Fish & Chip Burger

Crispy, zingy, moreish & utterly divine

The epitome of British cuisine, all stuffed into a brioche bun. What’s not to love - crispy, crunchy fried fish, quick chips, posh mushy peas & tartare sauce. Beautiful stuff!

FULL RECIPE

Ingredients (serves 2)

For the chips:

1 large maris piper

400ml vegetable oil - for frying

For the mushy peas:

200g frozen petit pois

1/4 tsp dried mint

1/4 tsp chilli flakes

1 tbsp olive oil

For the tartare sauce:

1 tbsp mayo

1 tsp dijon mustard

1 tbsp fresh dill- finely chopped

3 cornichons - finely diced

1 tsp capers

1/2 lemon zested and juiced

For the beer battered fish:

2 chunky pieces of cod

120g plain flour

100g rice flour (plus 100g extra to dust the fish before the wet batter)

1 tsp baking powder

200ml lager

100ml sparkling water

2 brioche buns

Method:

Start by making the “chips” - slice into matchsticks while you bring the oil up to temperature (180 degrees C). Drop the chips into the oil and fry until deeply golden brown (around 4-5 mins). Drain on some kitchen paper and season liberally with salt and set aside.

For the mushy peas, defrost or blanch the petit pois then crush with the back of a fork to the desired consistency (I like them quite chunky). Mix in the dried mint, chilli flakes & olive oil and set aside.

For the tartare, mix all ingredients into a bowl, taste for seasoning and adjust if necessary. Set aside.

Use the same oil as you did for the chips. Bring that back up to temperature (170 C).

For the batter, mix all of the dry ingredients into a bowl (plain flour, rice flour and baking powder). Then add the beer & sparkling water and whisk until smooth.

With the extra rice flour, dust each piece of fish. Then dip into the wet batter making sure they’re well coated. Carefully drop each piece of fish into the hot oil and fry until golden brown, turning once if they’re not fully submerged.

{Optional step: Halve your brioche buns, if not done already, and lay cut side down in a hot dry frying pan to toast.}

Now it’s time to build the burger! Lay down some tartare on the bottom bun, followed by some mushy peas, the piece of fish, more tartare, some chips and pop the lid on. And there you have it!