Fish & Chips
British

Fish & Chips

Serves about 4 · from D'Open Kitchen

Method

  1. Fish
  2. Preheat your frying oil to about 190 deg C.
  3. Season your fish fillets with salt and pepper and make sure to dry them with some paper towel.
  4. Whisk flour, beer and baking powder together until thick, shiny and consistent. It should be thick enough to coat everything.
  5. Dust your fish fillet with some flour then coat with your batter and deep fry until crispy and golden.

Wedges

  1. Slice (peeling optional) and slice potato into chips/wedges.
  2. Parboil the chips in boiling salted water for 4 to 5 minutes, or until softened but retaining their shape and steam and dry.
  3. Deep fry (when dry) until golden brown, season with some salt berfore serving.
  4. Tartare
  5. Chop up shallot, gherkin, capers finely.
  6. Mix all the dressings into the mayonnaise with a squeeze of lemon and some salt and pepper.
  7. Notes for Trish
  8. For the beer, pick a cheap dark ale.. not light gold lager, if unsure, let me know.
  9. Each station need a frying station (therefore) each station needs about 1litre of frying oil
  10. Buy premade mayo.. easier for time and everyone.
  11. Need tomato and chili sauce on standby

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