I’ll admit it… I don’t watch football. Before my husband and I were married, I pretended like I liked football and would lay around on the couch with him all weekend during the fall and winter acting insanely fascinated by the college and NFL football games. To be honest with you… I could have cared less about the football. The laying around on the couch with him, all cozied up was nice, but the football? Snoozerama. I think now that we’ve been married for 11 years, he looks back and sees right through my “marry me” scheming ways. Oh well… I’ve got him now and he’s a keeper!
I do love football food. You know, your favorite bar type food? Chicken Wings, Tasty Dips, Nachos… all those foods that you are willing to pay more for because you are in the spirit of the game, surrounded by other fans, cheering on your favorite team?
Well, along with football, I don’t really love the bar scene. I mean, sometimes it is alright, but I prefer to sit around in my comfy clothes, munching on my own goodies and not paying out the wah-zoo for every beverage I decide to partake in. A true football celebration happens when I get to cook up the treats, we invite friends over, and enjoy the competition in the comfort of my own home.
My husband’s favorite bar food, hands down, is Fish and Chips. In fact, he loves Fish and Chips so much that he requested that for his recent birthday meal. Since I have my handy dandy new deep fryer, I was more than happy to oblige! If you are cooking up some treats for the Super Bowl coming up soon… (I assume it is soon isn’t it? The blogosphere is all a buzz with super bowl recipes!) give this classic bar food recipe a try!
Recipe: Classic Fish & Chips (Adapted from Allrecipes.com)
- 4 large potatoes, peeled and cut into strips
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 cup milk
- 1 egg
- 1 quart vegetable oil for frying
- 1 1/2 pounds Tilapia Loins
- Place potatoes in a medium-size bowl of cold water. In a separate medium-size mixing bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, salt, and pepper. Stir in the milk and egg; stir until the mixture is smooth. Let mixture stand for 20 minutes.
- Preheat the oil in a large pot or deep fryer to 350 degrees F
- Fry the potatoes in the hot oil until they are tender. Drain them on paper towels.
- Dredge the fish in the batter, one piece at a time, and place them in the hot oil. Fry until the fish is golden brown. If necessary, increase the heat to maintain the 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) temperature. Drain well on paper towels.
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You just reminded me how much I love fish & chips, however I rarely order them in a resto, ’cause they’re usually terrible. Now I’ve got no excuse, I must make them at home. Good choice with the tilapia. It’s firm enough to hold up well in the fryer.
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Homemade fries (chips) are one of our most favorite things. You remind me that we haven’t made them in some time. Might have to heat up a pot of oil for them soon. (And, btw…I am with you on football. My super bowl is my LeCreuset batter bowl.)
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I have to admit I like the football party food more than I do the game. These look great!
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I enjoy the football — live, or with good friends who truly get into the game
As ALWAYS — way more about the food!
Love your choice of recipe and fish!
we do watch the games but certainly don’t plan our schedules around it; we’ve had groups over to watch the big game but this year we’re going to someone else’s party and the food will be catered . . . not really my cup of tea but hey, am trying my best to be somewhat social . . . i’d much rather have your fish & chips
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Me too!! I totally love fish and chips and I cant wait to try this recipe… prefect timing!!
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Great, classic recipe. My husband didn’t grow up in the U.S., so when we watch sports, we both have a kind of “meh” attitude about it all
But we both agree with you that the food is great! Last year for the Superbowl we went to a friend’s house and I made two cakes 
Not sure that I’m that ambitious this year, but… we’ll see!
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Kristin, love this! Brings back memories of enjoying fish and chips on our summer vacations to the UK
xo
I’ve never ever tried to make this myself! My husband loves Fish & Chips too- does yours like the malt vinegar on them?
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I am not so much a fan of football either…
Only in my situation it’s a bit the opposite because my husband seemed to not watch sports very often when we were dating.
And now….lets just say I have given up on watching any of my girlie shows Sat-Monday from September to January.
My husband LOVES fish and chips…orders it almost anywhere that has it on the menu. I will have to give this recipe a whirl.
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Fish and chips! A favorite for sure. I always like to order them when they’re on the menu. We don’t own a deep fryer, but it sure would help to have one on hand for these.
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Josh always orders fish and chips when we go out. He will love to make them at home! Thanks!
To tell you the truth, I don’t like football either. Well, not pro football. We both love college football and wouldn’t miss a Georgia bulldogs game if we could help it! But the pros…not for me. We do, however, enjoy all the yummy snacks that go along with football watching! I’m thinking I need to add fish and chips to my usual list of sports watching recipes
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This looks really yummy and I don’t typically like fish.
I think you’d win me over with this though.
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Have to say that I love football… but I love fish and chips more!!! Definitely is a favorite with my crew but have to admit, in this country I only like the version that I make !!
This summer I dragged my family all through Galway for the perfect fish and chips. Lucky for me they loved them – very light and very crispy and looked just like yours!!!
My hubby would flip if I made this for him!! Thanks for sharing Kristen!
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Yum! This is definitely my kind of Super Bowl food! Fish and chips is one of my all-time favorite foods.
i could totally go for this right now…. I haven’t had fish and chips in ages!
I love fish and chips, but have never made them. Guess I should by me a handy dandy deep fryer.
Kristen, you know James is going to be all over this. He adores fish and chips, like any good Brit. Yum!
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Have Classic Fish & Chips with Mulled Wine, a good combination. Here is a recipe that I have found: http://www.fourgreensteps.com/community/recipes/beverages/mulled-wine
Fish and chips is my favorite. I agree, the Super Bowl is all about the bar food that you make at home with the refuge of your computer for when you aren’t so into the game.
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I am totally with you…not into the football or the bar scene, but I’ll get down on some bar/football food! These fish and chips look superb!
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This is a great idea for Super Bowl! wonderful!
It’s been so long since I’ve had really great fish & chips! I’ll have to bust out my deep fryer to make these!
I love football…AND fish and chips! This looks delicious!
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This looks great! I agree, I’m not a football fan either, but the football food is good!
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you have a deep fryer? so totally jealous! I am a fried food junkie and if I did own my very own deep fryer, I would weigh 300 lbs. and then it would be ME you would see each week on my favorite reality show! your fish and chips are beautiful. you hubby is my kind of guy!
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Oh I can not wait to try these, Kristen! They look so delicious and bring back memories of trips to London. YUM!
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Hi, I’m a brazilian girl and little vegetarian. I really enjoyed this site and photos. I want to try these delicacies all but the animals! Congratulations. Kisses from Brazil.
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Those look GREAT!!
I love Fish and Chips and can rarely find a place that can do them justice. I bet I could use the same batter for fried pickles right? Mmmmm.. Yum!!
Awesome photos…
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Oh, my. When I lived in England this was my favorite indulgence EVER. Definitely not on my diet now, but oh!
Real English chips aren’t like fries, though. They were potato chunks, not strips and often they were battered, too. Beyond yummo.
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We don’t watch football and hate bars but the Fish & Chips- definitely a winner. Can you come over and make some for me?
Yamiii…. Fish and chips
will tell my sister to check it out. i want it…
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This is a close recipe to Fish and Chips in the UK, I liked it very much. When I think of the UK I always think of Fish and Chips. Good Job guys this well go in my regulars. You could use an alternate flour in Bisquick and subitute milk with buttermilk, this well sweeten the batter and hold it to the fish. When I fixed this dish I dreged the fish in flour alone first, then egg and milk wash, then back into the flour before frying. This gives you a crisy full bodied batter frying the fish. If you want a little heat to the batter for contast add i/8 tsp. of Tigar Sauce to the batter. Again Great Base recipe for the Fish and Chips.
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