Beer Battered Hake and Garlic Alioli

I really wanted some proper battered fish so tried out this Spanish version using Hake. In Spain Hake is very popular and still relatively cheap.
Here is the batter recipe.I'd never used beer in batter before but it tastes really good - there is just a hint of it in the final taste but it gives the batter a certain lightness.

225g/8oz self-raising flour, plus extra for dusting

salt and freshly ground black pepper 

300ml/10fl oz fridge-cold lager

Mix these thoroughly together, coat your fillets and fry until nice and brown. I served two of these each with a large salad and some good quality Alioli. This is a lot lighter that stodgy fish and chips so its a bit better for the summer - its also very quick - all you are really doing is quickly frying the fish.