Poor man's battered fish and chips

Name: Poor man's battered fish and chips
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 2 people
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 8 small-medium potatoes; 2 white fish fillets; Mixed greens (I use spinach and rocket); 1 lemon; Olive oil; Salt and pepper to season; 1/4 cup plain flour; 150 ml beer/ale; Salt and pepper to season

will @cook_25942678

Bristol, UK

A simple recipe cobbled together with basics.

will @cook_25942678

Bristol, UK

A simple recipe cobbled together with basics.

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Ingredients

1hr

2 people

8small-medium potatoes
2white fish fillets
Mixed greens (I use spinach and rocket)
1lemon
Olive oil
Salt and pepper to season
For the batter
1/4 cupplain flour
150 mlbeer/ale
Salt and pepper to season

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Steps

1hr

1

Preheat main oven to 180 and cut potatoes into small wedges of about an inch
2

Place potatoes in a large shallow dish, drizzle with oil and salt and place in the oven for 30 minutes.
3

Once potatoes are starting to brown add the fish fillets to the oven and leave for another 30 minutes.
4

For the batter mix 1/4 cup flour with 150ml beer in a bowl. The consistency should be smooth and thick liquid. Add a liberal amount of salt and pepper.
5

Heat a frying pan with oil to a medium-high heat. Remove white fish from oven and dip in the batter and add to heated pan.
6

Fry both sides of the fish for a couple of minutes or until batter browns.
7

Serve fish and wedges with a side of salad, a cold beer, and a twist of lemon to taste.