Crispy Beer Batter Fried Walleye with Mango Sweet-and-Sour Sauce

An Asian-inspired fruit sauce is served with the fried fish in this dinner recipe.

Crispy Beer-Batter-Fried Walleye with Mango Sweet-and-Sour Sauce
Prep Time:
30 mins
Cook Time:
2 mins
Total Time:
32 mins
Servings:
6

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ - 2 pounds fresh or frozen boneless, skinless walleye, lake trout, tilapia or sole fillets, 1/2 to 3/4 inch thick

  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour

  • 3 tablespoons paprika

  • 1 tablespoon kosher salt or 2 teaspoons salt

  • 1 tablespoon ground black pepper

  • 2 cups beer

  • ½ cup all-purpose flour

  • Shortening or cooking oil for deep-fat frying

  • Mango Sweet-and-Sour Sauce (see recipe)

  • ½ medium red, green and/or yellow sweet pepper, finely chopped

  • 4 green onions (green tops only), cut into thin diagonal slices

Directions

  1. Thaw fish, if frozen. Rinse fish; pat dry with paper towels. Cut fillets into finger-size strips.

    For beer batter:

  2. In a large bowl, whisk the 1-1/2 cups flour, paprika, salt and black pepper together until well combined. Whisk in beer to make a thin batter, not much thicker than buttermilk.

  3. In a shallow dish or a 9-inch pie plate, place the 1/2 cup flour. Coat (dredge) fish strips in flour and shake off excess. Dip fish into beer batter; allow excess batter to drip off fish.

  4. Carefully add fish strips, 3 or 4 at a time, into deep hot fat (375 degrees F). Fry about 2 minutes or until golden brown and crisp. Drain on wire racks or on several layers of paper towels. Keep cooked fish warm on a baking sheet in a 300 degree F oven while frying remaining fish.

  5. To serve, cover the bottom of 6 warmed dinner plates with 1/3 cup of the sauce. Sprinkle the red peppers and green onion tops over sauce. Place fish strips on top. Serve immediately. Makes 6 servings.

Mango Sweet-and-Sour Sauce

In a medium saucepan, combine 1 cup sugar and 4 teaspoons cornstarch. Stir in 1 1/4 cups rice wine vinegar, 1 tablespoon fish sauce (nam pla) (if you like), 2 teaspoons minced garlic, and 2 teaspoons Asian chili sauce with garlic or 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir for 2 minutes more or until reduced and flavor reaches desired intensity. Remove from heat. Stir in 1/2 cup finely chopped mango. (Other fruits such as fresh peaches, raspberries, wild blueberries or strawberries or a combination of fruits may be substituted for mango.) Serve sauce warm with fried walleye. (Cover and chill any leftovers up to 2 days.) Makes about 2 cups.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

638 Calories
19g Fat
80g Carbs
27g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 6
Calories 638
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 19g 24%
Saturated Fat 5g 25%
Cholesterol 98mg 33%
Sodium 1055mg 46%
Total Carbohydrate 80g 29%
Protein 27g
Vitamin C 28mg 142%
Calcium 162mg 12%
Iron 5mg 28%
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