Fish and Chips (Modern Australian)

Name: Fish and Chips (Modern Australian)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: Australian
Ingredients: 4 barramundi fillets or similar white fish; 1 cup plain flour; 1 cup very cold beer; 1/2 tsp baking powder; salt and pepper to taste; 4 large Sebago or Desiree potatoes, cut into thick chips; vegetable oil for frying; malt vinegar and lemon wedges to serve; tartare sauce to serve

A modern Aussie fish and chips with beer-battered barramundi and hand-cut chips.

Total time

50 min

Prep

30 min

Cook

20 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Australian

Ingredients

4barramundi fillets or similar white fish

1 cupplain flour

1 cupvery cold beer

1/2 tspbaking powder

salt and pepperto taste

4large Sebago or Desiree potatoes, cut into thick chips

vegetable oilfor frying

malt vinegar and lemon wedgesto serve

tartare sauceto serve

Instructions

Parboil chip pieces 5 minutes. Drain and cool.

First-fry chips at 160°C for 5 minutes. Drain. Set aside.

Make beer batter: whisk flour, beer, baking powder, salt and pepper until smooth.

Second-fry chips at 190°C for 4 minutes until golden. Season immediately.

Dip fish in batter and fry at 180°C for 5-6 minutes. Serve with chips and tartare.