Fish & Chips

Sometimes I just need fried food and fish & chips fits the craving perfectly.  Douse it all in vinegar and make sure you have a cold beer to drink.....it feels like I'm in England again.  It's easy to make your own chips, or, fries ......especially if you have a mandoline.  It cuts the potato evenly and quickly. Soak the fries in water to get the starch out. This makes them crispier.  Then you want to fry them not once but twice. The first time for a few minutes...let them sit and cool.  Then fry again.  

raw

after the first fry

For the fish, you need a firm-fleshed whitefish. Cod works best and is traditionally used.  Mix together flour, beer and seasoning such as salt, pepper and garlic powder. Then fry that fish!  Wrap it in a newspaper and look British. Just don't try to do the accent. Chances are you will sound like a dickhead.