Air fryer crispy fish and chips
Golden, crunchy fish and proper fries with mushy peas, without a drop of deep-frying. Chip shop night for a fraction of the price.
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Ingredients
- White fish fillets (cod or pollock, frozen)1 lb
- Russet potatoes1.75 lb
- Self-rising flour2 oz
- Large eggs1 egg
- Whole wheat bread4 oz
- Frozen peas11 oz
- Lemons1 lemon
Also uses from the cupboard: vegetable oil, table salt, ground black pepper. Missing any? You can add them to your shop on the shopping list.
Usually contains: Fish, Gluten, Egg.
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Estimated from typical ingredient values, counting a teaspoon of cooking oil for each portion. Children's portions are smaller.
Method
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- Cut the potatoes into fries, toss with a tablespoon of oil and salt, and cook in the air fryer at 400°F for 20 minutes, shaking the basket twice. Tip out and keep warm.1.75 lb russet potatoes
- Blitz or finely grate the bread into crumbs. Set out three plates: the self-rising flour seasoned with salt and pepper, the beaten egg, and the crumbs. Pat the defrosted fish dry, dust in the flour, dip in the egg, then press into the crumbs.1 lb white fish fillets2 oz self-rising flour1 egg4 oz whole wheat bread
- Spray or brush the fish with oil and cook in the air fryer at 400°F for 10 minutes, until golden, crisp and flaking easily.
- Boil the peas for 3 minutes, drain and roughly mash with a fork. Serve everything with the lemon cut into wedges.11 oz frozen peas1 lemon
Toast the breadcrumbs in a dry pan for 2 minutes before coating the fish. They start golden, so the fish comes out properly brown.
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