Give your menu a premium feel on fish and chip day. As an alternative to cod and haddock, try using prawns and queen scallops. 

Queen Scallops and Prawns in a cone served

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 6 minutes

Serves: 4

Ingredients

  • Queen Scallops - 600g
  • Shell on Prawns - 600g
  • Head on Prawns - 600g
  • Fresh limes - x 2
  • Fresh lemons - x 2
  • Chips -
  • FISH BATTER MIX (gluten free)
  • Gluten free self raising flour - 350g
  • Corn flour - 100g
  • Turmeric - 2g
  • Salt - 15g

Method

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1. Mix the dry ingredients together and gently whisk in the sparkling water. 

2. Set fat fryer temperature to 185°. 

3. Pass the Prawns and Scallops into the batter and gently lower (do not drop) into the hot oil (185°). Gently agitate the Prawns and Scallops, which will give the batter a rippled texture. Once lowered 2/3 of the way, allow them to drop into the oil fully. 

4. Cook for 2-3 minutes.

5. Lift battered Prawns and Scallops onto a cooling rack to allow excess oil to drain. 

6. Assemble lemon and lime wedges on skewers, this also allows the skewers to be used to pick up the battered pieces of fish

7. Serve deep fried Prawns and Scallops with fresh lime, lemon and chips.

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