Marilyns Treats

Fish and Chips

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Fish and Chips

The fish lovers in the room will love that I am presenting a wonderful recipe for Fish and Chips! All you need is a nice salad and a large bottle of your favorite wine. The aroma of the fish cooking in the kitchen will bring your family to the table just in time to be served. I love a meal that the entire family can all eat together at the same time. This one fits the bill! Try this Fish and Chips wit some malt vinegar or tartar sauce. Delish.

Need more dinner ideas? Try my Fish and Chips, Broasted Chicken and these Pork Chops. Your family will love them!

Fish and Chips

Fish and Chips

Batter dipped fish of your choice fried to a golden brown. 
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Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Keyword: fish, lent
Method: Fry
Skill Level: Basic
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Adjust Servings: 4
Calories: 260kcal
Author: Marilyn

Ingredients

The Batter:

  • 1 cup All Purpose Flour
  • 1 1/2 Teaspoons baking powder
  • 7 Tablespoons Milk
  • 1/2 Tablespoon Olive oil
  • 1 Tablespoon water
  • Pinch of salt

The Chips:

  • 8 Medium Potatoes peeled and cut into finger thickness

Other ingredients:

  • Salt and Malt Brown Vinegar for serving
  • 8 fish filets of your choice

Instructions

  • If you are using frozen fish, defrost it.
  • Turn oven on to 300F,
  • Heat up the oil in your fry pan until it reaches 350F.
  • Check over your fish for any bones. If you have a thick part and thin part of the fish, cut the thin part off. Pat dry with paper towel.
  • Mix your flour and salt and pepper well in a shallow dish and cover the fish with the flour shaking off any loose flour.
  • Mix in salt and pepper coating fish with flour
  • Make up the batter. Add all ingredients and give it a light whisk. Don't worry if there are lumps in the batter. This is good!
  • Peel and cut the potatoes into chip shapes, then rinse and pat dry with a clean towel.
  • Carefully place the chips into the fry pan, and allow to cook gently for approximately 8 minutes. They should turn soft and still have a pale color. You can check if the chips are cooked by using a sharp knife and feeling if it's soft inside.
  • Take them out of the pan and place on your baking tray for now. We will refry them after the fish to give them a super crisp.
  • If you don't have a thermometer, drop a bit of batter or end of a chip in the oil and see if it sizzles to the surface, testing if the oil is hot enough
  • Increase your oil heat to 350F.
  • Place a few sheets of paper towel in your baking tray. We will use this to place the fish once it's cooked.
  • Cook 1 or 2 pieces of fish at a time. Take the end of a piece of fish, place it in the batter and coat it well. Take it out of the batter and leave the excess to drip off, say for about 5 seconds.
  • Then gently place it in the hot oil, and cook for 7 - 8 minutes until it becomes crispy and golden brown. If the batter starts going brown too quickly, turn the temperature down a little.
  • Place on the paper towel and keep warm in the oven. Cook the other pieces of fish the same way and add to the oven.
  • When you've finished cooking the fish, scoop out any bits of batter floating in the pan or fryer.
  • Return the chips back to the fryer and cook for 3 minutes until they are brown and crispy. When done, drain off the excess oil.

Notes

Serve while still hot and crispy. Sprinkle some salt and shake some vinegar on your fish and chips. ENJOY!.
 
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Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 260kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g (16%) | Protein: 7g (14%) | Fat: 5g (8%) | Saturated Fat: 1g (5%) | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0g | Trans Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 5mg (2%) | Sodium: 530mg (22%) | Potassium: 0mg | Fiber: 3g (12%) | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 0% | Vitamin C: 0% | Calcium: 0% | Iron: 0%
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Comments

    • Marilyn

      July 18, 2018 at 11:35 AM

      It is worth the try Michele. I found as long as I follow the directions it will taste good even if it doesn’t look the picture. (That happens a lot to me the first few time. LOL.)

      Reply

  10. Pat

    July 16, 2018 at 11:10 AM

    Hi Marilyn

    Fish and Chips is one of our favorites! Your batter sounds good, and it is all about the batter to make the fish taste nice and crunchy! I’m going to surprise my husband with this meal next time I see some nice codfish in the supermarket. Thanks!

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    • Marilyn

      July 16, 2018 at 9:10 PM

      It is all about the batter. When I was a kid we used to fish, clean and cook right at the bak of the river. My uncle had a mix that came in a box and it was delicious. Can;t remember the name, but they don’t make it anymore. This one is almost as good though1 Enjoy.

      Reply

  14. Dean

    February 25, 2018 at 10:55 AM

    Wish there were a way for me to have these right NOW!! I LOVE fish and chips!!
    This may sound weird, but there was a grocery store in Washington that made made-to-order fish and chips with a side of lemon slices, it was shockingly amazing. And it was kind of horrible that it was that readily available to me. 🙂
    Sadly/orLuckily, I didn’t give it a try until I was already on my way out of WA, because fish and chips from a grocery store…
    Thanks for sharing with us at #MMBH

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    • Marilyn

      February 25, 2018 at 2:25 PM

      Anytime you can conquer extravegance and practice self control is a great day! We have Costco and they sell groceries with MANY different tasting areas. It always bothered me when they got into “real cooked” food. Have a great day!

      Reply

  15. Julie

    February 25, 2018 at 5:59 AM

    As a Brit where, as you know, Fish and Chips from the Chippy is our staple diet (well actually it’s a now and again treat but we don’t need to tell anyone that!) this looks ‘proper’!

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  18. Claire

    February 24, 2018 at 12:41 PM

    These look delicious. I love fish and chips 🙂 Thanks so much for sharing your post with us at Welcome To The Weekend Blog Hop. Have a great weekend and we hope to see you soon! #Weekendbloghop

    Reply

  20. Jann+Olson

    February 24, 2018 at 12:05 AM

    I love fish and chips! I make homemade fries now and then, but have made battered fish for some time. Gotta try it!! Thanks for sharing with SYC.
    hugs,
    Jann

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    • Marilyn Lesniak

      February 24, 2018 at 12:39 PM

      When I was a kid we went fishing in the Everglades. My Uncle cleaned and fried the fish on the tailgate of his truck. I hope you get the opportunity to try this!

      Reply

  21. Michelle

    February 23, 2018 at 10:57 PM

    I love fish and chips. It always reminds me of when we were younger and my Mom made it for us every Friday. Sadly we don’t eat to much fish any more since my hubby is allergic, but I’m pinning the recipe for when he goes away on business and we’ll treat ourselves. Thanks Marilyn

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    • Marilyn

      February 24, 2018 at 11:58 AM

      I eat mostly no meat with occasional fish and chicken. But this time of year id when I indulge on fish. But I am PICKY. No skin, no possibility of bones and no heads! LOL. But at least I try. Have a great week!

      Reply

  23. jenny walters

    February 23, 2018 at 7:17 AM

    Goodness they look good.Fish and chips from the chip shop is one of my all time faves.So good I have never even considered doing it myself but this recipe inspires me.They look delicious!

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    • Marilyn

      February 23, 2018 at 10:55 AM

      It always is nice to try at home. It will either convince you to do it or appreciate the fine restaurant near you! Have a great weekend!

      Reply

  24. Theresa

    February 23, 2018 at 1:12 AM

    I love fish and chips but, never try making them at home. I don’t have a fryer. But, we live nearby a local fresh fish shop, and they also make fish and chips, and a few other yummy fish meals. We occasionally visit when craving fried fish. Looks so good. Thanks for sharing at the Inspiration Spotlight party. Sharing

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    • Marilyn

      February 23, 2018 at 10:54 AM

      Thart sounds wonderful. We have a local place where the batter tasted like lightly fried bread. I love it. Have a great weekend!

      Reply

  28. Jacqui+Bellefontaine

    February 20, 2018 at 6:09 AM

    We often have fish and chips on a Friday but have to confess I buy it from my local fish and chip shop which is very good.

    Just one thing The calorie count seems very low in this recipe and I noticed that there is no oil in the ingredients list apart from the 1/2 tbsp in the batter. Could this be why?

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    • Marilyn

      February 20, 2018 at 3:33 PM

      Yes. This is mostly baked and then just “flash” fried 1/2 TBS oil only. It is listed in the batter ingredients. Thanks for asking so I can clarify. Enjoy!

      Reply

  29. Pauline Wiles

    February 19, 2018 at 2:51 PM

    Fish & Chips were an indulgent treat when I was growing up in England (I recall the days when the chip shop was still allowed to wrap them in newspaper!) but my favorite tip from your post was the importance of wine to help forget the fishy smell. A master stroke!
    (Visiting from the Hearth and Soul link party)

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    • Marilyn

      February 19, 2018 at 1:24 PM

      I love fish and chips. We had a great little pool hall place that served this and we went there all the time. When they retired I GOT THE RECIPE AND STARTED MAKING MY OWN. Enjoy and have a great week.

      Reply

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