So I battered haddock tonight and kinda went unhinged after I also battered a gherkin. I had a lot of batter and so I also battered a whole green olive and a pickled egg. The egg was laid by my chickens, Bantams in this case so a little on the smaller side (means I could put more in the jar) and I gotta say… Battered pickled eggs is fucking revelatory. The olive was surprisingly good but probably wouldn't do again just because it's a faff, especially as the pit was still in it. Spicy mayo is homemade too, mayo is very easy to make and definitely cheaper than the best mayo you can buy. We haven't bought mayo in a year.
Yeah if you have pickled eggs, and do fish and chips, definitely do an egg.
by Spichus
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The batter was
* 125g self raising flour
* 3Tbsp cornflour
* 2 tsp baking powder
* 1/4 tsp turmeric
* 1 tsp salt
Mix the dry ingredients
Add 200ml cold water. I find if you put an ice cube in a balloon whisk it helps to chill the batter as you whisk it without watering it down too much.
Bit weird but the batter does go a bit pink initially, a pH thing. It will go gold.
Do you have the recipe for the spicy mayo please?
It all looks delicious.
Would eat 🙂
Deep fried olives are so good!
I virtually never fry stuff but I kinda love the idea of just making up some batter and going on a frying spree 🙌🏼