Crispy Fried Fish and Air-fryer Chips

Crispy Fried Fish and Air-fryer Chips

Basically, I am a vegetarian, but every now and then I do fish 🎣. For me I don’t believe in animal farming - you know, growing lambs to eat them, that sort of thing; it’s not about not eating meat. So wild caught fish like deep sea hake is (sometimes) on the menu.

This is my mother’s recipe and it was handed down to her by my grandfather who was a “natural” chef. It’s really simple to make and results in a super crispy slice that will be your go-to forever more, I promise❤️💕😃

I know that it’s not quite “food-ethics” right now to make anything deep fried, but, then, I believe in the “everything in moderation” ethic, I don’t know how you feel about this? However, after trying hake made in this way I think you’ll be sold and will want to add to your menu (HAHA QUITE OFTEN!😂😂)

Ingredients

Hake, frozen
All purpose flour. About ½ cup per fillet
salt and pepper to taste
1 egg per 2 fillets, beaten
oil for frying in a deep saucepan

Method

If the skin is still on the fish, hold the fillet under warm running water for a few seconds, get a grip on the skin with your fingernails and pull the skin off in one firm swoop.

Heat the oil while you prepare the fish. Mix the flour with salt and pepper. Coat each filet in egg, then in flour. The fillets should still be semi-frozen when you put them into the oil to fry them. The oils should be hot ( fry a piece of bread to brown I 1 minute). Fry the fish until golden brown and crispy.

Delicious

Air-fryer chips

Oh, my, the joys of an Air-fryer, I could wax on lyrically for hours. It’s simply the best!
The fryer does roast potatoes, chips and crisps of various kinds in minutes, without much oil (a light coating added with a pastry brush is sufficient) (it makes me feel much better about the deep fried fish, which, unfortunately, did not work well at all in the air fryer (but I’m still experimenting))

For lovely, healthy chips, peel and slice your potatoes the way you like them, brush with vegetable oil and add to the fryer basket. Cook at 160-170 degrees for 12 minutes, shaking the basket every four minutes.

Images are mine taken using my iPad and using the Pic Collage app