Finger
lickin' dinner
Fish and chips is a Kiwi favourite, a dinner to be enjoyed without
ceremony, eaten straight from the newspaper wrapping it is typically sold
in, spread on a park bench, the lounge floor or a kitchen table. Lemon
for squeezing, salt for sprinkling and sauce or malt vinegar for dunking
are the only requirements to turn it into a feast. But oh the
disappointment if the chips are soggy, the fish limp and encased in
batter more resembling a wet flannel than the golden crunch you were
hoping for. Here's how to do it all, to turn fish and chips into a
moreish feast that will leave you satisfied and replete rather than
greasy and regretful.
Fish in Beer Batter
Crunchy Fat Chips
Quick Tartare
If contemplating frying both fish and chips for the same meal is too much
to contemplate, here's a recipe for Oven-baked Smoked Paprika
Fries (photograph by Aaron McLean),
from the Shared Kitchen archives. They take about 1 hour to bake, but can
happily cook away while you prepare the batter and fish.
Salad may not be a regular accompaniment, but a few chunks of cucumber
and tomato make a refreshing bite, or finish off the meal with a healthy
touch and serve a bowl of Fresh Herb & Edible
Flower Salad.
And the floods last week? Those of us affected by last week's torrential
rains are getting by with the help of friends and neighbours. Soggy
carpets are being pulled up, gib board removed, rooms left to air and
gardens and driveways cleared of mud and rubble. A clean-up doesn't happen
overnight!
I will not be running any cooking classes in the short term, apart from
the private ones I am committed to, but I am taking a list of names of
people who are interested in attending a class and will work from that
once we start putting a new programme together. If you have an
outstanding gift voucher please contact me on julie@sharedkitchen.co.nz
As always, I wish you well, and a week full of good eating. Remember your
neighbours in need – popping in with a batch of hot cheese scones or
homemade biscuits can help lift their spirits and help them through the
gloomy bits.
Julie
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