Colman’s Classic Cod and Chips

Name: Colman’s Classic Cod and Chips
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 4 cod fillets, each weighing around 170-180 g (choose MSC sustainable fish where possible); 5 g salt; 275 ml cold water; 220 g plain flour; 100 g plain flour, seasoned; 6 potatoes (Maris Pipers if available); 3 g bicarbonate of soda; 25 ml malt vinegar; 1.5 litres vegetable oil (sunflower is best)

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
1 hr 30

Appears in

For The Love Of The Sea

By Jenny Jefferies

Published 2021

About

At Colman’s, we have been serving our fish and chips for over 100 years, and even cooking them at the Queen’s birthday parties! We thought we would share our knowledge so you can give this recipe a go at home. – Richard Colman Ord

Ingredients

4 cod fillets, each weighing around 170-180 g (choose MSC sustainable fish where possible)
100 g

Starter
Pescatarian
Birthday

Method

To make the perfect fish and chips, you need to start by buying the right fish. Ensure that the fish is as fresh as possible and try to buy sustainable fish wherever possible. Look out for the MSC blue fish logo!

For the batter

Combine all the ingredients in a bowl and whisk until smooth. The batter needs to be a similar consistency to single cream.