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British Fish and Chips

Classic battered fish with thick-cut chips and mushy peas

Total Time
1h 10min
Servings
4
Difficulty
medium
Rating
4.5 (189 reviews)

Time Breakdown

Prep:30min
Cook:40min
Cuisine: british
Meal Type:
lunchdinner
Tags:
britishfishchipsbatteredfried

Ingredients (4 servings)

  • 1 1/3 lbswhite fish fillets, cod or haddock
  • 1.77 lbslarge potatoes, cut into thick chips
  • 7.14 ozplain flour
  • 1.79 ozcornstarch
  • 2 tspbaking powder
  • 1.27 cupscold beer
  • 1 tspsalt
  • 2.11 quartsvegetable oil
    for deep frying
  • 7.14 ozfrozen peas
  • 1.07 ozbutter
  • 1 tbspmint, fresh, chopped
  • 1/2 tspsalt
  • 2.03 fl ozmalt vinegar
  • 4 pieceslemon wedges

Instructions

  1. 1

    Cut potatoes into thick chips and soak in cold water for 30 minutes.

    30min
  2. 2

    Heat oil to 140°C and par-fry chips for 5 minutes. Remove and drain.

    8min
  3. 3

    Make batter: whisk flour, cornstarch, baking powder, and salt with cold beer.

    5min
  4. 4

    Increase oil temperature to 180°C.

    5min
  5. 5

    Coat fish in flour, then batter, and fry for 5-7 minutes until golden.

    8min
  6. 6

    Return chips to oil and fry until golden and crispy, about 4 minutes.

    5min
  7. 7

    Make mushy peas: cook peas with butter, mint, and salt until soft and mashed.

    8min
  8. 8

    Serve immediately with malt vinegar and lemon wedges.

    3min

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