Crispy beer-battered fish with tartar sauce. British fish and chips at home.
This is British chip shop style. Lager works best; avoid hoppy IPAs.
Malt vinegar is traditional British. Fish and chips is Britain's national dish.
Ingredients
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- Cod fillets
- All-purpose flour
- Baking powder
- Salt
- Cold lager beer
- Vegetable oil
- Mayonnaise
- Dill pickles, minced
- Capers, minced
- Lemon juice
- Malt vinegar
- Lemon wedges
Ingredients
Scale
Measurement units
- Cod fillets
- All-purpose flour
- Baking powder
- Salt
- Cold lager beer
- Vegetable oil
- Mayonnaise
- Dill pickles, minced
- Capers, minced
- Lemon juice
- Malt vinegar
- Lemon wedges
Instructions
Make the tartar sauce and batter
Make the tartar sauce and batter
Fry the fish
Fry the fish
Plate with tartar
Plate with tartar
Tomorrow's Meal
Fish and Chips Hash with Crispy Potato Cake
Flaked beer-battered fish and leftover chips layered into a golden, crispy pan-fried hash cake with a runny egg on top
You'll need to pick up:
1-2 eggsButter or oil for fryingSalt and pepperMalt vinegar or tartar sauce for serving
Quick overview:
- 1.Flake cold beer-battered fish into bite-sized pieces, removing any bones
- 2.Chop leftover chips into 1/2-inch pieces
- 3.Combine flaked fish and chips in a bowl, season with salt and pepper
- 4.Heat 2 tablespoons butter in a 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat
- 5.Press fish and chip mixture firmly into skillet, let cook undisturbed 4-5 minutes until golden crust forms
- 6.Break crust into 4 sections, flip carefully, cook another 3-4 minutes until second side is crispy
- 7.Push hash to edges, crack eggs into center, cover and cook until yolks reach desired doneness
- 8.Slide onto plate, serve with malt vinegar or tartar sauce
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Cook notes
- • This is British chip shop style.
- • Lager works best; avoid hoppy IPAs.
- • Malt vinegar is traditional British.
- • Fish and chips is Britain's national dish.
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