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Turkish · Starter

Beer-Battered Fried Mussels

Plump mussels dipped in a light beer batter and fried until crisp and golden, then eaten hot with lemon. A bar snack that disappears from the platter fast.

  • YieldServes 6 as a starter (40 mussels)
  • Hands-on40 min
  • Total1 h 1 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 40mussels, in the shell
  • 40 gall-purpose flour, for coating the mussels
  • 1 Lneutral oil, for deep-frying

Beer batter

  • 150 gall-purpose flour
  • 1 tspsalt
  • 185 mlbeer, plus a splash more if needed

To serve

  • 1lemon, cut into wedges
  • 2 tbspflat-leaf parsley, chopped

Diet

  • Pescatarian

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Mollusk shellfish
  • Mussel
  • Wheat
  • Barley
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Lemon
  • Cabbage family (any)
  • Parsley
  • Yeast
  • Alcohol

Taste

  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Bitter
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh

Texture

  • Crisp

Equipment

  • Stovetop
  • Deep fryer

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 1–3 hours total
  • Difficulty 3

Nutrition

  • Calories: low
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: moderate
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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