America's Test Kitchen - Season 7 Episode 8 : Fish and Chips at Home

Episode List

Ep 1 Meatloaf Dinner

2007-01-06

Ep 2 Streamlined Chicken Skillet Suppers

2007-01-13

Ep 3 Best Beef Stew

2007-01-20

Ep 4 Sunday Roast Chicken and Stuffing

2007-01-27

Ep 5 Two Ways with Pork

2007-02-03

Ep 6 Faster Family Favorites

2007-02-10

Ep 7 Lighter Family Favorites

2007-02-17

Ep 8 Fish and Chips at Home

2007-02-24

Ep 9 Chicken Kiev

2007-03-03

Ep 10 Meat and Potatoes for Company

2007-03-10

Ep 11 Staying in For Chinese Take-Out

2007-03-17

Ep 12 Not Your Average Stir-Fry

2007-03-24

Ep 13 More Tex-Mex Favorites

2007-03-31

Ep 14 Even More Italian Classics

2007-04-07

Ep 15 Flambé at Home

2007-04-14

Ep 16 Hearty Eggs for Breakfast

2007-04-21

Ep 17 Summer Cooking

2007-04-28

Ep 18 Barbecued Brisket and Corn Fritters

2007-05-05

Ep 19 Beer Can Chicken Dinner

2007-05-12

Ep 20 Rainy Day Barbecue

2007-05-19

Ep 21 Strawberry Cream Cake

2007-05-26

Ep 22 Dark Chocolate Desserts

2007-06-02

Ep 23 Old-Fashioned Chocolate Cake

2007-06-09

Ep 24 Easy Apple Desserts

2007-06-16

Ep 25 Favorite Citrus Desserts

2007-06-23

Ep 26 Lighter Cheesecake

2007-06-30

Synopsis

The problem with English-style fish and chips is that you’ve got to hop a plane across the Atlantic to enjoy the dish. We wanted to be able to serve English-style fish and chips—large pieces of moist and delicate cod in a crisp and tender coating with thick-cut fries—at home. Most American restaurants that tackle England’s most popular fast food do so poorly—turning out a greasy mess of fish and potatoes. We aimed to create a home-cook friendly recipe for the real thing: large pieces of moist cod coated in a delicate, crisp batter and chips cut thick and served up crispy, with soft interiors. To start, we’d first need to tackle frying for the home cook. While most restaurants have dedicated frying workstations, deep-frying in a home kitchen is a different matter. Cramped space, spattering oil, and inappropriate equipment all conspire to take the fun out of the job. But it needn’t be an onerous task: With a bit of organization and some basic working knowledge, you’ll be turning out fish and chips that will rival those in England. Along the way, we’d also needed to figure out how to organize the process so that everything made it to the table at once—meaning that both fish and chips are served piping hot. Anything less just wouldn’t be acceptable. Recipes: Fish and Chips Tartar Sauce Tasting Lab: Mayonnaise Equipment Center: Candy Thermometers—Update High-End Deep Fryers

Title	America's Test Kitchen - Season 7 Episode 8 : Fish and Chips at Home
Release Date	Jan 01, 1970
Season	25
Episode	638