Fish And Chips - cooking recipe

Ingredients

deep fat (for frying) or oil (for frying)
8 medium white fish fillets
4 ounces self-raising flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1 tablespoon butter, melted
5 fluid ounces milk
lemon wedge (to garnish)

Preparation

Half-fill a deep pan with melted fat or oil.
Heat until a faint haze rises from it (or until a bread cube sinks to the bottom of the pan, rises to the top immediately and turns golden in 50 seconds).
Sift the flour and salt into a bowl.
Beat to a smooth batter with unbeaten egg, butter and milk.
Coat 2 pieces of fish with batter.
Lift into the pan with a fork or kitchen tongs.
Fry until crisp and golden, allowing about 6-8 minutes for large pieces and 4-5 minutes for medium.
Remove from the pan and drain on unprinted (white) newspaper.
Garnish with lemon wedges, and serve with Fish and Chip Shop Curry Sauce (Recipezaar#17175).