Cooking with Platypus: Homemade Fish & Chips

[skippy2421]

looks lovely platypus, you've made me hungry.

 

[platypus]

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.

I never really bother with chips - might have used dripping if I were deep frying them but I prefer to bake them.

Batter on the fish doesnt look crisp.

I can assure you it was .

 

[boxman2000]

Also you could use sweet potato either instead of or with regular spuds - sprinkling of rosemary with the oil really helps bring out the flavour, plus come coarse sea salt!

Great recepie!

 

[Dave85]

Chips with skin on

 

[Badgi]

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

Personally I would par boil them aswell.

Looks nice though.

Although, surely you don't need to use so much oil for frying?

Yeast is the key!!!!!

Or baking powder.

 

[Stretch]

Looks good. Home made tartar would have been a nice touch.

 

[izzop]

Looks good, although being honest when I first read the title I thought you were substituting the fish with platypus!!!!

 

[Participant]

Chips with skin on

Oh come on, of all the criticisms...

Haven't you ever had potato wedges?

 

[arknor]

you should try boiling the chips first next time thats how you make perfect chips with frying them its how you get the crunch texture because of the starch coming out

 

[HamZilla]

How much were the cod fillets? Interested to know in comparison to the £4.50+ charged at local chippys.

I love peas with fishnchips too.

 

[platypus]

How much were the cod fillets? Interested to know in comparison to the £4.50+ charged at local chippys.

I love peas with fishnchips too.

£11.28 for the 3 .

 

[platypus]

Although, surely you don't need to use so much oil for frying?

Probably not, I had some oil to use up though .

 

[aaron333]

Very nice. What oil did you fry with? I'm guessing extra virgin olive oil judging by the pic?

 

[Ahleckz]

This thread made me have fish and chips for dinner tonight also, though I used a frozen breaded haddock portion... Did make my own chips like you though!

 

[Retromatic]

This has made me hungry right before beddy bies, might have to cook this tommorow after work

 

[whitecrook]

Is it considered unusual to make your own chips these days? 100% of the chips I eat I make and fry.

 

[2StepSteve]

should have peeled the potatoes and after cutting them, fried them! Homemade chip are unbeatable when you have decent potatoes.

Nice looking fish though.

 

[Ahleckz]

Is it considered unusual to make your own chips these days? 100% of the chips I eat I make and fry.

I love cooking, and make my own meals from scratch more of the time than I don't (was feeling lazy today, so just threw in a fish fillet), but for some reason I hardly ever actually make my own chips. Not sure why, just always buy frozen ones. However, that's going to change.
I worked in a fish and chip shop (at all levels) so perhaps that put me off making my own chips.

 

[platypus]

Very nice. What oil did you fry with? I'm guessing extra virgin olive oil judging by the pic?

Yes indeed. It's a healthier alternative!

should have peeled the potatoes and after cutting them, fried them! Homemade chip are unbeatable when you have decent potatoes.

Nice looking fish though.

I made the chips how I like them, with skins on . Yes the fish was delicious.

 

[Burnsy2023]

I wouldn't fry the fish in Olive Oil, it has a relatively strong flavour. A ground nut or vegetable oil would be much better.