serves
4-6
prep
1 hour
cook
30 minutes
difficulty
Easy
serves
4-6
people
preparation
1
hour
cooking
30
minutes
difficulty
Easy
level
Instead of a barbecue next time you have a group of friends together for a casual summer al fresco dinner, why not make up a good old-fashioned fisherman’s basket for each person?
Ingredients
- calamari rings
- white fish fillets, battered
- butterflied prawn cutlets (recipe )
- double-crunch hot chips
- potato scallops (recipe )
- lemon wedges
- tartare sauce
- cocktail sauce, tartare sauce and aioli
Instructions
Borrow a couple of deep-fryers from neighbours. Line individual serving baskets with newspaper, then a smaller square of baking paper. Cook and season all your seafood, larger pieces first, and keep warm in a low oven while you cook the rest.
In each basket, arrange the fried seafood and potato with some lemon wedges. Put some small bowls of the sauces on a tray, with a bottle of malt vinegar for the table. And offer a large green salad.
Or, if you don’t mind heading back to the kitchen a few times during dinner, serve the fish and chips first, then cook up some prawns (shrimp) and calamari in separate batches and pass them around on a platter for guests to add to their baskets as they are cooked. They’ll be hotter and more crisp this way too!
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Cook's Notes
Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.
Instead of a barbecue next time you have a group of friends together for a casual summer al fresco dinner, why not make up a good old-fashioned fisherman’s basket for each person?
