Beer-Battered Fish and Chips

Turn your kitchen into an English pub with this tasty recipe for classic fish and chips.

Recipe Ingredients:

2 to 4 potatoes, scrubbed and cut into fingers
1 pound fish (cod, halibut, pollock, etc.)
1 (12-ounce) can beer
1 large egg, beaten until fluffy
2/3 cup milk
1 teaspoon light olive oil
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups all-purpose flour - divided use
Light olive oil for deep frying

Cooking Directions:

1. Pat potatoes and fish dry with paper towels. While potatoes are frying, prepare batter for fish.
2. To prepare batter, mix together beer, egg, milk and light olive oil. Add baking powder, cayenne pepper, salt and 1 1/2 cups flour all at once, mixing only enough to dampen the dry ingredients.
3. Remove potato chips from the oil with slotted spoon, drain on paper towels, and season to taste.
4. Coat fish pieces in remaining 1/2 cup flour before dipping fish in batter and place in hot oil to deep fry. Cook until golden, about 6 minutes. Remove from oil with slotted spoon, drain on paper towels.

Makes 4 servings.