- 1000g potatoes
- 2 red onion
- 2 garlic clove
- 2 tbsp capers
- 100g rocket
- 2 lemon
- 1 x 200ml crème fraîche
- 4tbsp plain flour
- 2 egg
- 100g breadcrumbs
- 4 haddock fillets
- 4 vine tomatoes
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- Sea salt
- Freshly ground pepper
- Large roasting tin
- Large frying pan
- 1.
Heat your oven to 200°C/Fan 180°C/Gas 6. Scrub the potatoes and slice them into finger-size chips. Add the chips to a large roasting tin and add 1 tbsp olive oil and a pinch of salt and pepper. Toss to coat, then slide the chips into the oven for 30 mins.
- 2.
While the chips bake, peel and halve the red onion. Thinly slice half the onion and set it to one side. Finely chop the other half and slide it into a bowl. Peel and grate the garlic. Rinse and roughly chop 1 tbsp capers. Finely chop a few pinches of rocket. Add the garlic, capers and chopped rocket to the bowl with the onion. Add half the pot of crème fraîche. Juice in half the lemon, add a pinch of salt and pepper, stir and set aside.
- 3.
Tip 2 tbsp flour onto a plate and season with salt and pepper. Beat the egg in a shallow dish. Pour the breadcrumbs onto a separate plate. Dip the haddock fillets in the flour, then the egg, then in the breadcrumbs to coat them. Transfer the crumbed haddock to a clean plate and set aside.
- 4.
When the chips have cooked for 30 mins, turn them over and bake for another 10-15 mins, till tender and crispy. If the chips are ready before the haddock, turn the oven off and move the tray to the bottom of the oven to keep warm.
- 5.
Meanwhile, slice the tomatoes into thin wedges. Slide the tomatoes into a salad bowl and add the reserved sliced onion. Squeeze in the juice from the remaining lemon half. Season with a little salt and pepper and fold together.
- 6.
When the chips are nearly ready, pour 1 tbsp olive oil into a large frying pan and warm to a medium-high heat. When the pan is hot, add the breadcrumbed haddock fillets. Fry for 4-5 mins on each side, till crispy and cooked through. If you don't want to fry the haddock, see our tip for baking it instead.
- 7.
Toss the rocket with the tomatoes and onion. Divide the fish and chips between a couple of plates and serve them with the salad and the lemon and caper crème fraîche on the side.
- Tip
Bake it to make it
If you don't want to fry the haddock, you can bake it instead. Pop the breadcrumbed fillets onto a lightly greased baking tray, and when the chips have baked for 30 mins, move them to a lower shelf in the oven. Slide the haddock onto the top shelf and bake for 12-15 mins till golden and cooked through.The chips should be ready at the same time.