Recipe for cooking beer batter-fried zucchini

Starters and Snacks :: Warm Hor d'oeuvres

Beer Batter-Fried Zucchini

1 med. zucchini, thinly sliced
2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 C. flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 C. beer
1/4 C. fresh lemon juice
1 C. canola oil

Arrange zucchini on piece of wax paper; salt and pepper both sides, using 1 tsp. of salt and pepper. Mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda and remaining tsp. salt in med.-size bowl. Remove 1/2 C. of the mixture to a piece of wax paper. Dip both sides of zucchini in the 1/2 C. of flour mixture.

Stir beer and lemon juice into remaining flour mixture. (Mixture will foam.) Stir until consistency of pancake batter. Heat oil in lrg. skillet. Dip zucchini into batter and saut half at a time in hot oil until, about 3 min. on each side. Keep warm in oven while sauting remaining zucchini.

Serve immediately.