Battered fish with thick-cut fries, coleslaw, tartar sauce and lemon

Best Ever Fish & Chips

Our family's favorite fish and chips, and the one our kids ask for: wild Alaska cod in a beer batter mixed right before it goes in the pan, fried alongside hand-cut fries. Salt, a squeeze of lemon and good tartar sauce.

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Best Ever Fish & Chips

Joci Besecker, Premier Catch

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Servings

4

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

5 minutes

This is our family's favorite fish & chips recipe and is really easy to make! Our kids request it all the time. The key is the baking powder and adding the beer right before you cook the fish.

Ingredients

  • 5 x 6 oz portions Wild Alaska Cod
  • Potatoes, cut into fries
  • 1 cup flour (plus more for dredging)
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 1/2 tsp salt
  • 10 oz of your favorite beer (I like Montucky)
  • Frying oil (about 1/2" deep in the pan), for the fish and fries
  • Salt, to taste, for the fries
  • fresh lemon, optional
  • good tartar sauce, optional

Directions

  1. Thaw fish and cut into 1.5" strips. Peel potatoes and cut into fry-shaped sticks.

  2. Mix flour, baking powder and salt in medium bowl. Add extra flour to plate or shallow bowl for dredging.

  3. Add in beer and whisk until smooth.

  4. Heat oil (1/2" deep) in pan on med-high heat.

  5. Fry the potato sticks in the hot oil, in batches, until golden brown and tender. Remove and drain on paper towels, then season with salt. Keep warm.

  6. Dredge fish pieces in flour, then in batter and place in hot oil.

  7. Cook for 2-3 min, then flip and cook another 2-3 min, working in batches so the pan isn't crowded. Remove from oil when batter is cooked and golden brown. Place on paper towel, top with extra salt and fresh lemon, if desired.

  8. Serve immediately with the fries. Excellent with a dill-based tartar sauce, coleslaw or mushy peas.

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Meet Premier Catch

We’re Joci and Ashley, sisters-in-law and co-founders of Premier Catch. We started Premier Catch to make it easy to enjoy incredible wild seafood at home, caught in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest, flash frozen at peak quality, and delivered straight to your door.

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Joci and Ashley Besecker - female founders of the woman-owned brand Premier Catch

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