Deep Fried Fish

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 8 medium fish fillets or 4 large fish fillets
• 110 g plain flour or 110 g self raising flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon butter, melted
• 150 ml milk
• to taste lemon wedge (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 half-fill a deep pan with melted fat or oil. heat until a faint haze rises from it (or until a bread cube sinks to the bottom of the pan, rises to the top immediately and turns golden in 50 seconds).
• 2 sift the flour and salt into a bowl.
• 3 beat to a smooth batter, unbeaten egg, butter and milk. then add the flour and salt mixture.
• 4 coat 2 pieces of fish with batter.
• 5 lift into the pan with a fork or kitchen tongs.
• 6 fry until crisp and golden, allowing about 6-8 minutes for large pieces and 4-5 minutes for medium.
• 7 remove from the pan and drain on absorbent kitchen paper.
• 8 repeat with the remaining fish.
• 9 garnish with lemon wedges.