Sheet Pan Fish and Chips
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Category
Main Dish
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Cusine
New England
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How to make?
Ingredients
6 tablespoons olive oil, or more if needed
2 1/2 pounds Yukon Gold or other yellow potatoes , unpeeled
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup Panko, or other unseasoned dry white breadcrumbs
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 pounds firm-fleshed white fish fillets, skins removed, such as haddock, halibut, pollock, flounder, whiting, redfish, cod, or other fish in your region
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
1 lemon, cut into wedges, to serve
Tartar sauce, to serve
Directions
Heat the oven to 450F. Arrange 2 oven racks in the top and bottom third of the oven. Line 2 baking sheets with foil and coat with olive oil or with nonstick cooking spray.
Quarter the potatoes lengthwise, then cut each quarter in half again so you get 8 spears from each potato. In a bowl, toss the potatoes with 2 tablespoons of the oil and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Spread the potatoes on one of the baking sheets with their wedges pointing up, if possible, so the cut sides are exposed .
Roast the spears on the lower rack in the oven for 40 minutes. Rotate the pan partway through and use a wide metal spatula to stir the potatoes. At this point, it's fine if the potatoes fall on their sides; the sides touching the pan will become extra-crispy and golden.
Once the potatoes are in the oven, start on the panko and the fish. To toast the panko, warm a heavy skillet over medium high heat. Add the panko , and lower the heat to medium. Slowly toast the panko, stirring frequently, for 10 to 15 minutes or until a deep golden brown.
Remove the skillet from heat. Stir 1 tablespoon of olive oil, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper into the panko breadcrumbs until they are well coated. Transfer the crumbs to a shallow bowl.
Cut the fish into large strips or big 3-inch pieces, however you prefer. Rub all the pieces with the remaining tablespoon of olive oil.
Press the fish into the panko so the pieces are coated all over. Set the fish on the second baking sheet, spaced slightly apart.
Cook thick fish fillets for 15 to 18 minutes and thinner fillets for 10 to 13 minutes, or until the fish is firm and the coating is starting to brown. Err on the side of caution and do not over-bake.
Arrange fish and potato spears on plates, sprinkle with parsley, serve with lemon and tartar sauce.