The Ultimate Guide to Making the Perfect Fish and Chips

TLDRLearn the secrets to creating the crispiest fish and chips with a special batter recipe and triple-cooked fries. Find out the best potatoes to use and how to make the batter extra crispy with the addition of vodka. Plus, discover the key ingredients for a tangy tartar sauce to accompany your fish.

Key insights

🐟The secret to making the perfect fish and chips lies in the batter, which is made crispier by the addition of vodka.

🍟Triple-cooked fries are the key to achieving crispy, fluffy chips. Start by selecting the right type of potato and cooking them three times for the perfect texture.

🥔The best potatoes to use for chips are aaron victory or maris piper, but russet potatoes work well as a substitute.

🍺The batter recipe includes a combination of rice flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, honey, vodka, and cold pilsner beer for extra crispiness.

🥒The tangy tartar sauce is a perfect accompaniment to fish and chips, combining mayo, dijon mustard, malt vinegar, lemon zest and juice, diced onion, pickles, capers, and chives.

Q&A

What is the secret to making crispy fish and chips?

—The secret lies in the batter, which is made extra crispy by using a combination of rice flour, all-purpose flour, vodka, and cold pilsner beer.

How do you make triple-cooked fries?

—Start by selecting the right type of potato, such as aaron victory or maris piper. Cut the potatoes into thick slices, rinse off excess starch, boil until they start to break apart, air dry and cool them, then fry twice until they start to brown, and chill them before the final fry for extra crispiness.

Can I use any type of potato for making chips?

—While the best potatoes for chips are aaron victory or maris piper, russet potatoes can also be used as a substitute.

What are the main ingredients for the batter?

—The batter includes a combination of rice flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, honey, vodka, and cold pilsner beer.

What do you put in tartar sauce?

—Tartar sauce is made with mayo, dijon mustard, malt vinegar, lemon zest and juice, diced onion, pickles, capers, and chives for added flavor.

Timestamped Summary

00:00The video focuses on the secrets to making the best fish and chips.

03:03The triple-cooked fries are the key to achieving crispy, fluffy chips.

05:20The special batter recipe includes the addition of vodka for extra crispiness.

08:25The tartar sauce ingredients are combined to create a tangy accompaniment to the fish and chips.

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