Fish And Chips - cooking recipe

Ingredients

500 ml oil, for deep-frying
800 g floury potatoes, peeled and cut into chips
50 g butter or margarine
1 None onion, chopped
500 g frozen peas
200 ml vegetable stock
100 g plain flour
75 g cornflour
1/2 tsp baking powder
600 g cod fillet, cut into portions

Preparation

Heat the oil to 300\u00b0F and par-cook the potatoes for 3 mins. Remove from the oil and drain on paper towels.
For the pea puree, heat the butter in a pan and cook the onion. Add the peas and stock and simmer for about 5 mins. Puree using a stick blender and season to taste.
To make the batter, whisk the flour, cornstarch and baking powder with 3/4 cup water until smooth. Season with 1 tsp salt. Heat the deep-frying oil to 350\u00b0F. Dip the fish into the batter then add to the oil and fry for 5 mins. Remove from the oil, drain on paper towels and keep warm. Return the potatoes to the hot oil and fry for an additional 4 mins, remove and drain well. Season. Serve the fish with the chips (french fries), the pea puree and malt vinegar.