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Fish and Chips (British Classic)
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Fish and Chips (British Classic)

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Crispy fried fish with thick-cut fries — the most famous British pub classic.

⏱️ Prep time 20 min. 🍳 Cook time 30 min. 🍽️ 4 servings 📊 Difficulty: medium ⭐ 8/10

Source / link: Britische Küche (England-Klassiker)

Ingredients

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4 Stück à 150 g Cod or haddock fillets
150 g Flour
1 TL Baking powder
200 ml Cold water (or pale beer)
800 g Potatoes
750 ml Oil for frying
1 TL Salt
zum Servieren Malt vinegar or lemon

Preparation

Step by step through the recipe

  1. 1 Cut 800 g potatoes into thick chips, soak in cold water, pat dry and pre-fry in 750 ml oil at 160 °C for about 6–8 minutes. Drain.
  2. 2 Mix 150 g flour, 1 TL baking powder and 1 TL salt, and whisk with 200 ml cold water into a thick batter.
  3. 3 Pat the 4 fish fillets of 150 g each dry, toss in a little flour and dip through the batter.
  4. 4 Heat the oil to 180 °C and deep-fry the 4 fish fillets of 150 g Flour each for about 6–8 minutes until golden brown and crispy.
  5. 5 Finish frying the chips in the hot oil at 190 °C for about 3–4 minutes, and sprinkle with salt.
  6. 6 Drain everything on kitchen paper and serve with malt vinegar or lemon to serve.

Notes & tips

Note: Contains fish + egg (batter, optional) + possibly cow's milk in the batter.

Nutrition

estimated per serving
Calories
1949 kcal
Protein
8 g
Fat
188 g
Carbs
63 g

– = ingredient not in nutrition database (estimate incomplete)

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