Perfect Fish & Chips

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 1/2 lbs sole fillets, skinned
• to taste lemon juice
• to taste pepper
• 1 egg
• to taste salt
• 1/4 cup flour
• to taste oil (for frying)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast
• 1/2 cup water
• 3/4 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon oil
• 3/4 cup beer
• 1 pinch sugar

Recipe

• 1 wash fillet in lemon and water.
• 2 season with salt and pepper.
• 3 chill while you prepare the batter.
• 4 sprinkle yeast over warm water.
• 5 let stand until dissolved.
• 6 place flour in a bowl with the salt and sugar.
• 7 make a well in the center.
• 8 add the dissolved yeast, oil and 2/3 of the beer.
• 9 stir with a wooden spoon just to combine. stir in remaining beer.
• 10 let the batter stand, covered, in a warm place for 30-35 minuted, until it has thickened and become frothy.
• 11 dry fish with paper towels and cut each fillet diagonally into 2 pieces.
• 12 heat the oven to warm.
• 13 stir together remaining flour, pepper and salt in a plate. heat the oil.
• 14 whip egg until it forms soft peaks and fold into batter.
• 15 coat fish with seasoned flour, patting so they are evenly coated.
• 16 shake off excess flour.
• 17 using a 2 pronged fork, dip the fish into the batter.
• 18 lift it out and hold it over bowl 5 seconds to drip off excess batter.
• 19 carefully lower the piece of fish into the hot oil and deep fry, turning once, until golden crisp.
• 20 fry 1-2 pieces at a time, transferring to paper towels as you go.