Battered fish
I normally use haddock but any other white fish is fine
Batter
1 cup self raising flour
1 cup cold water
Salt and pepper to taste
A small sprinkling of paprika
Add all the ingredients to a bowl and whisk until fully incorporated
Cut the fish into any size pieces you fancy, I like small pieces which means more batter :)
Place your fish into the batter and mix lightly to coat all the pieces
Heat the vegetable oil in a pan or your deep fat fryer
When it becomes hot enough (put a small amount of batter into the oil and if it cooks within 10-15 seconds its hot enough) add your fish in small batches so as not to cool the oil down too much
Cook for about 4-5 minutes and turn and cook for a further 4-5 minutes. The batter should be golden colour.
Drain on some kitchen roll and continue with the rest of the fish
Oven chips
750g potatoes (about 3 medium large), peeled
Olive oil , for drizzling
Salt
Heat oven to its highest setting, 220/fan 200c/gas 9.
Cut the potatoes into 1cm-wide slices, then into 1cm-thick sticks. Blanch in a large pan of boiling water for 5 mins, then drain well.
Place the potatoes onto a roasting pan, drizzle with olive oil, make sure each chip is evenly coated, shake and then season. Bake for about 15 mins, shaking the potatoes at least twice, until golden brown and crisp.
Italian peas
1 cup Garden Peas
1 heaped tablepoon Mascarpone
Grated Parmesan
Cook your peas either in the microwave or on the hob but don't over cook, they need to have a slight crunch when bitten into. Drain and add to a pan with a small amount of olive oil
Gently fry and add 1 large heaped tablespoon of mascarpone, melt and mix in. Add the grated Parmesan (Depending on how cheesy you want them depends on how much Parmesan you add) and serve :)
If you like mushy peas, crush them with a potato masher once you've cooked them with the mascarpone and Parmesan
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