Fish & Chips With Tartar Sauce…The Airfryer Way

Fish ‘n’ Chips, is one of those classic Brit comfort food besides pot pies, Victoria sponges and summer pudding, which I always have liked to the core of my heart. Especially in these chilly days of winter, craving for some hot and sizzling fried food grows stronger as the temperature dips. Sitting beneath the warmth of quilt with some warming and comforting food to eat..what else would one need!

But honestly speaking, I just run away from frying food at home. No, it’s not the fear of getting burnt by the smoking hot oil. It’s just that I feel too lazy to fry food at home. Boiling a big wok of oil isn’t my cup of tea. You must be thinking, how silly that reason is. But that is how it is. I am happy to fire up my oven for the entire day, but would stay away from this frying thing.

And that is why end up ordering fried food when I am eating out. But you see, technology has eventually made my life simpler. Recently, I got a call from Philips to review their Airfryer. I have heard a lot about the airfryer and the wonderful stuff it can do at home. And I was excited to try it finally. It really is a magical product from Philips, which can churn out hot piping fried food in minutes, without the need of boiling a gallon of oil.

A spoonful of oil or even less, and all you get is crispy non-oily fried stuff. I made home style fries to test it initially, and to my surprise it delivered perfectly browned and crisp fries with a thin coat of oil. Next I wanted to try my favorite Fish and Chips.

I took frozen fillet of basa fish {as I am quite skeptical about the freshness of fish and hugely rely on frozen fillets}, coated them in flour, fresh breadcrumbs and some herbs. And within minutes, I got perfectly and evenly browned crispy fried fish and again with only a tablespoon of oil.

This wonderful Airfryer can even bake cakes too, but I didn’t try that. It works as a compact convection {hot air circulation} oven, so I am sure it can bake some basic sponges as well. I enjoyed my herb-ed fish and chips with homemade tartar sauce, a perfect accompaniment to go along. I would definitely recommend this amazing product if you want to enjoy some great fried food with no added waistline.

Ingredients

Fish:
400 gm firm white fish fillet {sole or basa}
2 large eggs
1/2 cup plain flour
1/2 cup fresh bread crumbs
2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp salt
1 tsp freshly ground pepper

Chips:
2 large potatoes, washed and scrubbed
1 tsp fresh rosemary
1 tbsp olive oil
2 cloves garlic, crushed

Tartar Sauce:
200 ml mayonnaise
3 tbsp capers, drained and chopped
2 tbsp jalapenos, drained and chopped
1 small shallot, finely chopped
squeeze of lemon juice
3 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
salt and freshly ground black pepper

Directions

1. For fish, preheat the Airfryer at 200 degree C for 5 minutes. Meanwhile, mix bread crumbs, salt, pepper, parsley and olive oil in a bowl.
2. Cut the fish into 8 long pieces. Crack the egg in a shallow bowl and use a fork to lightly whisk. Place the flour and breadcrumbs in separate shallow bowls.
3. Dip 1 piece of fish in the flour. Shake off any excess. Dip the fish in the egg, then in breadcrumbs, pressing firmly to coat.
4. Place the fish in air fryer. Repeat with all the remaining fish pieces and put in air fryer and cook for about 15 minutes or until golden.
5. For chips, cut the potatoes in wedges shape with skin on. Soak them in a bowl with mild salted water for 20 minutes.
6. Preheat the air fryer at 180 degree C for 5 minutes. Drain the potatoes and pat them dry with a paper towel. In a bowl, mix all the ingredients along with potatoes and toss to coat evenly. Place the chips in air fryer and cook for 25 minutes until golden, shaking them once in between. Once cooked, toss the potatoes generously with salt.
7. For tartar sauce, mix all the ingredients in a bowl and chill in fridge until needed. Serve with fish and chips.