Preparation info
  • 4 to 6

    servings
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
New York Times Menu Cookbook

By Craig Claiborne

Published 1966

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Ingredients

  • cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ¾ cup

Method

  1. Blend the flour with the salt and add the beer and water; blend well. Fold in the stiffly beaten egg whites.

  2. Heat the fat to 380°F. Spear each finger of cheese on a metal skewer and dip into the beer batter.

  3. Fry the cheese in the fat for two or three minutes, until brown and crisp. Serve hot.