Moms Fish and Chips
- 1 cup Flour
- 2 teaspoons Baking Powder
- 1/2 teaspoons Salt
- 1- 1/2 cup Water
- 6 whole Russet Potatoes
- Vegetable Oil, For Frying
- 2 whole Medium Halibut Or Cod Filets
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt.
- Gradually add the water until the batter is combined but is quite thin; you might not need all of the water.
- Set aside.
- Peel your potatoes completely and rinse them off.
- Slice them thinly with a mandoline or as thinly as possible with a knife.
- Place them in a bowl of cold water.
- When youre done, remove the potatoes from the water to a large towel or stack of paper towels and dry them off completely.
- If they have residual water on them, you will end up with your oil splattering and that is dangerous!
- Set the dried potato slices aside until youre ready to cook.
- In a large heavy-bottomed pot, pour enough vegetable oil to come about 3 inches up the side of the pot.
- Heat over medium high heat until a thermometer reads 375 degrees F.
- Drop the fish into the batter and remove with a slotted spoon, allowing some of the excess batter to drip off.
- Carefully drop the battered fish into the hot oil.
- Fry the fish and chips in batches until golden brown, about 5-7 minutes for fish and 3-5 minutes for the chips.
- Remove to a stack of paper towels to cool slightly before chowing down.
flour, baking powder, salt, water, potatoes, vegetable oil, cod filets
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/mome28099s-fish-and-chips/ (may not work)