Egg-Free Lenten Fish Batter Recipe

A quick and easy recipe made from the most common ingredients! Lenten batter without eggs is suitable for frying any fish, as well as vegetables and small thin pieces of chicken chop or meat. You can fry fish in this batter on fasting days. This way it turns out to diversify the Lenten table.
cook time: 10 min
Elijah Stroud
Egg-Free Lenten Fish Batter Recipe

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

181
Calories
33g
Carbs
6g
Protein

Ingredients (10 portions)

Basic:

Garlic 0.5 clove
Salt to taste
Ground black pepper to taste
Wheat flour 100 g
Water 100 ml
Soda 0.25 tsp

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to make eggless batter for fish? Prepare your food. You can use garlic and spices according to availability or taste.

Step 2

Step 2
Sift flour into a deep bowl. This simple method will not only remove possible debris, but also enrich it with oxygen, which will make the batter more fluffy and airy.

Step 3

Step 3
Add salt and a mixture of ground peppers (or your other favorite spices) to the flour.

Step 4

Step 4
Add a pinch of baking soda. You can do without it, but baking soda will make the batter even fluffier.

Step 5

Step 5
Mix the dry batter ingredients.

Step 6

Step 6
Now add water gradually, stirring the dough with a spoon or whisk until the desired consistency. Regulate this with the amount of liquid poured.

Step 7

Step 7
You should get a homogeneous, creamy dough. Do not make the batter too liquid — it will drain from the fish. If this does happen, add more flour.

Step 8

Step 8
Crush or finely chop a clove of garlic and add it to the dough. Stir. Leave the batter to sit for 10-15 minutes, it will become even better, like any dough.

Step 9

Step 9
Thatʼs all. Your eggless batter for lean fish is ready. Dip any fish you are preparing to fry into it and fry in hot oil. I had capelin today. Bon appetit!

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