How to make fish and chips

Ingredients

• 4 medium potatoes , cut into thick wedges
• sunflower oil
• ½ tsp paprika
• 100g white breadcrumbs
• ½ lemon , finely zested
• 2 tbsp plain flour
• 1 medium egg , beaten
• 4 x 125g sustainably sourced thick white fish fillets
• lemon wedge, to serve

Method

1. Heat the oven to 200C/fan oven 180C/gas 6. Toss the potato with 1 tbsp oil, paprika and some seasoning. Put on a baking tray and cook for 30 minutes, turning once, until golden and tender.
2. Mix the breadcrumbs and lemon zest, season then tip onto a plate. Put the flour on another plate and the egg in a shallow bowl.
3. Dust the fish in the flour, dip in egg, then coat in breadcrumbs. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a large non-stick frying pan and fry the fish for 2 minutes on each side until it is crisp and golden brown. Transfer the fish to a baking tray and cook on a shelf above the chips for 8-10 minutes depending on thickness. Serve with chips and lemon wedges.

PER SERVING

350 kcalories, protein 30g, carbohydrate 40.6g, fat 8.6 g, saturated fat 1.3g, fibre 2g, salt 0.74 g

Recipe from olive magazine, September 2011.