooking oil to allow deep frying
• 1 cup flour
• one 12-ounce bottle of
• beer
• 1 tbsp Of paprika and 1 ½ tsp
• salt

Directions

1. For this batter, good quality, light-colored beers work best.
2. The flavor of dark beers is too strong.
3. Cut Halibut into 1-inch-thick chunks.
4. Heat oil in a deep-fat fryer to 375 °F.
5. Make batter by combining remaining ingredients.
6. Dip the Halibut into the batter and drop the pieces into the hot oil a few at a time.
7. Cook the fish chunks until the batter is golden brown ~ just a few minutes.
8. Halibut overcooks easily, so try not to overdo it.
9. Remove the fish pieces from the oil and drain on paper towels; serve piping hot with your favorite accompaniments.