Best Pub Chips Recipes

PUB STYLE FISH AND CHIPS

Steps:

• Directions.
• Heat oven to 200 degrees F.
• Heat the safflower oil in a 5-quart Dutch oven over high heat until it reaches 320 degrees.
• Using a V-slicer with a wide blade, slice the potatoes with the skin on. Place in a large bowl with cold water.
• In a bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, cayenne pepper, and Old Bay seasoning. Whisk in the beer until the batter is completely smooth and free of any lumps. Refrigerate for 15 minutes. Note: The batter can be made up to 1 hour ahead of time.
• Drain potatoes thoroughly, removing any excess water. When oil reaches 320 degrees, submerge the potatoes in the oil. Working in small batches, fry for 2 to 3 minutes until they are pale and floppy. Remove from oil, drain, and cool to room temperature.
• Increase the temperature of the oil to 375 degrees. Re-immerse fries and cook until crisp and golden brown, about 2 to 3 minutes. Remove and drain on roasting rack. Season with kosher salt while hot and hold in the oven.
• Allow oil to return to 350 degrees. Lightly dredge fish strips in cornstarch. Working in small batches, dip the fish into batter and immerse into hot oil. When the batter is set, turn the pieces of fish over and cook until golden brown, about 2 minutes. Drain the fish on the roasting rack. Serve with malt vinegar.

PUB CHIPS

Steps:

• Scrub potato.
• Dry well.
• Leaving skin on, slice into 1/4 inch rounds.
• Place slices on a microwave roasting rack.
• Microwave on high 10 minutes or until chips begin to brown.
• Sprinkle with vinegar and salt to taste.

PUB STYLE PEPPERED STILTON STEAKS WITH CHARRED ONIONS AND CHIPS

Steps:

• Crumble the Stilton cheese into a mixing bowl and add the softened butter and the toasted walnut pieces, mash together well. Cover & set to one side - in a cool place.
• Press the cracked peppercorns into both sides of the steaks, ensuring they adhere well. Cover and leave to come to room temperature for about 30 minutes.
• Take 1 ounce of butter from the 2 ounces of butter, and heat it up over a very high heat in a sturdy frying pan/skillet. Add the onion rings and stir well - allow them to char at the edges before turning down the heat and cooking over a slow heat for about 10 minutes more. Set to one side.
• 5 minutes before you want to start cooking your steaks, start to fry your chips/French fries - unless you are oven baking them, in which case you need them to be in the oven at least 45 minutes before you want to serve the steaks.
• Heat up the remaining 1 ounce of butter in a large sturdy frying pan/skillet and as soon as the butter starts to smoke but NOT burn, add you steaks.
• (Here is a rough cooking chart for you: For steaks about 1" thick, Rare is 3 minutes each side; Medium is 5 minutes each side and Well Done is 7 minutes each side - depending in the thickness of your steaks!).
• As soon as you have cooked your first side, turn the steak over and crumble half of the Stilton and walnut mixture over the top of each steak, continue to cook until the steaks are cooked to your liking.
• At the same time that you crumbled the Stilton mixture over the top, add the pre-fried onions and scatter them around in the frying pan to finish cooking them.
• Serve the Stilton and Pepper Steaks immediately with the charred onions and Chips/French Fries.

PUB CHIPS WITH FETA & SWEET BALSAMIC DRIZZLE

Steps:

• FOR SWEET BALSAMIC GLAZE/DRIZZLE: Add balsamic vinegar, sugar and salt to a 4 qt. saucepan. (Save balsamic vinegar bottle.) Bring to a low boil while stirring. Continue at a low boil, stirring every few minutes, for 20-30 minutes or until the glaze becomes syrupy and coats the back of a spoon. Allow to cool to room temperature. This recipe will make more glaze than you need, so store cooled balsamic syrup in the balsamic vinegar bottle for up to two weeks.
• Arrange pub chips on a serving platter. Drizzle with approximately 1/4 cup (...or to taste) of the sweet balsamic glaze over the chips. Top with feta cheese crumbles, then tomatoes, then green onion tops. Drizzle with up to 1/4 cup, or to taste, additional sweet balsamic glaze. Serve immediately. (Refrigerate remaining glaze from recipe for another use. Glaze is wonderful on chicken, steak, shrimp... almost anything.)

ALDER'S PUB CHEESE WITH POTATO BREAD CHIPS

Steps:

• To make the potato bread chips, heat the oven to 200 degrees. Place a slice of bread on a clean surface and use a rolling pin to flatten it as thinly as possible. Brush both sides of the bread with butter and sprinkle lightly with salt. Repeat with remaining bread slices. Spread flattened slices out on baking sheets. Bake until golden and crisp, about 4 hours. Chips can be made the day before.
• While the chips bake, prepare the pub cheese: In a large pot over medium heat, combine the wine, garlic, shallots, thyme, bay leaf and clove. Bring mixture to a boil; reduce heat and simmer until the wine has almost evaporated, about 1 hour and 15 minutes. Strain mixture through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl (you should have about 1/3 cup); use a rubber spatula to press on the solids and extract additional liquid. Whisk in mustard and miso. Cool to room temperature. This can be made up to a week ahead; refrigerate if not using the same day.
• Place a medium bowl in a freezer to chill. Meanwhile, in a blender or food processor, combine 1/3 cup of the wine mixture (save the rest or discard), milk, cream cheese and cheddar. Run until the mixture is fairly smooth; stop to scrape down the sides occasionally.
• Scrape the mixture into a medium-sized pot. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until the mixture reaches 150 degrees on an instant read thermometer and the cheese is melted, 8 to 10 minutes. Pour mixture into the chilled bowl and whisk to cool. Chill in the refrigerator until very cold, at least 4 hours (or up to 5 days).
• Serve pub cheese in a bowl or ramekins, or mounded on a plate, with the potato bread chips alongside. Garnish pub cheese with pistachio nuts if using.