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Gary Mehigan

The Perfect Fish and Chips


Ingredients

  • 1 ½ ltr vegetable oil
  • 150 g self raising flour
  • 150 g cornflour
  • ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • Pinch of salt
  • 300 ml beer
  • 500 g white fish, flake or blue grenadier
  • 50 g plain flour, for dusting
  • Flake salt

Method

  1. Pour vegetable oil into a domestic deep fryer and heat to 180°c. Alternatively use a heavy based high sided pot.
  2. Combine the flours, bicarbonate of soda and salt in a medium sized bowl. Pour in ¼ of the beer and whisk gently starting from the middle and begin to combine, drawing the flour from the edges of the bowl. Add ¾ of the remaining beer and whisk vigorously into a smooth batter. Add the rest of the beer and whisk until it reaches the consistency of thick cream.
  3. At this point you can cook the chips and keep them warm in the oven set at 120°c.
  4. Slice the fish into 10 cm x 2 cm strips. Coat in the flour and pat the excess from the fish. Drop into the batter and coat well. Lift each piece at one end and allow the excess batter to run off. Gently lower the fish into the hot oil, holding it at one end in the oil for a few seconds until the fish floats. Let go gently and repeat for the other pieces. Cook for 4 minutes or until the battered fish is crisp and a light golden brown. Lift out and drain the fish on paper towels.
  5. Sprinkle with flake salt and serve with chips and tartare sauce.
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  • Chris337
    January 2012

    Where is the Tartare sauce recipe please. Dis anyone get it from the show cause I really need it ASAP. Please

    • Paul320
      January 2012

      The Tartare sauce from memory was; Mayo, Lemon Juice, Capers, Pickle, Boiled Egg. P.S. I made his chips last night and they were wonderful.

  • Chris337
    January 2012

    Where is Gary's Tartare sauce? I really need it ASAP and can't view the TV show - not sure how to stream it.

  • Dan47
    February 2011

    So um, where's the chips here? All it says it "Step 3: Cook chips" I've seen the episode, so I know about the chips...but I kind of feel that the recipe should show everything.

  • Mora
    November 2009

    I love this receipe.. Big Fan of fish and chips.. Its so homely

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