What can I have with battered fish instead of chips all the time?

Question

Just for a change I'd like something different with my battered/breaded fish (home cooked) instead of chips all the time. Any ideas?

Answer 1

jacket potato with sour cream and chives, also some mushy peas ahh lovely.

Answer 2

how about sweet potato chips?they are the perfect accompaniment.do not taste a but like potatoes and are A LOT healthier.



the recipe:
You will need:

sweet potatoes Olive oil

Optional ingredients:

Salt

Pepper

Herbs you like

Spices you like

Cheese/Pesto/garlic...anything that'll stick to a potato!



1. Either peeled or un-peeled, cut the potatoes into big chips (one large potato per person should be sufficient, but adjust according to level of anticipated hunger!) Both ordinary and sweet potatoes can be done together if you want - both take the same time to cook.

2. Put the chips into a large pot of salted cold water, and bring them to the boil.

3. As soon as the chips have come to the boil, drain them, and tip them into a large bowl. Sprinkle the chips with enough Olive Oil to coat them well, and toss them around with your hands or a wooden spoon until they are well covered in oil. (Hands are best for this job - let them cool for a minute or two if you need to).

4. At this point you can add any extra ingredients you want - not that you have to. A fairly basic but very tasty option is simply to add plenty of freshly milled pepper and plenty of coarse salt (the Maldon stuff works well). Other options are pesto, finely grated cheese, herbs (I imagine thyme would be quite tasty), spices (e.g. chilli powder for hot and spicy, but maybe just a bit of ginger powder and cumin for curry flavour chips, etc, etc.), minced garlic, soy sauce, ....anything at all you want.

5. Whatever you add, mix it all through so all the chips are covered evenly.

6. Spread the chips evenly on a baking tray (use more than one if you need to - best not to have the chips piled up on top of each other) and stick them in a hot (200c) oven for 20 minutes or so. Give them a shake or a stir halfway through if you like. Check them towards the end so that they don't over cook. They should be a light brown and starting to get cruncy by the end.

7. After 20 mins or so, they should be done. Serve hot, and enjoy! These go well with loads of dishes - roast meat or fowl particularly - or with sausages, fried eggs, with a dip, or just on their own.

Answer 3

I'd get rid of the batter too and just have a nice simply pan-fried piece of fish with some boiled new potatoes, sugar snap peas and a chilli oil dressing.

Instead of buying frozen pre-packed battered fish try just getting some fresh fish from a local fishmonger or the counter at your supermarket, it's much tastier.

Answer 4

My local fish and chip shop will do battered fish with a mixed salad instead of chips which I always have now - they brought it in due to customer request and are happy to do it as it makes them look good on the obesity/health stakes and costs less than a portion of chips to make but they charge the same.
Why not badger your fish and chip shop to do this as they might consider it

Answer 5

I'd say home made wedges.
Bit like chips but a little bit of spice on them if you like is always a treat. Salad goes well with anything except a roast so I'd say salad aswell. Another nice thing with fish is lemon couscous and salad. Very Tasty. Enjoy what ever you choose.

Answer 6

You could try some zucchini or button mushrooms. Just batter them in the same batter as the fish and fry until soft. When done, drain and sprinkle with a little kosher salt.

Answer 7

Personally, I think that chips go best with fish so I wouldn't want to compromise!!

If it's just chips you don't want, rather than potatoes, what about a jacket potato with some butter? And mushy peas obviously!

Or you could make it a summer dish and have it with salad and rice or cous cous.

Answer 8

How about a salad or some veggies. Or make a cold salad to like macaroni salad I just had fish the other night and I made corn on the cob and mac and cheese

Answer 9

for some reason, i always make home made mac & cheese with battered fish. i like to serve peas as the veggie too. Dont know why but its good.

Answer 10

I like a nice fresh crisp salad, the batter has to be crunchy and golden brown.

Answer 11

My boyfriend and I have it with salad a lot. If you make a nice lemon mayo dressing (2-3 tablespoons of low-fat mayonnaise, add lemon juice so it's just nice and tangy, then plenty of black pepper, add tiny bit of caster sugar if it's too sharp for you) and put that on the salad it goes fabulously!