Beer Battered Turkey Strips with Cranberry-Beer Dipping Sauce

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Recipe byMaizella

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Ingredients:

Sauce:
1 (16 oz.) can whole berry cranberry sauce
1/2 bottle beer (Alton Brown uses Miller Lite)
1 tsp. honey
Zest from one orange
Pinch salt

Batter:
1 1/2 c. AP flour
1 T. baking powder
2 tsp. kosher salt
1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
dash of Old Bay seasoning
1 (12 oz.) bottle of beer

2-4 quarts of peanut oil

20-30 turkey strips, cut from approximately 1-pound turkey breast meat
kosher salt
freshly ground black pepper

For the sauce: Whisk together cranberry sauce, beer, honey, orange zest, and salt in a small saucepan and place over high heat. Bring to a boil. Once boiling, reduce the heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes. Transfer to a small bowl and set in the fridge to cool slightly while you prepare the strips.
For the batter: Whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, cayenne pepper, and Old Bay seasoning in a medium mixing bowl. Gradually add the beer, whisking continually, until the batter completely smooth and free of lumps. Refrigerate for 15 minutes.
Preheat the peanut oil in a deep fryer to 365 degrees F.
Season strips on both sides with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper and dip each strip into the batter. Transfer immediately to the oil and dry until golden brown and cooked through, approximately 4 to 4 1/2 minutes. Transfer to a cooling rack and allow to drain for 5 minutes before serving with the dipping sauce.

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