British Fish and Chips - The Traditional Way or The Queen's Way? - Part 1

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  • Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
  • It's Britain's most famous dish. Fish and Chips! I'm sharing my recipe that I cooked for the palace staff and then in part II The Queen's fish and chips recipe, a little more fancy! Fish and Chips was on the menu every Friday lunch at the palace and we cook for several hundred staff. Even the chefs looked forward to Fish and Chips Friday.
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  • @Darren_McGrady
    @Darren_McGrady  3 года назад +151

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    • @CamiloMolfino
      @CamiloMolfino 3 года назад +6

      Love your recipie, cheers from Argentina

    • @m.theresa1385
      @m.theresa1385 3 года назад +1

      Lovely items. Could we have an apron please?

    • @sinabagherisarvestani8924
      @sinabagherisarvestani8924 3 года назад +5

      Yukon gold is the best , I agree , not too sure about British or European types since I've never been there , but I think russet potatoes are more for baking not frying , anyways man looks nice

    • @jeanannvollenweider8750
      @jeanannvollenweider8750 3 года назад

      😇😌😜

    • @sherryb6552
      @sherryb6552 3 года назад +2

      I love seeing you on Real Royalty but happy that you have your own channel. Did you purchase Winston in the UK or US?

  • @Darren_McGrady
    @Darren_McGrady  4 года назад +390

    Two videos this week to celebrate reaching 50,000 Subscribers! Part II Thursday in time for "Fish and Chips Friday"

  • @sourdurian2839
    @sourdurian2839 3 года назад +161

    I like how Darren is such a chirpy and humble guy. I also love the fact that theres no need for drama whatsoever when cooking. Just straight to the point cooking, and it also looks freakin amazing chef!

  • @chunkygroove9038
    @chunkygroove9038 2 года назад +132

    Darren is a no nonsense chef who brings perfection to popular, unfancy dishes. He is a master of his craft.

    • @judithgrace9850
      @judithgrace9850 2 года назад +4

      I'm used flour and butter to thicken green peas drain the water in the can and use your own water ñ,flour,salt and pepper.

    • @greasymuchacho
      @greasymuchacho Год назад

      He is a clown full of nonsense.

    • @greasymuchacho
      @greasymuchacho Год назад

      @@chunkygroove9038 take a hike you slack jawed hobo.

  • @maya1787
    @maya1787 2 года назад +24

    I used to work at one of the famous fish & chips in Scotland & his Fish batter secret is 100 gram rice flour & 100 gram plain flour mixture with 70 ml Cold Vodka & 110 ml Cold Dark Ale/Beer in to Fish batter mixture with 1 spoon honey & little salt and add Yeast half a tea spoon... keep it in to fridge for 30 mins. Take out from fridge. take cod/haddock dry it & dip in to dry plain flour then dip in to fish batter mix & fry it on 360 degree F. . Enjoy & give it a try at home & enjoy with your family & friends & please don't forget to give me bless...Please...Remember me in your prayer...Thank You & love you all..

    • @kathy8032
      @kathy8032 2 месяца назад

      Thank you for sharing! Hope you are fine. Does the yeast have to be dry powder?

    • @DrJohn493
      @DrJohn493 Месяц назад

      Gotta say I was wondering what happened to the rice flower in this demonstration of authentic fish and chips

    • @marialauramaronpot1264
      @marialauramaronpot1264 28 дней назад

      Thank you😮

  • @kimberlypatton9634
    @kimberlypatton9634 2 года назад +16

    Dear Sir..As a professional horticulturist (I'm now retired!) You are SO VERY correct about using the "Yukon Gold" potato variety for French fries,baked potatoes and anything other than probably potato salad maybe- which I personally love the red jackets for (and for stews too when they are golf ball size or less)...Yukon Gold has an excellence of flavor that is a stand out and rich,creamy and delicious!
    Edit: I simply can't eat F&C without malt vinegar or tartar sauce...

  • @ranganmukherjee3842
    @ranganmukherjee3842 4 года назад +102

    The way he describes not just the procedure, but also the sensation that you have while enjoying the finished product, makes him a great chef. And more importantly a foodie, someone who loves to cook and eat too. Much love from India!

    • @Darren_McGrady
      @Darren_McGrady  4 года назад +18

      Wow, thank you!

    • @FarhanAmin1994
      @FarhanAmin1994 2 года назад +1

      It was absolutely lovely and wholesome to watch the video, the simple but methodical cooking, the memories and also the little Gordon Ramsay joke with the cute little cameraman at the end. More love and appreciation, also from India!

    • @darrelldoell3062
      @darrelldoell3062 2 года назад

      also mad

  • @darklanser
    @darklanser 4 года назад +75

    One of my best memories was a 2 week vacation last year to the UK. Had fish and chips every available occasion. They were all different and all delicious!

    • @hildahilpert5018
      @hildahilpert5018 3 года назад +6

      As a catholic, I find it funny that many english eat fish and chips a lot on Fridays. That is still a hangover from the old days and somehow managed to survive Henry the Eight and the English Reformation.

  • @icalexander
    @icalexander 4 года назад +59

    One of my best memories of visiting some distant relatives in the UK was going to the pub for a pint and some fish and chips. Very few places in North America get the fish right

    • @AbnormalAbbi
      @AbnormalAbbi 3 года назад +5

    • @sinndymorr6358
      @sinndymorr6358 3 года назад +3

      As an American, I hope to have the pleasure to eat authentic fish and chips someday. Knowing most American restaurants serve processed fish and frozen fris, I will not order fish when dining out. When I was a child, I learned breading/batter in most restaurants, was just a way to hide poor quality, fish.

    • @Simmy_NG
      @Simmy_NG 2 года назад

      Usa won't come close to what we have ♥️

  • @ninamiep734
    @ninamiep734 2 года назад +6

    When i was a kid i went to england for learning english for 4 Weeks.When i was at home i weighted 10 kgs more - as the fish and chips were so delicious i nearly eat it every day. Thanks for showing us how to cook it as i love this dish so much.

  • @louisecruz5688
    @louisecruz5688 3 года назад +25

    I’ve never tried fish and chips the English way (I’m from the Caribbean) but this look absolutely delicious. By the way I already watched Gordon Ramsey’s take on fish and chips and for me your’s looks so much more appealing. I also loved your personality. I’ll be trying this today. Thanks for sharing.

    • @MissHellybaybee
      @MissHellybaybee Год назад +2

      I met an African lady once who hadn’t been in England long and she was discussing fish and chips with her friend and she was horrified that we took this lovely piece of fish and covered it in batter. If you come over here you should try it though, it cooks the fish nice and evenly and it stays moist. Traditionally it was for manual workers who would break the batter and eat the fish inside (because their hand were dirty) but people just tend to eat the whole thing these days.

    • @stevejones924
      @stevejones924 Год назад

      Perhaps this is an award winning receipe and thus a great fish n chippie shop business!

    • @jimm8246
      @jimm8246 Год назад

      Gordon Ramsay is a tit. His food is overpriced junk for the food snobs.

  • @stimmons1969
    @stimmons1969 4 года назад +11

    THank you for breaking down fish and chips for me. My son and I are gonna make your version for dinner tomorrow evening. He's 14 and likes cooking so we make dinners together (father/son bonding time). Much appreciative of what you are adding to our culinary experience together.

    • @Darren_McGrady
      @Darren_McGrady  4 года назад +6

      I love this. Post pics on my Instagram so I can share

  • @lenapritchard7497
    @lenapritchard7497 3 года назад +21

    I have never seen such a happy low key chef. It shows you have lots of experience. Wish you a very enjoyable life chef❤️

  • @LeBasfondMusic
    @LeBasfondMusic 3 года назад +54

    My grandma was a Geordie Scot and the Queen of Fish and Chips. The place that is near us still uses her recipe. I accept no substitutes.😭💖 (I live near San Francisco, for geographic reference.)

    • @simmiesim321
      @simmiesim321 Год назад +1

      😴😴😴

    • @PetesGuide
      @PetesGuide Год назад

      WHERE EXACTLY IS THIS PLACE? I live on the Peninsula and want to go there ASAP!!!!

  • @NyttAura
    @NyttAura 3 года назад +10

    First and foremost I would like to say, it's an absolute pleasure watching you Darren, and I could listen to your antidotes endlessly. I LOVE making fried fish, especially a good beer battered cod like you did. I find it especially interesting you said that this was a big thing for Fridays. I was born and raised in the midwestern United States and "friday fishfrys" are a HUGE thing here, can't find a single pub, bar or restaurant that doesnt do it here. I was led to believe that this is a regional thing, so I'm surprised to hear this is a UK thing too.

    • @TheScouseassassin
      @TheScouseassassin Год назад

      It's a religious belief, Cristian, and Catholics especially. Jesus laid down his life on a friday so the Vatican 🙄 decided no meat from warm blooded animals should be eaten on fridays, but fish are considered cold blooded, hence fish on fridays! Absolute bloody nonsense as usual. Personally I eat meat anytime I feel like it, same with fish, but of course on Good Friday we should give a nod to the son of Cod - sorry, God 🤣🍽

  • @mischeviousassgremlin
    @mischeviousassgremlin 3 года назад +2

    The joy of watching people cook is ✨Magical✨

  • @nathanmcgeachy6277
    @nathanmcgeachy6277 4 года назад +195

    I love the corgi on the counter with a mask on😂

  • @m.montague5228
    @m.montague5228 3 года назад +19

    You know what would be fun? If you got together with Cowboy Kent Rollins & you two created a cooking show together. That would be incredible! Two very different approaches creating the most amazing food.

  • @Dave85262
    @Dave85262 3 года назад +720

    Ultimately, the quality of the fish and chips depends on one thing and one thing only. It's the quality of the newspaer and ink that they're wrapped in. I always insist on The News of the World. It's definitely the ink that adds that je ne sai quoi.

    • @rowenaramsaran4256
      @rowenaramsaran4256 3 года назад +24

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @varsityathlete9927
      @varsityathlete9927 3 года назад +38

      that paper closed 10 years ago.

    • @Dave85262
      @Dave85262 3 года назад +34

      @@varsityathlete9927 So that's a problem what paper's ink can possibly come close. It added so much to texture of the grease and that biting after taste that was its signature je ne sai quoi.

    • @digitallocations1423
      @digitallocations1423 3 года назад +27

      @@Dave85262
      So this how old newspaper vendors stay in business. 😁

    • @t.m.a.3665
      @t.m.a.3665 3 года назад +4

      🤣👍🏼

  • @DD-sr9xm
    @DD-sr9xm 2 года назад +27

    Wow Friday is fish and chips day at Buckingham Palace?! That’s amazing! Thanks Darren. I worked at a major US bank in London for 10 years. We had the top rated corporate dining room in all of London and we had fish and chips lunch Friday every week as well. And for the Americans out there, the fish is dipped in batter NOT BREADED. Stop wrecking fish and chips with heavily breaded deep fried fish.

    • @jamiewillis6862
      @jamiewillis6862 2 года назад

      Shows how the Yanks ruin our food it's like we ruin flapjacks (as we call them pancakes)

    • @ultraman5168
      @ultraman5168 2 года назад

      Saying that is just going to make us do it more. Not like there's much to it to ruin.

    • @Grayham4
      @Grayham4 Год назад

      As an American, I haven’t seen many fish and chips that aren’t battered

    • @tig7531
      @tig7531 Год назад

      Only catfish is breaded in the South, if you could call dusting it in cornmeal breading.

    • @xposed1168
      @xposed1168 Год назад

      Americans batter fish but call it breaded. Nobody uses breadcrumbs except Japanese with panko. Even then no 'chips'

  • @maryavatar
    @maryavatar 2 года назад +9

    I love that you included salt n sauce! I moved to Edinburgh when I was 17, and was really confused the first time I ordered fish and chips. Now, over 30 years later, when I go to other parts of the UK I miss that runny brown stuff.

  • @kerry00
    @kerry00 4 года назад +69

    I’m Scottish but moved to USA 3 years ago. Fish n chips is the thing I miss the most.

    • @Fariko_Doner
      @Fariko_Doner 4 года назад +2

      In Washington State there are many “English style” fish and chips shops. Would rather locate one in your area

    • @brendanlopes3038
      @brendanlopes3038 4 года назад +3

      I live in the American south. Fish and Chips are pretty normal around here whether it's made with cod, catfish or a few other types. We're Americans we all love beer, so beer batter is really common. We have a place around here it's not super cheap but, it's called yardhouse. They have beer battered fish and chips with homeade jalepeno tartar sauce and a seclection of I think 100 or more beers on tap. I'm pretty sure it's a chain of you ever get the chance, go

    • @gigantius2
      @gigantius2 4 года назад +8

      The recommendations above are all very good but there's nothing like Scottish fish and chips drowned in salt and vinegar and eaten from a newspaper. Or when you want a change: pizza crunch, sausage supper, deep fried haggis, Mars bar...

    • @cloudwatcher608
      @cloudwatcher608 4 года назад +1

      @@brendanlopes3038 When I lived in South Carolina for a time I couldn't find fish and chips almost anywhere, only fish and grits. I am from the PNW so I really missed some good fish and chips.

    • @kathkwilts
      @kathkwilts 4 года назад +1

      Many restaurants here in SW Florida serve a credible fish (cod) and chips...

  • @violetbrown2372
    @violetbrown2372 4 года назад +7

    The color combinations of the fish, the chips, and the mushy peas, would have made my mom proud!

  • @jeuzermotorwala2330
    @jeuzermotorwala2330 3 года назад +225

    who the hell dislikes this old bag of comfort

    • @pooja350
      @pooja350 3 года назад +26

      Definitely something that would come out of Gordon's mouth😂

    • @coneyisland5843
      @coneyisland5843 3 года назад +2

      @@pooja350 An idiot sandwich!

    • @errolkim1334
      @errolkim1334 3 года назад +6

      The British Heart Foundation

    • @rosewhite---
      @rosewhite--- 3 года назад +1

      Me. He's too precious!

    • @rossm685
      @rossm685 3 года назад +1

      😂😂😂 what a class observation of this annoying cant stop watching old bag of happy and sadness 👌

  • @minawater5106
    @minawater5106 2 года назад +2

    the fact that he cares for his dog really put smile on my face

  • @mikeherbst1825
    @mikeherbst1825 3 года назад +10

    I always loved Arthur Treacher's fish & chips!
    So sad when they closed.

  • @bigsky1970
    @bigsky1970 4 года назад +33

    Got a friend who is a British expat here in the States, and she swears by this recipe! She said it's very traditional, right down to the mushy peas! :) We have a pub here called The Wobbly Bobby, and they serve traditional fish and chips with mushy peas!

    • @oh7624
      @oh7624 4 года назад +1

      You friend is called an immigrant

    • @benjaminevans1221
      @benjaminevans1221 3 года назад +2

      @@oh7624 and you're called a cock

    • @zoe._.1850
      @zoe._.1850 3 года назад +1

      @@oh7624 I was thinking the exact same thing. Notice how it’s all the non whites who are called immigrants 🤔 meanwhile they’re expats even though they’re e exact same thing? Shocking

    • @les8763
      @les8763 3 года назад +3

      @@zoe._.1850 Ah depends, I am ukrainian living in the UK and I always called myself an immigrant, and ppl always referred to me as such

    • @leslyjmoore
      @leslyjmoore 2 года назад +1

      @@zoe._.1850 What makes you think that Roto’s friend is white?

  • @eb1634
    @eb1634 3 года назад +16

    I want a British person to cook me fish and chips! What a lovely video. ♡

  • @rolandpedraza1341
    @rolandpedraza1341 2 года назад +2

    It's an honor Chef Darren. Thank you for your wonderful tips.

  • @brucemorgan758
    @brucemorgan758 3 года назад +1

    I took these to my co-workers at work and they loved them. My boss thought it was amazing. I told her how simple it was and i don't think she really believed me. Thanks for the points with the boss.

  • @theshazman
    @theshazman 4 года назад +14

    Just made this tonight with some fish we're still trying to figure out what it is (very similar to Cod, caught by a friend locally). Let me just tell you that I closed my eyes, took a bite out of the crunchy fish and I felt as if I was by the Thames having just bought this off the street. It was so damn delicious. Such a simple recipe yet so rewarding. Thank you again for making this video, looking forward to making more of your awesome royal recipes.

  • @jimderksen1653
    @jimderksen1653 3 года назад +4

    I like fish and chips. Here in Canada I like cod with a good beer batter, I have a fondness for tartar sauce and always ketchup with the fries. Instead of mushy peas it is common to have coleslaw.

  • @blueeyegi
    @blueeyegi 2 года назад +2

    I just returned from a trip to Scotland with my wife and we had fish and chip a few times, although the fish was great, the chips were like I’ve never had chips/fries before, so good! I will be making these this week.

  • @JimB16
    @JimB16 2 года назад +1

    Outstanding! Thank you so much. Great video! I have heard several people say they love Mike's Fish and Chips in London. You are a great instructor. Appreciate it! 🙂

  • @TaiwanFlashard
    @TaiwanFlashard 4 года назад +77

    Whenever I see people on TV making fish and chips they always talk about crispy chips, but my experience of proper chip shop chips is that they're soft and that's the way I like them.

    • @s99bf0c8
      @s99bf0c8 4 года назад +14

      Thanks it's nice to know I'm not crazy! Chippy chips should be mostly soft

    • @zombieapocolipse69
      @zombieapocolipse69 4 года назад +22

      Soft, but the edges and tips just a tiny bit crispy

    • @merlinmediagroup
      @merlinmediagroup 4 года назад +10

      @@s99bf0c8 Yep drenched in vinegar. So many of my local chippers don't drain the oil away adequately so the chips end up smothered in grease - very unpleasant. For me, the chips are made soggy by the addition of vinegar, not oil.

    • @themocaw
      @themocaw 3 года назад +11

      Maybe that's the proper way, but the best way is a shatteringly crisp outside and a nearly fluffy inside

    • @TheDoosh79
      @TheDoosh79 3 года назад +7

      @@s99bf0c8 That's because in most chippys you were getting chips from yesterday or lunch time, fresh chips should have a nice crisp to them. Soggy chips are just wrong.

  • @jarrado1
    @jarrado1 3 года назад +7

    Friday Night Fish and Chips growing up here in NZ! Thank you!

  • @lisaarmijo5620
    @lisaarmijo5620 3 года назад +4

    Love his personality and his stories.

  • @teacher_robs
    @teacher_robs 2 года назад +7

    OMG, I cant wait to visit England and have some authentic fish and chips! I Love your Channel! Greetings from Brazil!❤

  • @NicoleS0913
    @NicoleS0913 Год назад +4

    Hello Chef!!! I’m new here and so happy to have found you!!! It’s so interesting to see what the boys and the royal family are!!! Those fish & chips look absolutely Amazing!!! I can’t wait to get to Europe and try them!!! It’s on my bucket list 🎉❤

  • @joannietrotter2344
    @joannietrotter2344 3 года назад +4

    I make my own fish & chips andI cook it on dripping too. I soak the chips in salty brine for a while and I add a tsp of baking powder to the batter with a dash of vinegar, it wakes the batter properly crispy on the edges.

  • @tosht2515
    @tosht2515 4 года назад +46

    I’ve had fish & chips all across the U.S., Canada, Australia and England. All delicious quite frankly but my absolute favorites were in *_London._* Proper chippy or traditional pub...always perfect. 👍

    • @PointNemo9
      @PointNemo9 4 года назад +1

      If you want soggy chips

    • @elainepearson4817
      @elainepearson4817 4 года назад +2

      Yes I agree the Cod in the UK is so so tasty I only wish we could have it here fresh in Australia, the only way we get it here is smoked or frozen and it doesn't taste anywhere as good as fresh Cod and lovely chips wrapped tightly in PAPER not stuck in a bloody box so it goes cold quicker.
      🇦🇺😀😀😀🐟🐟🐟🐟

    • @OnlyGaruda
      @OnlyGaruda 4 года назад +2

      The Fish and Chips in Ireland are really good as well - See Beshoffs or Leo Burdocks

    • @tosht2515
      @tosht2515 4 года назад +2

      @Elaine Pearson Yes. I did not have cod in Sydney but the flathead fish and chips were delicious. And I had barramundi once at a well established pub which was also quite tasty! 👍

    • @tosht2515
      @tosht2515 4 года назад

      @OnlyGaruda Thanks for that. I see they have locations in Dublin which is definitely a future visit for me. 👍

  • @theblissfullone
    @theblissfullone 3 года назад

    Love that memory of your Grand Dad, ha ha so cute ... those are one of the best memories. ❤️ 🌷

  • @markgordon5387
    @markgordon5387 Месяц назад

    My grandfather loved fish and chips. He was born in London in 1901. I loved fish and chips too. The whole family did.

  • @walshy3533
    @walshy3533 4 года назад +5

    Both versions look delicious. I like fish and chips with curry sauce that I had in England and Scotland.
    Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦 🇬🇧

    • @Candy-ji1sr
      @Candy-ji1sr 3 года назад +1

      When you start adding curry sauce you are delving deep into British culture. We have an un-natural obsession with curry and tend to put it on everything!. Chips smothered in curry sauce is a Saturday night speciality and great for sobering up after a long night of boozing it up...!

  • @Blackbooks78
    @Blackbooks78 3 года назад +45

    Eaten with your fingers from a rolled up newspaper was/is the best way to eat Fish & Chips :) swimming in salt and vinegar ^^

    • @yvonnewalesuk8035
      @yvonnewalesuk8035 3 года назад +2

      Yes indeed! Vinegar on first, followed by the salt to soak up the vinegar. Fabulous!

    • @union310
      @union310 3 года назад +2

      With the fittest girl from your year at school

    • @letoubib21
      @letoubib21 3 года назад

      *SALT?!*

    • @union310
      @union310 3 года назад

      @@letoubib21 yeah salt ....why?

    • @letoubib21
      @letoubib21 3 года назад

      @@union310 Never got fish 'n' chips with salt, not *one* single grain, only vinegar *. . .*

  • @maryfrenger4539
    @maryfrenger4539 Год назад +1

    Wonderful thank you for sharing Darren, you are the best!

  • @Radio478
    @Radio478 3 года назад +1

    As kids we asked for a small chips with lots of crunchy bit included, amazing, loved this, and to beat that, it cost old money 6d, thats 6old pence, a tanner or 6pence.

  • @skoski5860
    @skoski5860 4 года назад +4

    brown sauce with a fry up is by far the best way to use brown sauce:) fry up= full cooked breakfast

  • @MaxsonAtTheFort
    @MaxsonAtTheFort 4 года назад +5

    Granddad jokes usually aren't funny but they're some of the ones that you'll always remember. 👍

    • @Shelsight
      @Shelsight 2 года назад

      I think Grandad’s jokes are always best seen as ‘stories’ rather than jokes. That way they’re always funny, because Grandads and Nannas are the best at telling stories, because they have that life experience we don’t That’s why I absolutely love this guy… :)

  • @littledotti
    @littledotti Год назад

    I'm in New Zealand. Fish and chips was also a friday treat for us in the 60s to 90s. Now, so much food diversity, fish and chips is still a fav in our family. Must have either lemon or malt vinegar as a dipping sauce as well as tomato sauce. I went through a faze where we used to put butter over the chips. YUM. Best combo. Fish/chips/salad/fried egg/bread. YUMM

  • @mikemathews9277
    @mikemathews9277 2 года назад +1

    What I’ve done and experienced is a a very Cold batter and very cold Fish then it goes into the fryer and the results are very impressive.

  • @ameliakatherine1817
    @ameliakatherine1817 3 года назад +5

    Preach, Darren. Preach.

  • @spitfire3984
    @spitfire3984 3 года назад +8

    I love how you say “Fri-dee” for Friday. I just love your channel. You’re a true story teller and you have a heck of a personality. 💙

  • @jimmy2minutes
    @jimmy2minutes 3 года назад +15

    I have been dying for fish and parsley sauce all week. Today is the day, mash and garden peas. I'm going to be stuffed.

    • @maggiedoor6093
      @maggiedoor6093 3 года назад +1

      jimmy2minutes I'm from the UK living in Canada, no one makes that meal here. I love it, a perfect meal. I can't get smoked haddock either, another favourite.

    • @jimmy2minutes
      @jimmy2minutes 3 года назад +1

      @@maggiedoor6093 l made it, my other half was laughing because l just kept banging on about it. Lovely. Knock some up.

  • @StudioChimps
    @StudioChimps 3 года назад +1

    Now this is how you do fish n chips, stunning ❤️😁

  • @susandevoe6002
    @susandevoe6002 2 года назад

    We always ate fish & chips at home on Fri nights, as kids. We lived in an English enclave on the side of a French-Canadian village outside of Mtl. The population around us was primarily Roman Catholic & at that time they were not allowed to eat meat on Fri, so that's when you could get the best & freshest fish in the shops. So we, non-Catholics, took advantage of this, having our delicious homemade fish & chips on Fri nights too!!

  • @2490debrick
    @2490debrick 3 года назад +5

    Mr McGrady as seen on Delish - Now you have a new subscriber :-)

  • @KingOfTheSeas_
    @KingOfTheSeas_ 4 года назад +120

    In Boston they make them with beer or should I say "beeah" and a nice piece of New England Cod

    • @cjohns4109
      @cjohns4109 4 года назад +2

      I might have missed it but is it made with cod? Not haddock? I am desperate to try this

    • @KingOfTheSeas_
      @KingOfTheSeas_ 4 года назад +5

      @@cjohns4109 you can make it with either. Honestly Haddock is better but there is a lack of fish in Massachusetts, that is hard to get fresh. Cod works well too. As does Striper.

    • @KingOfTheSeas_
      @KingOfTheSeas_ 4 года назад +3

      @@cjohns4109 Fried Haddock is the best to use

    • @scottdavies3580
      @scottdavies3580 4 года назад +3

      Plaice is great

    • @PLANDerLinde99
      @PLANDerLinde99 4 года назад +15

      @@KingOfTheSeas_ What on Earth are you on about? Everyone knows Cod is the classic option for fish and chips

  • @uncledan2u
    @uncledan2u 3 года назад +4

    You got a new subscriber, Darren. Salaams from Malaysia 🇲🇾.

  • @waiki8223
    @waiki8223 2 года назад

    Oh my, THE best ever possible fish and chips I had two days ago was in the harbour of a small village of Newfoundland near St John's (where I now live). A lady made them out of the freshest cod possible - the catch from a couple hours earlier. We sat near ships and seagulls and, dear Lord, didn't even think about putting any sauce, vinegar etc on them: the fish was simply perfect, so fresh, tender and flavourful!!!! Sorry, the ingredients are everything, can't beat that! Cheers from the Rock!

  • @ongtribu4637
    @ongtribu4637 3 года назад +1

    Such a passionate Chef I met in a long time ! Sir , You made my day ☺️😃🌞👌👍 !!!!......

  • @donaldjones8920
    @donaldjones8920 2 года назад

    Loved how he made a blooper at 3:16 and said "french fries" but quickly corrected himself.

  • @paulromsky9527
    @paulromsky9527 2 года назад

    I grew up in Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. "Jo-Es" was our local Fish and Chips takeout place. They had the best! We don't have many (if not, any) "Take Away" places in the States, but we do have a lot of "Take Out" places.

  • @drummerlovesbookworm9738
    @drummerlovesbookworm9738 4 года назад +114

    The “secret” is having a professional deep fryer.

    • @TheMeanBean322
      @TheMeanBean322 4 года назад +22

      Or a kitchen thermometer and a pot of oil, people like to over complicate things that they're afraid to cook.

    • @Dave29
      @Dave29 4 года назад +2

      thats dumb, how bout a pot of oil, and you dont even need a thermomiter if u know ur oil like me :)

    • @drummerlovesbookworm9738
      @drummerlovesbookworm9738 4 года назад +10

      @@Dave29 My experience is that’s it’s very difficult to keep the oil at the correct temperature through the cooking. It makes all the difference in the quality of the coating and the even cooking of the fish. The temperature lowers drastically and immediately when you drop in the food. It has to come back up to the optimum temperature, meanwhile negative things happen to the food. Professional deep fryers manage this.
      Most people don’t make sure the fish or fries are completely submerged properly. And deep frying with a jury-rigged setup can be dangerous af. IMEO

    • @tyleryounkin1352
      @tyleryounkin1352 4 года назад

      @@drummerlovesbookworm9738 this we didn't have a fryer at work and my manager would try to use a pot of oil and a thermometer for scotch eggs one day as a special that oil dropped temp so quick..lol

    • @paulashe7460
      @paulashe7460 4 года назад +1

      The secret is knowing how to cook!

  • @DailyDoseOfRandomLogic
    @DailyDoseOfRandomLogic 8 месяцев назад

    I love people who loves cooking. Great video ❤

  • @ericnortan9012
    @ericnortan9012 2 года назад

    We make them at home all the time. I Northern Michigan we usually use walleye, perch or pike. Russets are most common here, they grow them here, but we use Yukon golds too sometimes.

  • @jeromelerouge
    @jeromelerouge 4 года назад +17

    "They're easy to make at home, we made them all the time at Buckingham Palace..." Are you saying you had a modest kitchen at BP?

    • @davidcadman4468
      @davidcadman4468 3 года назад

      My Mom would be 103 this Sept. When we came to Canada in 1953, she was making fish n chips on a regular basis, as it was cheap. The ladies in the neighbourhood had her teach them how. All she used was a large pot about 8 inches across, and 3-4 inches deep. 3/4 full of lard. That was before the health food craze. I still use hard shortening. Crisco. hmmmm having a hankering for some chips now LOL. TTFN

  • @pallasathena1555
    @pallasathena1555 Год назад

    I love the idea of the royal family enjoying a Stella with their fish n chips

  • @myboibill
    @myboibill 3 года назад

    I like watching your channel you’re entertaining and very knowledgeable. You’re someone I’d like to spend an afternoon with. Probably mini afternoons. Do you have a good outlook on life. Thank you for posting these

  • @esen.
    @esen. 3 года назад +1

    My dad makes fish and chips at home :) ...but that's mainly because he's a retired fish fryer and he misses making it for us. He also uses maris piper potatoes.

    • @rossm685
      @rossm685 3 года назад +1

      Long may it continue and enjoy 👌✌

  • @stevestruthers6180
    @stevestruthers6180 2 года назад +1

    I'm Canadian, and have never set foot in the UK, but when I was little, fish and chips on a Friday was a routine thing in my household. I also grew up using HP sauce on steak and similar dishes, but never quite cared for the flavour of malt vinegar. While HP sauce and malt vinegar are widely available at grocers in Canada, many Canadians use apple cider vinegar on their fish and chips instead. And while salad cream can be found in Canada as well, Canadians tend to prefer putting tartar sauce on their fish instead of putting it (or anything else other than ketchup or vinegar) on their chips.
    When he was alive, my father used to love drowning his chips in vinegar and salt. I remember all the times we would go visit the chip truck that sat near the river in my hometown and get some chips for a snack, and my father would always order chips with vinegar and salt.
    In the city where I grew up, fish and chips were a big thing (and still are). And in the city of 400,000 where I live today (it's not far from my home town) there are no less than 15 fish and chip shops. And all of them offer excellent fish and chips. I didn't know that my Scots cousins liked to put brown sauce mixed with vinegar on their fish and chips, but it sounds absolutely yummy. I think I 'll try it next time I get fish and chips.

  • @bigh236
    @bigh236 4 года назад +9

    Thought he was going to drink that beer 😂

  • @pizzaki582
    @pizzaki582 3 года назад

    My Deceased Grandparents migrated to Australia from England in the '50s, I have 1 childhood memory of having Fish n chips with that old newspaper wrapping at my Grandparent's Home.
    Every time I went into my Grandparent House it felt like I was transported back to the Home country even though I never traveled to England.
    My distant relatives used to own a fish n chip shop by the sea in Great Yarmouth,
    It's on my bucket list to visit the Town my Grandfather was a Milkman riding Horse and cart and have some fish n chips.

  • @nolovelost4020
    @nolovelost4020 3 года назад +2

    The fish and chips looks divine! However, I would happily switch out the mushy peas for tartar sauce (just my preference)... OMG! I'm so hungry now 😢😢

  • @FlipMacz
    @FlipMacz Год назад +1

    This channel has me mesmerized 😊

  • @velcroman11
    @velcroman11 4 года назад +24

    It’s oblivious that this bloke loves his Fish & Chips.

  • @jaydawg4632
    @jaydawg4632 10 месяцев назад

    Growing up in Newfoundland, we always had access to fresh northern cod. We would get a whole cod that had just been caught 30 minutes prior, fillet it at home, and make our fish n chips so delicious.

  • @SK-eg6cw
    @SK-eg6cw 2 года назад +1

    @Darren McGrady Thanks a lot for sharing your amazing British recipes 🍟🥃🍽 🍞🥣🍳 and your wonderful stories during your time serving Her Majesty The Queen and the Royal Family. Kind regards from Germany. 😊

  • @rynsmnsmovies
    @rynsmnsmovies 4 года назад +4

    Thanks Chef! I am going to try my hand at this one! Love the cameraman. I think you do well as a host interacting with other people. I can see you truly love people which makes sense. It comes with the job.

    • @Darren_McGrady
      @Darren_McGrady  4 года назад +2

      Thanks so much

    • @zeldasmith6154
      @zeldasmith6154 3 года назад

      @@Darren_McGrady You're rare. You love people and you love cooking and creating. I knew some chefs in Dallas and some really had contempt for people including the wait staff.

  • @mikh565
    @mikh565 4 года назад +60

    He lets French Fries slip at 3:15, unforgivable.

    • @PaulyT999
      @PaulyT999 4 года назад +15

      He has been living in the states for 20 years give the man a break.

    • @averagebodybuilder
      @averagebodybuilder 4 года назад +2

      Its NOT french fries. Its CHIPS.

    • @souliewrld
      @souliewrld 4 года назад +2

      averagebodybuilder dude, who cares 😂 people say it differently, get over it

    • @averagebodybuilder
      @averagebodybuilder 4 года назад

      @@souliewrld you are right. I care nothing about inferior diction.

    • @CJ-im2uu
      @CJ-im2uu 4 года назад

      Mik H Calling then French fries is worse.

  • @helenamcginty4920
    @helenamcginty4920 Год назад +1

    I was told (by local old ladies in lancashire) to add a splash of vinegar to the batter which was made with egg and milk. Never heard of beer. Must give it a try. Plus in my youth it was all cooked in lard.

  • @hallmichael132
    @hallmichael132 Год назад +1

    Friday was the usual day to buy fish and chips because it was pay day and an end of week treat! Also Catholics had fish on Friday.

  • @snowflakemelter1172
    @snowflakemelter1172 4 года назад +10

    Fry in beef dripping is the real deal and the traditional way.

    • @andrewlaw
      @andrewlaw 4 года назад +3

      Agree 100% but they don't want to upset the vegetarians or pescatorians.

    • @almostideal1306
      @almostideal1306 4 года назад +2

      That's true but veg oil is a) cheaper, b) more readily available and c) easier to clean up afterwards.

  • @bijou2
    @bijou2 2 года назад +1

    Salad cream and chips - food of the gods! Even better when served with a cheese omelette lol.
    Keep up the good work, Darren, you're a joy to watch.

    • @bobjoatmon1993
      @bobjoatmon1993 2 года назад

      What is 'salad cream' please?
      Mayonnaise?

  • @mmasoomali
    @mmasoomali 11 месяцев назад

    The way you explain your recipes makes me hungry. So tempting. Love from Pakistan ❤

  • @largesoda1729
    @largesoda1729 4 года назад +39

    Now my curiosity wants to know what the Queen's favorite foreign food is...

    • @TheScouseassassin
      @TheScouseassassin 4 года назад +12

      I know Prince Andrews is...fresh ripe forbidden fruit!!!

    • @TsLeng
      @TsLeng 4 года назад +2

      Curry. Lol

    • @largesoda1729
      @largesoda1729 4 года назад +5

      @@TheScouseassassin Ah yes. He likes them fresh and young

    • @Razzletazle
      @Razzletazle 4 года назад +5

      Large Soda disgusting comment. I get you’re trying to be edgy, but pull your head in

    • @TheScouseassassin
      @TheScouseassassin 4 года назад +2

      @@Razzletazle No, we're being sarcastic, wind your neck in!!!

  • @JoeStuffzAlt
    @JoeStuffzAlt 6 дней назад

    Fish and chips makes a lot of sense for Britain. An island country. Man, as an American, I want fish and chips. They are fantastic

  • @Honeypepper.
    @Honeypepper. 3 года назад

    I love how you put the links to where we can find some of the products not readily available. Thank you for that

  • @alexshawe1990
    @alexshawe1990 4 года назад +12

    I'm going to England in a week after not being there for a year. A nice chippy is on the menu 😋
    That dish looked absolutely amazing - and the mushy peas 😃

    • @MacStoker
      @MacStoker 4 года назад +6

      the best fish and chips can be found in average street chippies, dont go to a big sit down place, eat them outside the chippy (and ask for batter/scraps) ;-)

    • @TheScouseassassin
      @TheScouseassassin 4 года назад +1

      Not all chippies are open yet, depends where you're going.

    • @alexshawe1990
      @alexshawe1990 4 года назад +1

      I'll be going back to Northampton so I'm hoping one will be open. I know a few good ones around the area.

    • @hb-fc3jj
      @hb-fc3jj 4 года назад +1

      The Chinese owned chippies in the north of England are really good and reliable, as well as the usual fish and chips stuff they sell a wide range of Chinese dishes
      Much better than 'American Chinese' food imo

    • @tubefae3924
      @tubefae3924 4 года назад +2

      Alex Shawe Northampton? Then it’s Nick’s Plaice for sure :) Richard’s Fish bar to the south is not bad too

  • @josephcollins6033
    @josephcollins6033 Год назад

    I am enjoying your shows very much. Thank you!!

  • @jacobfranz1204
    @jacobfranz1204 2 года назад

    I worked at Arthur Treacher Fish and Chips, made from the original recipe from Mason's Abowe ( spelling) the inventor of the original recipe for the first fish and chips. We used Atlantic White Fish, we then drop it 90 degree salt water ( this takes out the fishy taste) then we rolled in breading, then into the batter, and then we fried them in peanut oil, which does not transfer tastes and served them with fish and chips with malt vinegar on the table.

  • @stevefaure415
    @stevefaure415 4 года назад +26

    You're getting a lot of mileage out of the Corgi! He's your shutdown sidekick

  • @steveriley3891
    @steveriley3891 2 года назад

    I think this guy is always up for a good time. What a great positive presentation.

  • @5Antvin
    @5Antvin 2 года назад

    In the USA ,tarter sauce is served with fish along with these things called hush puppies-cornbread /onion fried ball

  • @DavidMartinez-ce3lp
    @DavidMartinez-ce3lp 4 года назад +13

    Never had Fish and Chips, but I've always wanted to try them.

    • @FahadAyaz
      @FahadAyaz 4 года назад +3

      I've never found homemade ones are as good as you get in a good chippy 😔

    • @riproar11
      @riproar11 4 года назад

      Where do you live? If you live in North America go to Walmart and ONLY buy Young's battered cod fillets...some come with chips. Young's is made in England and is superior to many restaurant's' fish n chips and ALL frozen, battered fish brands like Gorton's, Mr's Pauls, Van De Camp, Trident, Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, Great Value, Fisher Boy, Ian's, etc.

    • @sanjayvaidya4925
      @sanjayvaidya4925 4 года назад

      Lol.

    • @DavidMartinez-ce3lp
      @DavidMartinez-ce3lp 4 года назад +1

      @@riproar11 I live in Texas. I'll look for Young's next time I go to Walmart. Thanks for the help!

    • @DavidMartinez-ce3lp
      @DavidMartinez-ce3lp 4 года назад +1

      @McDonalds Farmer I live in Texas, so I may be able to get some that come frozen. However, I would like to try authentic Fish and chips one day. Heard so many good things.

  • @darrengreen2265
    @darrengreen2265 4 года назад +12

    I'm fae Scotland & as much as i love broon sass, i've never had it with a chipper supper...ketchup all the way😜😜
    10 /10 for the scottish accent👍🤣

    • @TheScouseassassin
      @TheScouseassassin 4 года назад

      Ketchup or Brown with your munchy box?

    • @darrengreen2265
      @darrengreen2265 4 года назад +1

      @@TheScouseassassin I've never had a munchie box from a chippie but i would def cover it in ketchup👍👌

  • @Sinatra1138
    @Sinatra1138 3 года назад +6

    Hey Chef Darren, I have a question: What are the cooking times on the chips? I want to make them this weekend, and I don't want to overcook them! Thank you!

    • @mmorph02
      @mmorph02 Год назад

      Do it to colour rather than time. For better results freeze the chips between the first fry and the second. Giz it a go, you'll like it.

  • @liveandletlive7152
    @liveandletlive7152 Год назад

    Just found this Channel and I already love the chef. Such a good teacher

  • @Ghostrider6A
    @Ghostrider6A 3 года назад

    I'm looking forward to when I can finally visit the UK and get a classic fish & chips.

  • @michaellovetere8033
    @michaellovetere8033 2 года назад

    Splendid job Darren; great presentation..