Shaun Rankin’s crispy fish fingers in lemonade batter recipe
Using lemonade in the batter will really get the kids excited for this entertaining take on a family favourite. If you don't have time to make your own tartare, don't worry - just use a good quality jar of pre-made sauce.
See method- Serves 4
- 20mins to prepare and 30mins to cook
- 304 calories / serving
- Dairy-free
- Healthy
Ingredients
For the goujons
- 320g cod fillet, skinned and cleaned
- 200ml lemonade
- 110g (3 3/4 oz) plain flour
- 500ml sunflower oil, for deep frying
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch pepper
To serve
- 1 lime, quartered
- 4tbsp tartare sauce
Each serving contains
- Energy
- 1275kJ 304.0kcal
- Fat
- 15g
- Saturates
- 2g
- Salt
- 0.7g
- Sugars
- 6g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 26.7gProtein 16.7gFibre 1.2g
Method
- Preheat the deep fat fryer to gas 4, 180°C, fan 160°C . Alternatively, you can fill a large saucepan halfway with sunflower oil. Use a cooking thermometer to heat to 180°C.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the lemonade and flour to make the batter. Set aside. This is a perfect job for the kids while you prepare the fish.
- Cut the codfillets into 8 individual goujons.
- Dip each goujon in lemonade batter until completely covered.
- Carefully lower the fish into the deep-fat fryer or saucepan and cook for 4 minutes, or until golden brown and crispy. If the oil is hot enough and you don’t keep the fish in there for too long, the food won’t end up greasy.
- Remove the goujons from the fryer using a slotted spoon and set aside to drain on kitchen paper. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Serve with the lime segments and some dollops of tartare sauce.
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