Fish and chips
Fish and Chips are another great traditional New Zealand food. It began in London and quickly came to New Zealand with shores having an abundance of the best seafood in the world.
It consists of fresh fish, coated in a crispy batter then deep-fried, along with a generous serving of hot chips. You can find fish and chips in almost every town in New Zealand. This takeaway meal is usually accompanied by fresh white bread and tomato sauce. You will find fish and chips on most restaurant menus too, usually served with seasonal salad. It is so amazing when sitting by the beach on a balmy summer evening with fish and chips.
Ingredients
- Fish
6 gurnard fillets; 1 cup self-raising flour; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/2 cup water; 1/2 cup milk; Canola oil for deep frying
- Chips
8-10 large Agria potatoes (or any floury potato); 3-4 tbsp olive oil; 1 tbsp chicken salt
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 250c.
- Slice the potatoes lengthwise into 3-4 1cm thick slices. Then cut each slice into 2-3 1cm chips.
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the chips, and blanch in the boiling water for 3 minutes.
- Drain the water, then leave the chips to drain on a tea towel.
- Lay them in a single layer on a large roasting tray. Drizzle liberally with olive oil, then sprinkle over chicken salt. Toss to coat.
- Bake in the hot oven for 20-25 minutes, or until golden brown and crispy. Turn the chips twice during cooking.
- Add at least 5cm of canola oil to a high-sided, heavy saucepan, and heat on the stovetop on high heat.
- Lightly dust the fish fillets in a little flour to coat.
- Add the self-raising flour and salt to a bowl. Mix the milk and water together, then gradually beat into the flour. Keep adding in the water/milk mixture until the batter is about piklet batter consistency.
- Test how hot your oil is. Add a drop of batter and it should hit the oil and bubble instantly. If the oil begins to smoke, it's too hot, remove from the heat straight away.
- Drag fillets through the batter to coat, then fry in the hot oil, 2-3 fillets at a time.
Fry for around 2 minutes, then flip, and fry for another 2 minutes, or until golden and crispy. - Drain the fillets on each side on paper towels as you fry the rest. Pop them onto baking paper in a warming oven, if you have one.
