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An English classic that never goes out of fashion. Served with tartar sauce and mushy peas. Blow on that your home will smell a bit like a barbecue bar. It disappears after you have aired it out for a week...???? (Recipe below) Fish and chips 4 pers. 4 nice, long pieces of cod fillet (could also be haddock or hake) Deep-fried dough: 200 g flour 200 g rice flour 1 tsp baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon liquid honey 3 dl vodka (the cheapest...) 3 dl pilsner beer Mix flour, rice flour, baking powder and salt for the deep-fried dough. Then stir in liquid honey, vodka and beer. Do not work too much with the dough, it just needs to be mixed. Put it cold for 1/2 hour. The fish pieces are salted for 20 minutes before use. They are then dusted lightly with rice flour, turned in the frying batter and placed in 180 degree hot oil. Fry them if necessary. in groups - it is important not to overload the fryer. Drip if necessary. a little extra batter on the pieces along the way. Put them on a baking tray and hold them if necessary. warm in an 80 degree oven while the rest is fried. Chips: Approx. 6-8 baking potatoes - preferably Bintje 1 1/2 l frying oil Salt Peel the potatoes and cut them into uniform sticks. Place them in cold water which is changed until the water is clear. Boil the potatoes in salted water until they are almost tender. Drain them and place them on a tea towel and let them cool completely. Then fry them in hot oil at 140 degrees until they just start to get a little colour. Do not overload the fryer, but do it in teams. Fish them out and place them on a baking tray. When they have cooled down a bit, put them on a plate that can go in the fridge. Let them rest there until they are completely cold. At this stage they can also be packed in freezer bags and frozen. Fry them one last time in hot oil at 180 degrees until they are golden and crispy. Toss them quickly with salt and serve immediately. Mushy peas: 400 g frozen peas 100 g butter 2-3 tablespoons finely chopped mint Lemon juice Salt and pepper Put the peas in a pot with a little water at the bottom. Let them steam for a few minutes under the lid. Add butter and finely chopped mint to the pan and mash it all together well. You can possibly use a stick blender. Season with lemon juice, salt and pepper and serve the mushy peas warm. Tartar sauce: 3-4 tbsp mayonnaise 1-2 tbsp sour cream 1 tsp dijon mustard 1 tbsp. finely chopped capers 2-3 finely chopped gherkins 1 tbsp. finely chopped shallot 1 tbsp. chopped esdragon 1 tbsp. finely chopped chives 1 tablespoon chopped dill Optional. salt and pepper Stir mayonnaise and mustard together. Chop all the ingredients quite finely and add them to the mayonnaise. If the mayonnaise is not to taste, additional salt and pepper can be added.