Best Fish and Chips Recipe
Classic beer-battered fish with crispy double-fried chips.
Ingredients
- Fish:
- 1½ lb white fish fillets cod, haddock, or pollock
- Salt and black pepper
- ½ cup all-purpose flour for dredging
- Beer Batter:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ¾ –1 cup cold beer lager or ale
- ½ tsp salt
- Chips:
- 2½ lb russet potatoes peeled
- Vegetable or canola oil for frying
- Salt
- For Serving:
- Malt vinegar
- Lemon wedges
- Tartar sauce
Instructions
- Soak and double-fry potatoes.
- Make cold beer batter.
- Dredge, batter, and fry fish until golden.
- Fry chips until crisp.
- Serve hot with vinegar and lemon.
Notes
- Keep batter cold
- Oil temperature is critical
- Fry in batches
- Best eaten immediately