Making Fish and Chips at Home!!

[Mendoza]

Can it be done as good as the chippy?

Which fish? Can there be anything better than cod or haddock?

What are the beast brands to buy for breaded/battered fish in the supermarket?

Someone got a good recipe for MUSHY peas?

Any BATTER tips?

 

[Scotty Mac]

my mother breads cod some times and it is absolutely f***ing BRILLIANT

 

[The Clown of Pevensey Bay]

Why do you want to do BREADED fish at home? Surely the conoisseur would go for BATTERED?

If you can get HOKI in the supermarket it's a bit like haddock, and cheaper -- but not as nice.

 

[British Bulldog]

If you want good fish steer clear of supermarkets, Most of the stuff they sell is not fit for human consumption.

 

[Nibble]

why on earth would you want to make it at home? It won't taste as nice as when some perverted, overweight, greasy skinned Dune coon serves it to you in a polystyrene pot and charges you £7.50 for your trouble.

 

[Scotty Mac]

If you want good fish steer clear of supermarkets, Most of the stuff they sell is not fit for human consumption.

sell-by-date-reached salmon from the discounted shelf in tescos is GREAT when grilled and put in a sandwich

 

[clapham_gull]

I do it all the time.

Don't do batter, do breadcrumbs. I searched high and low for the best way to make bread crumbs until somewhere pointed me towards PANKO

They are Japanese breadcrumbs. Nothing particularly Japanese about them, but they liked the Western breadcrumbs and so started a process where bread was made specifically for the purpose.

They are unbelievable. Once you had something coated in Panko, everything else breaded is rubbish.

Look how golden those prawns look ! There isn't any colouring in them (they are breadcrumbs after all), but they are designed to go wonderfully evenly golden.

They are like little shards of glass.

Get some.

I'm not a big fan of chips, but prefer Maris Pipers peeled and cut into wedges with some olive oil and put in a hot oven. Small roast potatoes really, but less greasy.

For mushy peas - easy. Just cook some peas and into the food processor with some fresh mint.

 

[maffew]

I'll tell you what rock is chips made out of sweet potatoes (though you need to mix em up a bit)

 

[Bones]

my mother breads cod some times and it is absolutely f***ing BRILLIANT

Your mum is ACE!

 

[fragglegull]

Cod or pollock if you have a eco vibe from a fishmongers...

To make decent batter use beer (real ale not stella), eggs, flour, yeast and seasoning, whisk beer, eggs and flour together until smooth (strain to get rid of lumps if you are limp wristed or cack handed) add seasoning and yeast and leave in a warm place for a couple of hours until it has risen, then dip the in flour and dip in batter......deep fry and hey presto.....

Fish in beer batter like a mofo!!

 

[Nibble]

I'll tell you what rock is chips made out of sweet potatoes (though you need to mix em up a bit)

Taste like

 

[CHAPPERS]

Taste like

TRUE SAY

 

[maffew]

you 2 dont know what youre on about especially beans on toast chappers

 

[Nibble]

Sweet potato, I just can't stand the mushy sweetness or the texture. No sorry, I can't get down with that. That and parsnips are the only two foods I won't touch.

 

[CHAPPERS]

Sweet potato, I just can't stand the mushy sweetness or the texture. No sorry, I can't get down with that. That and parsnips are the only two foods I won't touch.

It's like we were meant to be, parsnips are wrongers.

 

[British Bulldog]

sell-by-date-reached salmon from the discounted shelf in tescos is GREAT when grilled and put in a sandwich

For some reason fresh water fish like Salmon & trout seem to last a bit longer than sea fish but I would'nt fancy them wrapped in batter and served with chips & mushy peas.

 

[British Bulldog]

Sweet potato, I just can't stand the mushy sweetness or the texture. No sorry, I can't get down with that. That and parsnips are the only two foods I won't touch.

Never tried a sweet potato but I am partial to a few roasted parsnips.

 

[Nibble]

It's like we were meant to be, parsnips are wrongers.

I have been searching all my life for someone else who doesn't like parsnips old fellow! Marry me?

 

[maffew]

you're so wrong skinny 'snips are the best. thinly sliced long ways cooked crispy with honey and mustard or something

 

[countrygull]

It's my belief that fish and chips, rather like a good curry, never taste quite as good cooked at home as they do from a takeaway.