Uncle Bill's Coated And Deep Fried Potatoes

Total Time: 21 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 6 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 large potatoes, russet or 1 large yukon gold potato
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon granulated garlic powder
• 1 small egg
• 1/2 cup beer, of your choice
• 2 cups canola vegetables (for deep frying) or 2 cups olive oil (for deep frying)

Recipe

• 1 scrub or peel potatoes. slice crosswise to 1/8 inch thickness; about 12 to 14 slices. slices should be the same thickness for deep frying.
• 2 place sliced potatoes in a dish and cover with cold water while preparing the dredging flour and the batter.
• 3 in a mixing bowl, mix together 1/4 cup of flour, 1/4 teaspoon of salt and pepper; set aside to use for dredging.
• 4 in a separate mixing bowl, mix together 1/3 cup of flour, 1 teaspoon of baking powder, 1/4 teaspoon of salt and pepper and 1/4 teaspoon of garlic powder.
• 5 in a small mixing bowl, beat egg and add 1/2 cup of beer and whisk until blended.
• 6 pour egg/beer mixture into the flour mixture and stir until well blended and the batter is smooth.
• 7 meanwhile, in a medium size frying pan or saucepan, heat the oil to 350°f.
• 8 drain the sliced potatoes and shake off any excess water.
• 9 dredge the potato slices in the flour to coat all sides.
• 10 now dip the slices in the batter and coat well on all sides.
• 11 drop a few batter coated slices in the heated oil and deep fry for about 1 minute, then turn over and continue to fry for another 1 minute.
• 12 when done, remove to paper towels to absorb any excess oil.
• 13 serve with ketchup, yogurt or sour cream.