Fish and Chips
Quick and easy these Fish and Chips are battered in a delicious beer batter and fried until golden. Served with steak fries this traditional English dish couldn't get any better.
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 396kcal
Ingredients
- 2 lbs cod or haddock
- French fries
Batter:
- 1 1/4 cup flour divided
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- Dash cayenne pepper
- 2 eggs
- 12 oz beer
Instructions
- Cook French fries according to package directions, we deep fry ours so you can either do it before or after frying your fish.
- Preheat deep fryer to 350.
- Cut your fish into fillets or if using frozen, defrost and pat dry, set aside.
- In bowl whisk together 1 cup flour, baking powder, cayenne, salt and pepper.
- In another bowl add your remaining flour.
- In yet another bowl whisk together your beer and eggs until combined.
- Slowly add your beer mixture into your dry ingredients and whisk until no lumps remain.
- Dip your fish into flour and coat on all sides then dip into batter, slowly lower into oil making sure it doesn't stick to the bottom.
- Fry on each side 3-4 minutes or until golden.
- Remove and transfer to paper towel lined plate to drain, repeat with remaining fish.
- Serve with French fries, tartar sauce and malt vinegar (my moms preference) if desired.
Nutrition
Calories: 396kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 47g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 179mg | Sodium: 448mg | Potassium: 1031mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 0g | Vitamin A: 210IU | Vitamin C: 2.3mg | Calcium: 58mg | Iron: 3.1mg