Fish and Chips

Directions

  1. 1Peel Maris Pipers and cut them into thick cut chips.
  2. 2Put potatoes in a bowl and rinse away the starch until the water turns from cloudy to clear.
  3. 3Add a generous amount of sea salt, bring to the boil, simmer for 7 minutes.
  4. 4Place potatoes on a tray to steam dry.
  5. 5Add vegetable oil to a pan and fry potatoes for 6 minutes at 135°C.
  6. 6Remove and leave chips to cool (fry number one).
  7. 7For mayonnaise, blend 2 egg yolks, 1 tsp Dijon mustard, ½ lemon juice, 2 tbsp chardonnay vinegar, pinch sugar and salt.
  8. 8Slowly add 150g veg oil and 100g rapeseed oil to the mayonnaise mixture while blending.
  9. 9Mix 6 tbsp of mayonnaise with chopped cornichons, capers, lemon juice, parsley and tarragon to make tartar sauce.
  10. 10Chill the tartar sauce.
  11. 11Start with a nice, fresh, thick piece of cod.
  12. 12For the batter, whisk 200g flour, 100g cornflour, 1 tsp turmeric, 1 tsp baking powder and salt in a bowl.
  13. 13Add 200ml cold beer and 200ml sparkling water to the dry batter ingredients and mix.
  14. 14Dust your fish with flour and salt.
  15. 15Place the floured fish in the batter.
  16. 16Fry the chips again at 185°C for 5 minutes until golden and crisp.
  17. 17Immediately season the chips with fine salt.
  18. 18Gently lower the fish into the oil, moving it around so it doesn't stick to the pan.
  19. 19Fry fish at 180°C for 5 to 8 minutes depending on size and remove.
  20. 20Season the fried fish.
  21. 21To plate, add a generous layer of chips.
  22. 22Put the fish on top of the chips.
  23. 23Warm Waitrose Chip Shop Curry Sauce and serve with fish, chips, and tartare sauce.

Ingredients

  • 5 –6 Maris Piper potatoes
  • sea salt
  • 150 g vegetable oil
  • 100 g rapeseed oil
  • 2 cod fillets
  • 200 g flour
  • 100 g cornflour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • salt
  • 1 tsp turmeric
  • 200 ml cold beer
  • 200 ml sparkling water
  • Waitrose Chip Shop Curry Sauce
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 0.5 lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp chardonnay vinegar
  • pinch sugar
  • chopped cornichons
  • capers
  • parsley
  • tarragon

Equipment

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Tips

  • Rinse away potato starch until water turns clear.
  • Steam dry potatoes after boiling for crispier chips.
  • The key to good tartar sauce is homemade mayonnaise.