Fish & chips

? servings

Ingredients

Fish & chips

• 150g (5 oz.) fish per person
• 1 cup (100 g) flour
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 7 tbsp milk
• 1/2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp water
• pinch of salt
• 6 tbsp of beer (light)
• 2 potatoes per person

Tartar sauce

• 1 shallot
• 6 cornichons
• 1 tbsp capers
• 250 g (1 cup) yoghurt
• tons of herbs (fresh or not)
• 1 lemon
• 2 tbsp mayo
• 2 tsp mustard
• salt & pepper

Recipe

1. Oven: 150 °C = 300 °F.
2. Heat up oil in pan until it reaches 180 °C = 350 °F.
3. Pat dry fish with kitchen paper.
4. Mix flour, salt and pepper well in a shallow dish. Cover the fish with flour and shake off any loose flour.
5. Batter: add all the ingredients except the beer, whisk (lumps okay).
6. Peel and cut potatoes into chip shapes, rinse and pat dry with a clean towel (as dry as possible). Fry for 8 min (until soft inside). Place on baking tray.
7. Add the beer to batter and gently mix (consistency = yoghurt).
8. Oil: 180 °C = 350 °F.
9. Prepare kitchen roll to absorb the oil of the fish.
10. Place a piece of fish in the batter, coat well. Drip off excess for about 5 s.
11. Cook in hot oil for 7-8 min (crispy, golden brown).
12. Place on the kitchen paper then keep warm in oven when cooking the other pieces.
13. Return chips back to the fryer and cook for 3 min.
14. Drain excess oil.
15. Flavour with salt and vinegar.
16. Tartar sauce: chop everything fine then add the juice of the lemon, mayo, mustard, yogurt. Combine and season to taste.

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