It's time to
transform a classic British dish into a vegetarian version.
Vegetarian fish and chips, what an earth, you may think! Well, my
version doesn't have much at all to do with fish, but I still wanted
to keep the name of the traditional dish. I used Halloumi cheese as
fake fish in this recipe and it actually worked out rather nicely for
the taste, texture and looks. It was rolled in my special cider
batter before deep frying. I served my fake fish with very chunky
hand-cut oven-baked skin-on chips (wow that's many hyphens, not sure,
if they are all really needed!), peas and spicy chilli mayo.
Here's how this
dish came together.
The chips:
2 large baking
potatoes
Vegetable oil
Smoked paprika
Salt
Cut the baking
potatoes into chunky chips, brush them with vegetable oil, sprinkle
with smoked paprika and salt and bake in the oven until done.
The veggie fish:
250 g halloumi
Vegetable oil
Wheat flour
Smoked paprika
White papper
Bicarbonate of soda
Dry cider
Cut the halloumi into thin slices and cook them in vegetable oil on
both sides until golden brown. I really wanted to add this step, as I
don't fancy undercooked halloumi, it always needs to be properly
cooked for me.
Make the batter by whisking flour, smoked paprika, white pepper,
bicarbonate of soda and dry cider together into a smooth, but not too
runny, batter. I can't really give the amounts here, as I just mixed
it all together and it seemed to be the perfect texture. You can add
more flour or cider, if the texture isn't quite right. The bottomline
is that it should easily coat the halloumi for deep frying.
Heat enough vegetable oil in a deep pan so that it will cover the
halloumi slices. Coat the halloumi slices with the batter and put
them into the hot oil. They should get golden brown and crispy fairly
quickly. Then transport them onto a kitchen roll to tap off any
excess oil.
The sides:
Gran Luchito Chilli Mayo (this added a nice spicy kick to the dish)
As many frozen peas as you want to eat, cooked with a little butter,
marjoram and salt.
And this was it, very tasty, a very good option for the traditional
fish and chips! Have a great weekend everyone!
Your VegHog
That is an interesting idea! I adore halloumi cheese.
ReplyDeleteThank you Lisa! Yes, halloumi is the best and it works well here. :)
Deletelooks lovely and the peas make it seem a little bit more healthy than the regular fish and chips
ReplyDeleteI thought that it would need a bit of a veg addition, as the dish would be too fatty otherwise.
DeleteYum, looks rather scrummy. I've made a take on vegan tofu 'fish' and chips a long while back, but I'd much rather prefer the halloumi.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure that tofu fish would also be pretty good, I might actually try that as well. It would be a bit healthier.
DeleteHi, looks like a great dish! Maybe we should try this as well...
ReplyDeleteHi Nebel, yes try it and let me know how you liked it! :)
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