Battered Fish - Like the Fish & Chip Shop!

Um Safia's Note:

My family loves fish & chips from the 'chippie'.....but recently it has become far too expensive & we have been dissapointed a few times by the quality of the food. So, here we have the recipe I came up with to satisfy the family when they fancy fish 'n' chips. You can use any white fish fillet you prefer. I like to cut mine into 5" strips so they cook quicker & fit a bit better in my small fryer! If you have any batter left over, it makes great onion rings too......

• Total Time: 10 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 3

• 3 medium fish fillets
• 4 ½ ounces self raising flour
• 6 fluid ounces skim milk
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon butter , melted
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1⁄8; teaspoon cajun seasoning
• oil (for frying, I like sunflower oil for this)
• plain flour , for dusting

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C.
2. In a 10" x 3" plastic tub, place the flour, egg, salt, seasoning, milk & melted butter. Blend really well using an immersion blender - or liquidize & pour into the tub. (The tub just makes it easier to apply the batter to the fish.).
3. Rinse your fillets & cut into 5" pieces. Dust each piece with a little flour.
4. Heat your fryer to approximately 180 - 190°C.
5. Dip the fillerts one by one in the batter & coat both sides evenly.
6. When the oil has reached the correct temp, gently lay one fillet at a time onto the top of the oil.
7. Cook until golden brown on both sides - takes me about 4-5 mins, then remove & place on a tray with a wire rack (I use the grill pan) in the oven to stay crisp & hot.
8. Repeat with the remaining fish.
9. Serve with chunky chips, peas (mushy is best!) & lots of salt & vinegar -- .

Reviews

[Hazeleyes]

So good and crunchy! I used walleye fish..really tasty!

[Chef #1104081]

Great recipe--crunchy, coating sticks well, flavorful. What more could you want in a battered fish?

[gwynn]

This is a very good recipe for deep fried fish. The texture of the coating reminded me of Captain D's fish. We loved it and will be making it a lot. Thanks for posting this wonderful recipe.