Fish and Chips

Name: Fish and Chips
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 4 pieces cod or haddock fillets; 1.2 kg floury potatoes; 200 g plain flour; 50 g cornflour; 300 ml cold beer or lager; 1 tsp baking powder; 2 l sunflower oil, for frying; 2 tsp salt; 2 tbsp malt vinegar, to serve

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Prep30 min

Cook30 min

Total60 min

Beer-battered white fish and twice-fried chips — the British fryer classic, done properly at home.

Ingredients

Serves:4

4 pieces cod or haddock fillets
1.2 kg floury potatoes
200 g plain flour
50 g cornflour
300 ml cold beer or lager
1 tsp baking powder
2 l sunflower oil, for frying
2 tsp salt
2 tbsp malt vinegar, to serve

Nutrition (estimated)

high confidence

5011kcal · per serving

34.2g

Protein

101.6g

Carbs

501.8g

Fat

Recipe total: 20045 kcal · P 136.9g · C 406.5g · F 2007.1g

Estimated from 9 of 9 ingredients

Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.

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Steps

1
Cut the potatoes into thick chips and rinse them in cold water until it runs clear, then dry thoroughly.
2
Fry the chips at 140°C for 6-8 minutes until soft but pale. Lift out and cool completely — this first fry cooks them through.
3
Whisk the flour, cornflour, baking powder and salt, then whisk in the very cold beer to a batter the thickness of double cream. Do not overmix; lumps are fine and bubbles are the point.
4
Raise the oil to 190°C and fry the chips a second time for 3 minutes until deep gold and crisp. Drain and salt at once.
5
Dry the fish fillets and dust them lightly with flour so the batter grips.
6
Drop the oil back to 175°C. Dip each fillet in the batter, let the excess run off and lower it in, holding it for a few seconds so it sets in shape.
7
Fry 5-6 minutes until the batter is crisp and deep gold. Drain and serve immediately with the chips and vinegar.

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Questions and answers

How long does Fish and Chips take to make?

About 60 minutes: 30 min prep and 30 min cooking.

What ingredients do you need for Fish and Chips?

9 ingredients: cod or haddock fillets, floury potatoes, plain flour, cornflour, cold beer or lager, baking powder, sunflower oil, salt, malt vinegar.

How many servings does this Fish and Chips recipe make?

4 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.

How many calories are in a serving of Fish and Chips?

About 5011 kcal, with 34.2 g protein, 101.6 g carbohydrate and 501.8 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.

What cuisine is Fish and Chips?

Fish and Chips comes from British cuisine.

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