Fish and Chips

Name: Fish and Chips
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 600g thick white fish fillets; 150g plain flour; 200ml cold beer; 1 tsp baking powder; 800g large potatoes, cut in thick chips; 4 tbsp mayonnaise; 2 tbsp capers, chopped; 2 tbsp pickles, chopped; 1 tbsp lemon juice; 1 handful fresh parsley; 2L vegetable oil for frying

American-style beer-battered fish with thick cut fries and tartar sauce — seaside comfort food. Frying the chips twice, once low and slow then again hot and fast, gives them a fluffy centre and a properly crisp shell.

Total time

45 min

Prep

20 min

Cook

25 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

American

Ingredients

600gthick white fish fillets

150gplain flour

200mlcold beer

1 tspbaking powder

800glarge potatoes, cut in thick chips

4 tbspmayonnaise

2 tbspcapers, chopped

2 tbsppickles, chopped

1 tbsplemon juice

1 handfulfresh parsley

2Lvegetable oil for frying

Instructions

Mix mayo, capers, pickles, lemon juice and parsley into tartar sauce.

Par-boil chips 5 minutes, drain and dry completely.

First fry: cook chips at 160C for 5 minutes. Drain.

Mix flour, baking powder and beer into a smooth batter.

Second fry chips at 190C until golden and very crispy.

Dip fish in batter and fry at 180C for 6 minutes until golden.

Drain everything on paper towel.

Serve fish and chips immediately with tartar sauce and lemon.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

550

Protein

8.6g

Fat

26.8g

Carbs

65.7g

Fiber

5.8g

Sodium

440mg

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