why is this the BEST FISH & CHIPS recipe on earth?

This is possibly the greatest fish and chips recipe on earth thanks to the British chef and perfectionist Heston Blumenthal. He deserves credit for a fish and chips recipe that is truly a gift to us all. And it's a perfect summer recipe that brings the taste of the beach to your kitchen. And in this video, you'll learn about a few tricks that make a crispy beer batter extra crispy as well as how to make an awesome tartar sauce and crispy chips which is what the British call french fries.

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[Berkana]

There's a trick you can do when boiling the potatoes to prevent them from falling apart: add a bit of vinegar. Slightly acidifying the water causes it to prevent the breakdown of the pectin in the potato. Ethan Chelbowski demonstrated this in his various french fry videos. This is solidly worth doing.

[chocolatetownforever]

I love how this guy doesnt do anything half assed.

The extra effort and technique is what makes the difference between mom's Thanksgiving, and a Hungry Man dinner.

I love these videos.

[paddyodriscoll]

I’ve watched hundreds of recipes and techniques on YouTube for fish and chips. This IS the best I’ve seen by far. Kudos.

[larryl]

An a Brit who lives by the seaside and chippies (Chip Shops) are all over, I'd be very content tucking into this. Those crispy bit's you fished out (pun intended) don't throw those away. In certain part's of the UK chippies will often ask if you want these bits sometimes referred to as "scraps". Good job mate 👍

[makeyourfaith]

I have tried SO MANY recipes to try and up my fish 'n chip game. Stumbled upon this one yesterday and followed the fish batter to a T, and OMG, this really is the best, crispiest fried fish I've ever had! Don't know if it mattered, but I used Czechvar beer and Luksosowa polish potato vodka. I fried in grapeseed oil with a depth about half the thickness of the pacific ling cod that I had. Carefully turned over to cook the other side. crispy and gorgeous, just wow wow wow.

[mactimo]

Love that you cook something from another chef. That's the beauty of sharing food recipes. You don't have to be the originator or the inventor. No one is, they learn something from watching others. By sharing it now you highlight another chef who we didn't know and learn a great recipe. It's like Foo Fighters covering Zeppelin or Queen, they don't claim they wrote the song they say "hey, here's a badass song and me playing it" and everyone enjoys it.

[michaeltellurian]

Usually, when YT videos claim something is the best in the world, it's hubris. So I made this recipe and followed it to the "T", even spritzing the fish with malt vinegar just before serving. It is indeed the best Fish and Chips I have ever had. Just mind-bogglingly good! I tried this with both Alaska cod and North Atlantic cod. The North Atlantic cod is more expensive by a few dollars a pound, but it's worth it. The Alaska cod was OK, but not as good and had a somewhat mushy texture to the flesh.

[cartooncat]

I know this is an old vid, but dude. You are one of 2 YT chefs I follow. You have never let me down. Thanks for all the delicious content!

[AdeJohnson]

As an official Englishman, I'm here to tell you that's a pretty fine effort.

[fletcherpp]

This was by far the best fried fish that I’ve ever had and I cannot believe I made it myself. ☺️

[Wainy]

The excess batter he scooped out of the fryer, that's the good stuff! We call that "scraps" in England. Bit of salt and vinegar and and it's a belter little extra ❤️

[alvinwoods]

That was Outstanding!!!! Reminds me when I was real young boy and went up to New England with my family. Had the best food there. I'm to old now to remember where I went. But the memory lingers on about the delicious food.. especially the fish and chips.

[pancakesandtea]

I just had dinner, and hearing that crunch as he is eating made me feel hungry again.

[llamzrt]

Knew it was Heston's recipe the moment I saw that outrageous batter. He had another series where he did the same super crispy chips, but served them with a "soggy chip dip" to get the best of both worlds. I think it was basically super pureed potatoes with malt vinegar.

[trustnobody]

Lol an American has just told me how to make my national British dish and I was impressed. ♥️👍

[heart]

This looks amazing! I add malt vinegar to my batter with baking soda and I find it gives the fish good flavor and texture

[clashwithkeen]

Pro tip for the boil method. Add vinegar to your water and there's some chemical reaction that will make them stay firm and not crumble and break. This is what I do with russet cuts that are half that thickness (slightly larger than mcdonalds size) and I can boil them hard for 15 - 20 minutes and in the end can even pick them up and shake them individually and they don't break.

[terrismith]

I made this tonight exactly as written and it was, at least for us, the best fish and chips our family has ever had. Was well worth the prep. Thanks for posting!

[joeb]

Made this for dinner tonight ... huge hit! Definitely a make again and my new go-to fish and chips process. Thanks!

[unwoke]

Down in Cape Town South Africa 🇿🇦, we don't have cod, but use hake mostly, but also snoek (barracouta family) The best comes from Glory Bay fisheries near the back fence opposite the open market in Hout Bay Harbour. This little fish shop is lesser known as it isn't very obvious. Oh, and they charge less.