Fried Jalapeños

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Fried Jalapeños are beer battered and fried until golden brown. Perfect finger food for game day snacking and holiday parties.

Prep Time5

Cook Time12

Total Time17

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Calories: 176kcal

Author: Jennifer Fishkind

Ingredients

Canola oil for frying
1 cup all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon smoked paprika
½ teaspoon garlic powder
¼ teaspoon black pepper
2 large eggs lightly beaten
¾-1 cup American style lite beer Miller Lite, Bud Lite or Coors Lite
1½ cups fresh jalapeno slices ¼ inch thick rings , from 4-5 large jalapenos
Bottled or homemade ranch dressing Optional dipping sauce

Instructions

Preheat canola oil in a heavy duty pot, or an electric deep fryer, to 365*F. Be sure to add enough oil to fill 3-4 inches deep in the pot, or to the fill line in the electric deep fryer. Line a large rimmed tray with paper towels and set aside.
Canola oil for frying
Whisk together in a large mixing bowl the all-purpose flour, salt, black pepper, garlic powder and smoked paprika.
1 cup all-purpose flour, ½ teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon garlic powder, ¼ teaspoon black pepper, ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
Add the lightly beaten eggs and ¾ cup lite beer to the bowl of dry ingredients and whisk until smooth. Add the remaining beer as needed to achieve a thinner than pancake consistency.
2 large eggs, ¾-1 cup American style lite beer
Add ½ cup of the fresh jalapeno slices to the beer batter and toss to coat all the jalapeno slices.
1½ cups fresh jalapeno slices
Using your fingers, or tongs, pick up individual slices of jalapenos, allowing excess batter to drip back into the bowl, then place the beer batter coated slices carefully into the hot oil.
Fry the first batch of jalapeno bottle caps for 4-5 minutes or just until lightly golden on both sides.
Using a spider scoop, or a large metal slotted spoon, scoop out the fried jalapenos from the hot oil and place onto the paper towel lined tray to allow any excess oil to drain.
Repeat steps 4-7 until all the jalapeno slices have been battered and fried.
Once all the jalapeno bottle caps have been fried and drained on a paper towel, transfer them to a serving plate with a side of ranch dipping sauce to serve.
Bottled or homemade ranch dressing

Notes

Store :

To Store: Once cooled to room temp, you can store any leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
To Reheat: For best results, reheat in the air fryer. I do not recommend using the the microwave because they will lose their cripy crunch.

Tips :

Depending on the size of your pot or electric deep fryer, you may need to cook your caps in 3-4 batches to ensure they're not overcrowding the hot oil. If there are too many jalapeno slices in the oil, they will stick together when frying and the temperature of the hot oil will drop too low.
Remember that when measuring your lite beer, you do not want to measure all the foam on top of the beer when poured. A little foam is fine.
Be sure to keep the oil temperature at 365 degrees Fahrenheit in between batches. You can use a candy thermometer for accuracy if frying on the stove or an electric deep fryer with automatic temperature regulation.

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