British fish and chips

15 INGREDIENTS • 10 STEPS • 1HR

British fish and chips

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Judy’s classic fish and chips is a real Friday-night winner, and is given an extra kick of flavour from kimchi mayo. Try serving it with a dry white wine, like our Classics Grüner Veltliner – its aromas of apple, elderflower and ginger pair perfectly with the flaky cod.
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Judy’s classic fish and chips is a real Friday-night winner, and is given an extra kick of flavour from kimchi mayo. Try serving it with a dry white wine, like our Classics Grüner Veltliner – its aromas of apple, elderflower and ginger pair perfectly with the flaky cod.
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Judy Joo
Korean-American chef, restaurateur, entrepreneur and TV star Judy has written two best-selling cookbooks and is considered one of the leading Korean cooking experts in the West. She was also the first woman chef to claim the title of Iron Chef UK.

1HR

Total time

Ingredients

Servings
4
For the chips
2 L
chicken stock
4
medium M&S maris piper potatoes
up to 6, peeled and cut into 1cm chips
2 tbsp
duck fat
4 sprigs
rosemary
leaves picked
For the fish
4
M&S cod fillets skinless and boneless
100 g
cornflour
plus an extra 2 tbsp seasoned with salt and pepper
75 ml
M&S Helles lager, chilled
150 ml
M&S 5 times Distilled British vodka, chilled
1 bag
(80 g)
watercress
1
M&S Remarksable Value lemon
cut into 4 wedges, to serve
For the condiments
400 g
M&S classic mayonnaise
1
M&S Remarksable Value lemon, zested, juiced
3 tbsp
kimchi, drained
3
M&S pickled sliced gherkins, drained, roughly chopped
up to 4
1 handful
parsley, roughly chopped

Nutrition per serving

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Calories
1154kcal
Fat
83.6 g
Saturates
11.9 g
Sugars
4.4 g
Salt
2040.7 mg
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Method

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step 1
Put a large metal bowl into the freezer – you’ll use this for making the batter later. Preheat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan/gas mark 6.
step 2
First, make the chips. In a large pan, bring the stock (2 L) to the boil. Meanwhile, put the potato chips (4) into a colander and rinse under running water for a few minutes, or until the water runs clear.
step 3
Put the chips into the pan of boiling stock and cook for 8-10 mins, or until just tender. Drain in a colander and shake gently to roughen the edges.
step 4
Transfer the chips to a large baking tray and dot over the duck fat (2 tbsp). Sprinkle with the rosemary (4 sprigs) and season, then cook for 40-45 minutes, turning halfway through.
step 5
Meanwhile, divide the mayonnaise (400 g) between two bowls. Mix one with the zest and juice of ½ the lemon (1) and add the rest of the lemon juice, kimchi (3 tbsp), gherkins (3) and parsley (1 handful) to the other. Stir and refrigerate until you are ready to serve.
step 6
To make the fish, pat the cod fillets (4) dry with kitchen paper and coat with the seasoned cornflour (100 g), dusting off any excess.
step 7
Preheat a generous glug of oil (enough to deep-fry the fish) to 175°C-180°C in either a deep fat fryer or large pan.
step 8
Put the dry ingredients for the fish, along with a good sprinkle of salt and freshly ground black pepper, into the metal bowl you’ve been keeping in the freezer. Whisk in the chilled lager (75 ml) and vodka (150 ml).
step 9
Using tongs to hold the fish, coat each fillet in the batter, then gently lower into the pan with the hot oil, holding onto them for the first 30 seconds or so to prevent them sinking to the bottom and sticking. Cook the fillets two at a time, frying for around 5 minutes until golden brown and cooked through.
step 10
Serve each piece of fish with some of the chips, lemon mayo, kimchi mayo, watercress (1 bag) and a lemon wedge (1).
step 10 Serve each piece of fish with some of the chips, lemon mayo, kimchi mayo, watercress (1 bag) and a lemon wedge (1).

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