Beer Battered Garlic Cloves

These pub-worthy, beer-battered garlic cloves are flavourful, crispy and pair perfectly with spicy sriracha, and make a delicious appetizer. Besides sriracha chilli sauce, aioli, ranch or even a spicy mayonnaise are perfect with battered garlic. The beer batter is great for seafood, vegetables and chicken too.

	Beer Batter
40 Large garlic cloves, peeled 1l Water 1 tsp Sea salt 1 kg Lard or oil for frying Flat parsley and chilli pepper to garnish Sriracha sauce to serve	120 g Plain flour 30 g Cornstarch 1 tsp Baking soda 1 tsp Cayenne powder 1/2 tsp Cumin powder Salt and pepper to taste 1 Egg, medium 180 ml Cold beer

Separate the garlic cloves, peel and trim. Fill a saucepan with 1 liter of water. Bring it to a boil, then stir in about 1 teaspoon of sea salt. Add in prepared garlic cloves. Boil for 5 minutes or until they are tender. Drain and leave to cool.
Mix flour, cornstarch, baking soda, cayenne, cumin, salt and pepper together in large bowl. In another bowl, whisk together the egg and beer.
Pour the beer mixture into flour ingredients bowl and stir until well blended. Chill for 30 to 45 minutes.
Heat the lard in a deep skillet. Drop the garlic cloves into the batter so that they are thoroughly coated.
Gently lower the battered cloves into the skillet and fry until golden brown, turning them if necessary so that both sides are equally browned. Remove and drain on paper towel. Garnish with chopped parsley, chilli pepper and serve with chilli sauce.

31 comments:

DEZMOND 2/9/23 23:01: What a highly unusual and original recipe! I've breaded all kinds of things, including pickles and pumpkin flowers, but never garlic! Hope it does not burn the tongue!
Tom 2/9/23 23:09: ...high class pub food for sure!
roentare 2/9/23 23:40: This is better than fish n chips!
Brian's Home Blog 3/9/23 00:36: WOW, that would keep the vampires away!
Balvinder 3/9/23 02:35: I would have never thought to bread garlic. My husband would sure love it.
Citu 3/9/23 04:10: Gracias por la receta. Te mando un beso.
Margaret D 3/9/23 08:03: How interesting, never thought of battering garlic.
Delphine 3/9/23 09:24: C'est très appétissant
Bon dimanche
Lola Martínez 3/9/23 10:51: Nunca he comido los ajos así, por aquí no es costumbre. No estaría mal probarlos para conocer su sabor. Gracias por la receta.
David M. Gascoigne, 3/9/23 11:42: My daughter will be visiting at the end of the month. We’ll give it a try.
Rainbow Evening 3/9/23 12:32: garlic is good for health.....we use garlic in almost every food we cook....
your food looks yummy....
Granny Sue 3/9/23 14:01: That sounds good! And the batter, I can see using it other ways. Great recipe, Angie!
My name is Erika. 3/9/23 15:03: I'm trying to decide how garlic bites would taste, but since garlic is always a yummy addition, I bet they are pretty good. Thanks for sharing Angie.
Anonymous 3/9/23 15:05: Judee: These are very different. I have not seen anything like them before but they look really good to me and garlic is so good for you.
Jeff the Chef @ Make It Like a Man! 3/9/23 16:10: Your beer battered garlic cloves look so tempting and crunchy! "Pubworthy" is the perfect description. I love anything beer battered, but have never made a beer batter at home. I'd have a hard time choosing which sauce to dip these beauties in.
Bill 3/9/23 17:52: Sounds good and worth a try.
Whats Cookin Italian Style Cuisine 3/9/23 18:48: very unique I havent seen this bet they were amazing!
Grace 3/9/23 21:27: Me parece una originalidad!
Buena semana Angie!!
Lowcarb team member 3/9/23 23:25: Not crossed my mind to batter garlic!

All the best Jan
Cooking Julia 3/9/23 23:35: What a flavorful appetizer!
foodtravelandwine 4/9/23 00:03: I love garlic!!....These are a delicious treats.....I want to eat them as appetizers with a glass of beer!........Abrazotes, Marcela
luna 4/9/23 05:55: excellent ! bonne journée
Ron 4/9/23 09:58: I though I'd cooked or eaten about everything deep fried, but this one new to me. I love roasted garlic, so why not deep fried. Thanks for the inspiration.
Marianela Beauty Tips 4/9/23 12:19: It looks delicious! Thanks for sharing.
I invite you to visit my last post. Have a good week!
Simone | In Simone's Kitchen 4/9/23 16:32: Wow that is interesting. I have made mushrooms in beer batter before but never garlic! Looks delicious and I wonder what the flavor is!
Laura. M 4/9/23 20:39: Original receta. Me gusta el ajo .
Buen septiembre.
Un abrazo.
thepaintedapron.com 5/9/23 15:21: Wow, this is unusual! I bet they are incredible!!
David 5/9/23 19:00: Angie, This is a new food treat for us... We love garlic but the restaurants around East Tennessee state that certain dishes have garlic...but they must just pass the garlic cloves over the dish because the flavor isn't detectable. I would think that the elephant garlic would work best as a breaded and fried appetizer... Yum! Take Care, Big Daddy Dave
tigerfish 7/9/23 02:47: Ingenious way to snack on garlic :p
Raymund 14/9/23 02:03: Beer-battered garlic cloves? Now that's a unique and intriguing concept! The combination of crispy beer batter and tender garlic cloves sounds like a flavor explosion waiting to happen.
luna 15/9/23 06:42: originale cette recette !
j'adore !! bonne journée