Beer Battered Fish and Chips
Yield: 2 portions
Degree of difficulty: Moderate
Prep Time: 45 minutes
Bake Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 90 minutes
Ingredients
For the: Chips
2 russet potatoes, about 12 ounces (340g) each
Grapeseed oil or other neutral flavored oil with a high smoke point.
Grapeseed oil for frying (or substitute any other neutral-flavored oil with a high smoke point)
For the: Beer Battered Fish
1pound (454g) lean, flaky white fish such as cod, skinned
Kosher salt
1 cup (140g) Cup4Cup Multipurpose Flour
1 teaspoon (4g) kosher salt
1 12-ounce gluten-free beer, cold
1 cup (140g) Cup4Cup Multipurpose Flour
Grapeseed oil (use same oil as used for the chips)
Kosher salt
Lemon wedges
Instructions
For: Chips
- Wash, scrub, rinse and dry the russet potatoes.
- Fill a Dutch oven or heavy pot suitable for frying with about 3-inches of oil and slowly heat it to 300°
- Cut the potatoes into fries about ½-inch thick.
- Carefully add the potatoes to the oil, gently agitate them to prevent them from sticking to each other or the bottom.
- Fry until the potatoes are softened all the way through – about 7 minutes.
- Remove from the oil and drain on a wire rack.
- Prepare the Beer Battered Fish before finish frying the chips.
- To finish frying, add the potatoes to oil that is 350°F (after you fry the fish).
- Fry until golden and crisp – about 3 minutes.
- Drain well and sprinkle with salt.
For: Beer Battered Fish
- Cut the fish into eight strips weighing about 4 ounces (113g) and about ¾-inch thick.
- Season the fish lightly with kosher salt.
- Fill a Dutch oven or other tall heavy pot suitable for frying with about 3-inches of oil. Slowly preheat the oil to 350°
- While the oil is heating prepare the beer batter by whisking together 1 cup of Cup4Cup flour with 1 teaspoon kosher salt and the cold beer. Whisk just until the batter comes together.
- Dredge the fish in the remaining flour to coat all sides evenly then shake off the excess.
- Dip the strips in the batter ensuring that they are well coated.
- Fry the fish in the hot oil until golden and crisp, approximately 2-3 minutes.
- Drain the fish on a rack and keep warm in a low oven while finish frying the chips.
- Sprinkle lightly with kosher salt.
To Assemble:
- Serve the battered fish piping hot with the chips.
- Serve with lemon wedges.