fish and chips and everything nice
i was clearing up my locker at work when i came across an old fish and chips recipe that i scribbled on a piece of paper. the special thing about this recipe was that it was given to me by a former ‘client’ of mine who had since been released. the last time i heard, he had his own stall selling western food in the western part of singapore. 
anyway, i’ve tried using the recipe and boy, was it good! the crispyness of the batter really made it delicious. i wasn’t really surprised as this fish and chips recipe had won an award in the iron chef competition held earlier this year. and now i’m sharing the recipe with you and also as a reference for me if i ever want to make fish and chips. the ingredients are as follow:
- 1 packet of pacific dory fish fillet
- 1 packet breadcrumbs
- 300 grams plain flour
- 50 grams corn flour
- 3 tablespoons cajun spice
- 3 tablespoons mix herb
- 2 cans soda water
- 2 slices of lemon
- ground pepper
- salt
add the plain flour, corn flour, cajun spice and mix herb together in a bowl. mix them with 2 cans of soda water. stir well. add the ground pepper and salt to taste. lastly, squeeze the lemon juice into the batter.
prepare the breadcrumbs on another plate. try getting the japanese version, i think the packaging is in yellow. dip the fish into the batter and cover it with the breadcrumbs. fry till golden brown. enjoy!!
for your info, you can get the cajun spice and mix herbs at cold storage or mustapa centre. i think the brand is called masterfoods.
anyway, if you think that its rather troublesome to cook, you can get good fish and chips at surprise surprise, long john silver! no, i’m not talking about their normal fish meal. have you tried their traditional skin-on fish and chips? its quite a huge piece of fish fillet. although the price is dearer than their normal set, its rather worthy as the fish is juicy and the batter is so crispy.
so next time try getting the skin-on fish and chips for a change and you will know what i mean. but if you think its rather expensive, try the recipe, your whole family can enjoy, simply shiok!!
