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British Fish and Chips with Mushy Peas

Name: British Fish and Chips with Mushy Peas
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: cod fillets 300 g; all-purpose flour 100 g; cornstarch 50 g; beer 150 ml; fine salt 5 g; black pepper 2 g; potatoes, cut into fries 500 g; vegetable oil 1 l; frozen peas 200 g; butter 30 g; heavy cream 60 ml; fresh mint 6 g; lemon wedges 4 pieces

Beer-battered cod fried crisp with thick potato fries and creamy mushy peas.

45 minutes · 2 servings · Moderate

Mushy peas are not a side dish so much as a component, and they are the argument that the fish and chip shop has won over the mushy pea purist. The peas are dried, soaked and cooked down with a little mint and butter until they collapse. Salt and vinegar go on both, and the order of shaking is not fixed.

Ingredients

cod fillets300 g
all-purpose flour100 g
cornstarch50 g
beer150 ml
fine salt5 g
black pepper2 g
potatoes, cut into fries500 g
vegetable oil1 l
frozen peas200 g
butter30 g
heavy cream60 ml
fresh mint6 g
lemon wedges4 pieces

Directions

1
Fry potatoes at 170C for 6 minutes; remove; raise to 180C; fry again 4 minutes; salt.
2
Whisk flour, starch, beer, salt and pepper into batter.
3
Coat cod in batter.
4
Fry at 180C for 5 minutes until golden.
5
Simmer peas with butter and cream 6 minutes; mash.
6
Plate fish, fries and peas; garnish with mint and lemon.

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