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A plate of gluten-free fish and chips, with a wedge of lemon.
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Fish and Chips

Being gluten-free doesn't need to mean forgoing proper fish & chips! My gluten free fish and chips recipe is super tasty, crispy, and LEGIT!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Resting time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 45 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: British
Diet: Gluten Free, Low Lactose
Servings: 4 Servings
Calories: 764kcal

Equipment

  • Deep Fryer Or large, heavy bottomed pot
  • Candy thermometer

Ingredients

Fries:

  • 3 lbs Russet potatoes
  • Oil for frying vegetable oil, sunflower oil, or canola oil

Beer Battered Fish:

  • 1 ¼ cups Garbanzo chickpea flour
  • ¾ cup Rice flour
  • 1 tablespoon Baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • ½ teaspoon Pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon Onion powder
  • ¼ teaspoon Garlic powder
  • 1 Large egg beaten
  • 1 ½ cups Cold gluten-free beer
  • 4 8 oz Boneless cod fillets or loins thawed if applicable
  • Salt and pepper
  • ½ cup Garbanzo flour for dredging

Instructions

Ahead of time:

  • Cut potatoes into french fries, place into a bowl of cold water for at last an hour, up to 24 hours.

Cook the Fries:

  • Heat oil to 325 F (165 C) - you’ll want at least 3" of oil in your pot or deep fryer.
  • Remove fries from water, blot dry. In small batches, cook fries for 10 minutes. This will NOT brown them, merely cook them. As each batch comes out, put aside.

Batter and Fry the Fish:

  • Increase the heat of your oil to 350F (180 C) . As the oil is heating, make your batter:
  • In a large bowl, combine flours, baking powder, salt, pepper, and onion/garlic powders.
  • Add egg and beer, stir well to form a thick batter. Allow batter to sit for 5 minutes or so, to soften the bean flour.
  • After 5 minutes, check the batter consistency - it should drip easily off a spoon. Thick batter will make a thick coating on the fish, a thinner batter will make a lighter and crispier coating - feel free to thin with a little more beer or water if you’d like.
  • As pictured in the process shots, this is the thicker end of what you want the batter to look like.
  • Pat the fish dry with paper towels, season on both sides with a little salt and pepper.
  • Gently dredge fish in garbanzo flour, shaking excess chickpea flour back into the bowl.
  • One piece at a time, dip fish into batter, allowing excess batter to drip back into bowl for a few seconds, before carefully transferring to heated oil.
  • Fry for a few minutes on each side, until golden brown and cooked through.
  • Use a slotted metal spoon to transfer fried fish to paper towels.

Crisp the Fries

  • Once the fish is cooked, turn the heat up to 375 f (190 C), and allow oil to reach temperature.
  • In small batches, re-fry the potatoes until browned and crispy, about 2-3 minutes per batch. Yes, it seems a little involved – but this is how to get fries that are cooked all the way through, and crispy on the outside!
  • Use a slotted spoon to transfer cooked fries to a paper towel lined plate to absorb some excess oil, then toss with a bit of salt.
  • Serve gluten free fish and chips hot, with vinegar, lemon slices, and/or tartar sauce.

Notes

Nutrition information is not especially accurate.
It reflects the entire recipe - you won't be using all the batter,  but all of the batter is included in the calculation.
In addition, the oil for frying is not factored in.
Best to just not look at nutrition at all, when having a scoff of fish and chips!

Nutrition

Calories: 764kcal | Carbohydrates: 113g | Protein: 59g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 138mg | Sodium: 1071mg | Potassium: 2701mg | Fiber: 11g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 175IU | Vitamin C: 22mg | Calcium: 303mg | Iron: 7mg