Cooking with Platypus: Homemade Fish & Chips

[platypus]

Who doesn't like fish and chips? The advantage of cooking it at home is that it's quick, simple, you know whats gone into the batter, and you can use healthier oil to fry the fish in. For this dish its best if you buy and use fresh fish, but if you have to cook frozen, make sure its completely defrosted first. The batter is a simple one with my own little twist, if you want a standard batter don't bother with the herbs. Apologies for the photos, taken with a mediocre phone camera.

I don't have a deep fryer, for this method I have baked the chips, and used a wok to fry the fish. Be very careful when doing this as hot oil splashes and burns easily.

Ingredients

• 3 Cod Fillets (~200g)
• 3 or 4 large potatoes
• Peas
  
  For the batter
• 50g plain flour
• 2 tbsps olive oil
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 tbsp ground pepper
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon mixed herbs
• A pinch of salt
• A glass of water

Making the batter

Combine the water, salt, flour and pepper, then make a well in the middle. Into the well place the yolk, the oil, the herbs, and the lemon juice.

Heat the oil in the wok for a good 10 minutes or so before getting the fish ready. Dip the fish in the batter, making sure any excess runs off, and then place the fish in the oil, frying for no more than 5 minutes, turning once.

For the chips - just cut the potatoes into chunky chip like shapes, place in a baking try, cover lightly in oil and then bake for around 45 minutes.

Boil some water whilst the fish is cooking, put the peas in for a few minutes, and then serve whilst hot .

 

[Clipsey]

That looks delicious!!
This one I might actually have to try as getting a decent fish'n'chips over here is nigh on impossible!

 

[Ahleckz]

Add a bit of yeast to your batter mix, gives it that golden crunch.

 

[Cosimo]

That looks very tasty, perfect timing for lunch.

 

[Burnsy2023]

Batter need beer or at least fizzy water to make it lighter.

 

[Lysander]

For once, I'm impressed with a cooking thread. That actually looks decent.

 

[randomshenans]

adding a bit of polenta gives that extra crunch as well, and using beer/sparkling water in the batter helps it really puff up.

 

[~>Dg<~]

reminds me off my youth and grandma doing fish onn fridays

looks very nice

 

[daz]

Try boiling your chips for 5-10 minutes before sticking them in the oven as well.

 

[tigerstyle]

hmmmmmmm looks good!

 

[Gustov]

SO doing this! I can't eat dairy and to see a fish and chips in batter that doesn't contain milk =

 

[Kerplunk]

Wow, that does look good!!!

 

[platypus]

Batter need beer or at least fizzy water to make it lighter.

Fizzy water is good in batter, and yes I use it from time to time - but this batter is lovely and light, I use less flour than most I think.

SO doing this! I can't eat dairy and to see a fish and chips in batter that doesn't contain milk =

Awesome, I don't usually use milk in batter!

 

[Craig1981]

Mmmmm!! Looks delcious! All its missing it a blob of tarter sauce on the side

 

[Azza]

Looks delicious!

 

[Edrof]

Impressive! Will give this a go.

 

[Glaucus]

and you can use healthier oil to fry the fish in.

Maybe fish, but need beef dripping for chips.

Looks great, Tried loads of batters including Hestons haven;t been impressed with any really. Will remember to try yours next time I do it, so rare though.

 

[Ahleckz]

Maybe fish, but need beef dripping for chips.

Looks great, Tried loads of batters including Hestons haven;t been impressed with any really. Will remember to try yours next time I do it, so rare though.

Yeast is the key!!!!!

 

[Deluxe1]

Batter on the fish doesnt look crisp.

 

[The Dread Pirate]

Batter needs beer and it needs to be cooked in dripping!