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Dad's beer battered flathead with tartare sauce

Nothing screams summer quite like battered fish and chips. Andy Allen shares his dad's recipe for the Australian classic, complete with a punchy homemade tartare sauce.

Dad's beer battered fish and chips

Credit: Andy and Ben Eat Australia, Food Network

  • serves

    4

  • prep

    15 minutes

  • cook

    15 minutes

  • difficulty

    Mid

serves

4

people

preparation

15

minutes

cooking

15

minutes

difficulty

Mid

level

Ingredients

  • 2 litres rice bran oil, for deep-frying
  • 4 Desire potatoes, peeled
  • 2 heaped tbsp plain flour
  • 1 heaped tbsp rice flour
  • 100 ml bottle cold pale ale
  • 4 flathead fillets, skin and bones removed
Lemon wedges, to serve

Tartare sauce
  • ½ French shallot, finely chopped
  • ½ red bird’s eye chili, seeded and finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp capers
  • ⅓ bunch dill, sprigs picked and finely chopped
  • Zest of 1 lemon
  • 6 heaped tbsp whole egg mayonnaise
  • 1½ tsp tabasco sauce
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

To make the tartare sauce, combine all the ingredients in a bowl, then refrigerate until needed.

Heat the rice bran oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan until it reaches 180˚C.

Meanwhile, slice the potatoes into medium-sized wedges or chips and pat with paper towel to dry up any excess moisture.

When the oil has reached temperature, cook the chips, in batches if necessary, for 5 minutes or until golden and crisp. Drain on paper towel and keep warm.

Place the flours in a bowl and whisk to combine. Whisk in the beer until just combined. Dip the fillets in the batter one by one and slowly place in the oil, one at a time. Cook for 3 minutes or until golden and crisp. If necessary, drop the chips in the hot oil and cook again for 1 minute to reheat and crispen up. Drain on paper towel. Serve the fish and chips with tartare sauce and lemon wedges.

Cook's Notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.


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