British Fish and Chips - The Traditional Way or The Queen's Way? - Part 1

It's Britain's most famous dish. Fish and Chips! I'm sharing my recipe that I cooked for the palace staff and then in part II The Queen's fish and chips recipe, a little more fancy! Fish and Chips was on the menu every Friday lunch at the palace and we cook for several hundred staff. Even the chefs looked forward to Fish and Chips Friday.

You can enjoy fish and chips with tartar sauce (though in classical French cuisine that would only be served with breaded fish) or ketchup. My favorite is 'ladling' Salad Cream on the chips with Malt Vinegar and HP Sauce mixed with a little Malt Vinegar to make a sauce similar to the one they serve on the fish in Scotland. Here's a link to them if you can't find them at your local grocery store. They aren't expensive and really add to the dish!...

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I used to work at one of the famous fish & chips in Scotland & his Fish batter secret is 100 gram rice flour & 100 gram plain flour mixture with 70 ml Cold Vodka & 110 ml Cold Dark Ale/Beer in to Fish batter mixture with 1 spoon honey & little salt and add Yeast half a tea spoon... keep it in to fridge for 30 mins. Take out from fridge. take cod/haddock dry it & dip in to dry plain flour then dip in to fish batter mix & fry it on 360 degree F. . Enjoy & give it a try at home & enjoy with your family & friends & please don't forget to give me bless...Please...Remember me in your prayer...Thank You & love you all..

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[francissmith]

From 2004-2007, I was an American expat student studying in London. I was living in university halls. Every morning, they had the full English breakfast. Every morning I had the full English breakfast before walking across central London from my hall in Bloomsbury to London Bridge where my campus was (King's College London, Guy's Hospital campus). Every time I return to the UK, I make sure to have this every morning. Here in the US I really miss having an English breakfast. If only I could find the authentic ingredients in a shop near me, I would be frying this up as often as possible. This brings back wonderful memories. I am yearning to move back to the UK, and when I do, I will fry this up as often as I can.

[Dave]

Ultimately, the quality of the fish and chips depends on one thing and one thing only. It's the quality of the newspaer and ink that they're wrapped in. I always insist on The News of the World. It's definitely the ink that adds that je ne sai quoi.

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[Darren_McGrady]

Two videos this week to celebrate reaching 50, 000 Subscribers! Part II Thursday in time for "Fish and Chips Friday"

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[kimberlypatton]

Dear Sir..As a professional horticulturist (I'm now retired!) You are SO VERY correct about using the "Yukon Gold" potato variety for French fries, baked potatoes and anything other than probably potato salad maybe- which I personally love the red jackets for (and for stews too when they are golf ball size or less)...Yukon Gold has an excellence of flavor that is a stand out and rich, creamy and delicious!
Edit: I simply can't eat F&C without malt vinegar or tartar sauce...

[ninamiep]

When i was a kid i went to england for learning english for 4 Weeks.When i was at home i weighted 10 kgs more - as the fish and chips were so delicious i nearly eat it every day. Thanks for showing us how to cook it as i love this dish so much.

[jearonline]

Once a wise man told me, "To get a really good chips, you'd need a really good potato". Now every day I live by this code.

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[Nothing-zwyd]

That looks amazing.

During Lent, a lot of churches in my area do a Friday fish fry, everyone welcome. A bunch of grandmothers in the kitchen, making excellent fried fish and a variety of side dishes. They've been doing it for decades, so they know their stuff. Lovely big pieces of battered cod or haddock. Most places always sell out. In the summer, the men take over and do Saturday chicken barbecues. Equally as good.

[darklanser]

One of my best memories was a 2 week vacation last year to the UK. Had fish and chips every available occasion. They were all different and all delicious!

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[TheGearhead]

I grew up eating chips with malt vinegar and salt condiments while visiting the grandparents in Canada. Now I know where that tradition comes from:)-John in Texas