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Mags Roche's fish and chip butty: Today

Mags Roche's fish and chip butty
Mags Roche's fish and chip butty

Ingredients

  • 200g fresh cod/haddock
  • 1 brioche burger bun
  • 1 head lettuce
  • 1 cucumber
  • 4 rooster potatoes
  • Gherkins
  • 1 lemon

Tempura for fish

  • 300g plain flour
  • 100g cornflour
  • 10g baking powder
  • 500g sparkling water
  • Pinch of turmeric

Tartare sauce

  • 500g mayonnaise
  • 25g gherkins
  • 25g shallots diced fine
  • 25g capers handful parsley chopped
  • 25g rice wine vinegar

Pickle cucumber

  • 100g honey
  • 100g white wine vinegar cardamon and coriander seeds

Method

  1. Cut your fish into small pieces and set aside in the fridge.
  2. Make tempura mix- In a bowl mix plain flour, cornflour and baking powder. Using a whisk stir in the sparkling water. add a very small amount of turmeric. set aside.
  3. Caramelize the honey in a pan, deglaze with vinegar- let it cool. add sliced cucumber.
  4. Dice the shallots, gherkins and capers very fine. In a bowl mix the mayonnaise in with the rest. add rice vinegar and a handful of chopped parsley.
  5. Turn your fryer or oil to 180 degrees. Dip the small fish pieces into a little flour and then into the tempura mix.
  6. Place gently into the fryer taking care not to splash and also hold for a few seconds, to allow the fish to float.
  7. When the fish is ready- drop in the little mini chips until golden.

To Assemble

  1. Toast brioche burger bun. Layer both sides with tartare sauce, add leaves on the bottom, pickled cucumber on the top bun.
  2. Slice the fish when it comes out of the fryer, and sprinkle it with a little salt and lemon juice.
  3. Place on top of the leaves, followed by cooked mini chips.
  4. Sandwich together and Enjoy!