Irresistibly Golden Beer Battered Fried Mushrooms

**Please Note – The printable recipe card with detailed instructions and complete ingredient measurements for making Golden Beer Batter Fried Mushrooms is available near the end of this post. 

Ingredients for making Beer Batter Fried Mushrooms;

• button and cremini mushrooms
• all-purpose flour
• Cajun seasoning
• beer
• egg
• light colored oil for frying (peanut, canola, avocado, grapeseed)
• salt and pepper
• ranch dressing
• prepared horseradish sauce

If I don’t have a cooking thermometer and won’t know when my oil reaches the correct frying temperature, can I still make these fried mushrooms?

• I recommend using a thermometer to bring the oil up to temperature. However, if you submerge the handle of a wooden spoon into the hot oil and small bubbles immediately form and dance to the surface (much like champagne bubbles), you’re oil is hot enough and ready to fry.

What should I do with the oil after frying the mushrooms?

• Frying oil can be recycled up to 4 times before it needs to be discarded. To reuse the oil, cool it completely, and then carefully funnel it into a covered container for another use.

Back to the original post from 2014;

Since today is officially Father’s Day, I’d like to take this opportunity to wish my husband, Mark, an enjoyable and relaxing day. Yesterday we spent the day golfing with our two sons, which is the favorite “man sport” in our family.

Today we’ll be visiting Mark’s 94-year-old dad in the morning (I made him cookies), and my dad in the afternoon (I made him ice cream)…but shhh, don’t tell. It’s supposed to be a secret!

Back to the Beer Battered Fried Mushrooms. We had them last night with dinner, and we couldn’t stop talking about how delicious they were! I mean, really, truly delicious! As a matter of fact, they may have converted me from an onion ring gal to a fried mushroom gal!

I served these battered mushrooms with some store-bought ranch dressing that I doctored up a bit with some horseradish sauce and a little Cajun seasoning to mimic the flavor of the golden, fried mushroom batter itself. CRAZY GOOD!

Thank you so much to Susan of The Girl in the Little Red Kitchen for hosting this week’s #SundaySupper theme. For more amazing “man food” recipes for Father’s Day and beyond, click on the links below to see with the other #SundaySupper members are whipping up in honor of Men, Men, Men, Men!! (LOL. I’m old enough to remember Monty Python. Are you?)

Manly Starters:

• BBQ Chicken Nacho by Country Girl in The Kitchen
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• Chicken Satay with Spicy Peanut Sauce by Hip Foodie Mom
• Chipotle Pork Belly-Stuffed Jalapeño Poppers by The Redhead Baker
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• Garlic and Herb Wine Jelly by What Smells So Good?
• Maple Sriracha Chicken Wings by Manu’s Menu
• Tomato Bacon Jam by Feed Me, Seymour

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• Bacon Bourbon BBQ Burgers by The Girl In The Little Red Kitchen
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• Ham and Pineapple Pizza Pockets by gotta get baked
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• Meatball Burger on Garlic Bread by Healthy.Delicious.
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• Pollo al Peperoncino by Run DMT
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• The Cleveland Hogg Burger by Seduction in the Kitchen

Manly Desserts:

• Beer Funnel Cake by Killer Bunnies, Inc.
• Black Forest Cake by Noshing with the Nolands
• Carob Chip Cookies by Pies and Plots
• Chunky Monkey Vegan Banana Bread by Ninjabaking.com
• Classic Cheesecake by Hot Momma’s Kitchen Chaos
• Fat Man’s Pie by Magnolia Days
• Mandarin orange cake aka southern pig pickin’ cake by Baking & Browning
• Pizookies by That Skinny Chick Can Bake
• Grilled Pound Cake Stacks with Roasted Strawberries by Melanie Makes
• Strawberry Rhubarb Pie With Mascarpone Cream by La Bella Vita Cucina

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**Disclaimer – I slightly adapted this recipe from the cookbook: Southern Living – Off the Eaten Path, Second Helpings. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

Below is the printable recipe card for today’s Golden Beer Batter Fried Mushrooms. If you’ve enjoyed this recipe, I’d appreciate if you’d take a moment to give this recipe some feedback by way of stars near the comment section at the end of this post. Thank you.

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Golden Beer Batter Fried Mushrooms

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

20 mins

Total Time

30 mins

 

Even if you're not a huge mushroom fan, I'll bet you're going to flip over these golden beer batter fried mushrooms. How do I know? Because I never used to enjoy mushrooms...until these! 

Course: Appetizer, Appetizer Dip

Cuisine: American Comfort Food, fried

Keyword: beer batter fried mushrooms, fried mushrooms

Servings: 6 people

Calories: 492 kcal

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Ingredients

For the mushrooms;

• 2 pints white button mushrooms, cleaned and halved or quartered
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1½ teaspoons Cajun seasoning
• 1 12 ounce beer
• 1 large egg
• 3-4 cups light colored oil, peanut, grapeseed, canola, avocado
• pinch salt and pepper, to taste

For the dipping sauce;

• 1 cup prepared ranch dressing
• 3 tablespoons prepared horseradish sauce, or to taste
• 1/8 teaspoon Cajun seasoning

Instructions

To prepare the beer batter fried mushrooms;

1. Wipe the mushroom with a damp paper towel to clean.
2. Remove the stems and then cut the smaller ones in half and the larger ones into quarters.
3. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, Cajun seasoning, beer, and egg. *Note - the mixture should be the consistency of pancake batter.

4. Meanwhile, in a large, high sided pot bring approximately 2"-3" of oil to a temperature of 375°

5. Place approximately 10-15 mushrooms into the batter and use a spoon to carefully stir them to coat.
6. Use a set of tongs to remove the mushrooms, one at a time from the batter, and carefully add them to the hot oil. 

   *Note - If you add the mushrooms all in at once to the hot oil they'll stick together, which is why it's best to add them individually.

7. Fry the mushrooms, stirring carefully and occasionally for approximately 3-4 minutes or until they're golden brown in color.
8. Use a large slotted spoon to remove the fried mushrooms to a paper towel-lined bowl and season immediately with a light sprinkling of salt and pepper.
9. Continue the same process with the remaining mushrooms.

10. Prepare the sauce by whisking all the ingredients together in a small bowl.

    
    

11. Serve the mushrooms with the sauce and enjoy!

Recipe Notes

Tip; I recommend using a thermometer to bring the oil up to temperature. However, if you submerge the handle of a wooden spoon into the hot oil and small bubbles immediately form and dance to the surface (much like champagne bubbles), you're oil is hot enough and ready to fry.

Tip; Frying oil can be recycled up to 4 times before it needs to be discarded. To reuse the oil, cool it completely, and then carefully funnel it into a covered container for another use.

Tools and equipment;

large bowl, chef's knife, cutting board, paper towels, large slotted spoon, wooden spoon, large high-sided pan for frying, measuring spoons, measuring cups, bottle opener

 

Nutrition Facts

Golden Beer Batter Fried Mushrooms

Amount Per Serving (6 people)

Calories 492 Calories from Fat 297

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 33g 51%

Saturated Fat 5g 25%

Cholesterol 44mg 15%

Sodium 490mg 20%

Potassium 612mg 17%

Total Carbohydrates 40g 13%

Dietary Fiber 3g 12%

Sugars 4g

Protein 10g 20%

Vitamin A 6.5%

Vitamin C 7.9%

Calcium 3.2%

Iron 18.1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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