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Kibbeling
Kibbeling: Dutch battered white-fish chunks with garlic sauce
DutchKibbeling is the fish snack of Dutch markets and harbours, sold in paper trays from fish vans at Saturday markets from Volendam to Rotterdam: bite-sized chunks of cod or pollock coated in a spiced batter and fried until crisp, with a pot of garlic sauce or remoulade. It began as a way to use the cheeks of cod. A common mistake is a thick batter, which turns bready and greasy. Chef's tip: season the batter well with a little curry powder and paprika, the market-van secret, and fry at 180 °C until golden; the fish is done when opaque and flaking.
- Total time
- 25 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
For the fish
- 1 ⅓ lb cod or pollock filletskinned, cut into 3 cm chunks
- 4 oz plain flour
- 2 tbsp cornflour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp sweet paprika
- ½ tsp mild curry powder
- 1 tsp salt
- ¾ cup ice-cold sparkling water
- 6 ¼ cups sunflower oilfor frying
For the garlic sauce
- 5 tbsp mayonnaise
- 3 tbsp plain yogurt
- 1 clove garliccrushed
- ⅛ oz fresh chiveschopped
- 1 lemonin wedges
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Method
0/4 doneStep 1: Mix 5 tbsp mayonnaise, 3 tbsp plain yogurt, 1 clove garlic and ⅛ oz fresh chives.
Step 2: Whisk 4 oz plain flour, 2 tbsp cornflour, 1 tsp baking powder, 1 tsp sweet paprika, ½ tsp mild curry powder and 1 tsp salt with ¾ cup ice-cold sparkling water into a thin batter. Common mistake: thick batter; it turns bready.
Step 3: Heat 6 ¼ cups sunflower oil to 350°F. Dip 1 ⅓ lb cod or pollock fillet in the batter and fry in batches for 3–4 minutes, until golden and the fish is opaque and flaking.
10 minStep 4: Drain and serve hot with the sauce and 1 lemon.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 420 kcal
- Protein
- 28 g
- Carbs
- 24 g
- Fat
- 23 g
- Fibre
- 1 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does kibbeling take?
- About 25 minutes in total: 15 minutes to prepare and 10 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- What can I use instead of plain flour?
- Self-raising flour, same amount (then leave out the baking powder).
- What can I use instead of cornflour?
- Arrowroot or potato starch, same amount.
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