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A square, close-up image of a light brown bowl of fried Jalapenos. In the top right of the bowl, there is a light grey dish nestled in the fried Jalapenos, which has garlic mayo in it. In the top left of the background, you can slightly see a dark green napkin. This is all set on a grey surface.
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Fried Jalapeños

Slices of fresh Jalapeño coated in a simple beer batter and fried to perfect golden crispness! So good as a beer snack for game day or an appetizer or side dish to BBQ food.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time5 minutes
Course: Appetizer, side dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: deep fried, Game Day, snacks
Servings: 8 servings (1 sliced jalapeno each)
Author Nicky Corbishley

Ingredients

Beer Batter

  • 120 g (1 cup) self-raising flour (see swaps)
  • 2 tbsp cornflour (cornstarch in USA)
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • 240 ml (1 cup) refrigerated pale ale (it MUST be cold) (see swaps)

Also:

  • Oil for deep frying
  • 3 tbsp cornflour (cornstarch in USA)
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp pepper
  • 8 fresh jalapeños sliced into 1/2cm rings

Instructions

  • Heat the oil in your deep fryer to 180C/350F.
    Oil for deep frying
  • First make the batter. Place the flour, cornflour and baking powder in a bowl and stir together to combine.
    120 g (1 cup) self-raising flour, 2 tbsp cornflour, ½ tsp baking powder
  • Stir in the pale ale until no lumps remain.
    240 ml (1 cup) refrigerated pale ale (it MUST be cold)
  • Now make the dry coating by mixing together the cornflour, salt and pepper in a small bowl.
    3 tbsp cornflour, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp pepper
  • Dust the jalapeno slices in the seasoned cornflour, then add them to the bowl with the batter (the dry mixture helps the batter to adhere better).
    8 fresh jalapeños
  • Lift them out with a slotted spoon and allow the excess batter to drain off.
  • Add to the oil and fry to 1-2 minutes, until golden. You’ll likely need to work in 2 batches, to ensure you don’t overfill the pan/fryer.
  • Drain and serve.

Notes

Can I make it ahead? 

Swaps:

If you haven’t got self-raising flour, replace it with the same amount of plain (all-purpose)  flour PLUS 1 tsp of baking powder (you’ll also still need to add the additional ½ tsp baking powder to the batter).
If you don’t want to use pale ale, you can use lager, or for a non-alcohol version, replace the pale ale with soda water (remember it needs to be COLD).

How to scale up and down this recipe:

You can halve this recipe to serve a few or double it to serve a crowd, as long as you stick to the same ingredient ratios. 

Nutritional information

Nutritional information is approximate, per serving, based on this recipe serving 8 people as a snack (1 sliced jalapeno each). I've estimated that 75ml (5 tbsp) of oil will be absorbed during frying, but this can vary.

Nutrition

Calories: 169kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Sodium: 148mg | Potassium: 85mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 152IU | Vitamin C: 17mg | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 0.2mg

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