Instructions

1. Prep fish first. If the fillets are long and seem larger then slice into smaller fillets. Lay the fish fillets on a couple of kitchen towel sheets and pat dry very well. Season fish fillets with sea salt. Just a good pinch for each fillet.
2. Add cornstarch to the plate and dip each filet on both sites into cornstarch, shake off any excess. Set aside.
3. At this point turn the oil to heat. It should be at the oil temperature is still 350 degrees.
4. Mix 2 egg whites with your electric mixer until you see peaks; set aside.
5. In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, a good pinch of salt, turmeric. Mix it well to combine dry ingredients.
6. Add beer to the flour mixture and continue mixing until you have a thick, smooth batter.
7. Fold egg whites into the batter. Beaten egg whites give this batter its leavening strength as well as its structural quality. It forms fluffy, tender pouches around the fish.
8. Carefully, drop each fillet into the hot oil. Fry for approximately 10 minutes, or until the batter is crisp and golden, turning the fillets from time to time with a large slotted spoon.
9. Once cooked, remove the fillets from the hot oil and drain on kitchen paper.
10. Transfer fish to a large baking pan, then place it into 350 degrees preheated oven. This will finish the fish and keep the beer batter crispy. This is also how you will reheat your fish. 350F for 10 to 15 minutes.
11. Once ready, sprinkle fish of sea salt and serve with lemon slices and tartar sauce.

For the Chips:

2 pounds of potatoes

1 quart/1 liter vegetable oil (or use air fryer)

POTATOES

AIR FRIER METHOD:

1. Cut the potatoes a bit thicker. they should look more like steak fries.
2. Place the chips into a colander and rinse under cold running water.
3. Pat dry potato slices and add to the air fryer basket.
4. Cook at the pre-setting or like me at 375F for 17-20 minutes depending on potatoes, as well as air-fryer.

*You can fry them your skillet, in batches with 1/2 cup of oil, or deep fryer with 30+ oz of oil or like me, you could use your air-fryer. Note that it is not the same as deep frying but it does the job if you wish to avoid fried potatoes.