Rum Battered Fish with Sweet Potato Fries & Coconut Curry Sauce

This Caribbean style fish and chips is made up of rum battered fish, sweet potato fries, jerk onion rings and an incredible coconut curry sauce!

Course Main Course

Cuisine Caribbean

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 40

Total Time 1

Servings servings

Calories 456kcal

Author Amy Fulwood

Ingredients

For the fish

1 litre Vegetable Oil for frying
7 g sachet Instant Yeast
pinch Sugar
75 ml Sparkling Water
100 g Flour
25 ml Dark Rum
0.5 teaspoon Cider Vinegar
Salt and Pepper
4 small Cod Fillets

For the sweet potato fries

2 large Sweet Potatoes cut into fries
Vegetable Oil
Salt and Pepper
1 teaspoon Mixed Herbs

For the onion rings

1 Large Onion cut into 1cm slices and rings separated
150 g Self-Raising Flour
180 ml Sparkling Water
1 tablespoon Jerk Seasoning
Salt and Pepper

For the coconut curry sauce

50 g Butter
1 Large Onion finely chopped
1 Scotch Bonnet deseeded and finely chopped
1 teaspoon Plain Flour
2 tablespoon Curry Powder
150 ml Coconut Milk
200 ml Chicken Stock
4 tablespoon Fresh Coriander finely chopped
Juice of Half a Lemon

To serve

Fresh Coriander

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Instructions

Bring a large pan of water to the boil and boil the sweet potato fries for 5 minutes, drain and set aside. Preheat the oven to 200°C (fan oven) and put a large roasting tray with a couple of tablespoons of oil in the oven to heat up. When the oil is hot, place the sweet potato fries on to the tray with the mixed herbs and a sprinkling and salt and pepper and return to the oven. Cook for 30-40 minutes until crispy and browned.
While the fries are cooking heat a litre of vegetable oil to 190°C in a large heavy based pan. For the fish, mix the yeast, sugar and sparkling water together in a large bowl. Add the flour, rum and vinegar with a sprinkling of salt and pepper. Leave to the side until it starts to bubble. Dip the cod fillets into the batter and make sure they're fully coated then place in the hot oil and fry for 3-4 minutes until browned then remove with a metal slotted spoon and place on a plate lined with kitchen paper to drain. Sprinkle with salt.
Make the onion rings. Mix together the flour, sparkling water and jerk seasoning then season generously. Coat the onion rings in the batter and fry in batches for a few minutes until browned. Places the cooked onion rings on a paper towel lined plate and sprinkle with salt.
While the fish and onion rings are frying make the curry sauce. Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat and add the onion and scotch bonnet. Stir through the flour and curry powder followed by the coconut milk and chicken stock. Bring to a simmer and cook for 5-10 minutes. Finish by stirring through the coriander and lemon juice.

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