Oven baked fish and chips

Serves: 4 Takes: 1hr 5min Cost per serving: £1.83

Baking dish of crispy coated baked fish and potato wedges served with a pale cream sauce and lemon and lime wedges

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3 medium potatoes, cut into 2cm wedges

1tbsp olive oil

75g plain flour

1tsp smoked paprika

4 cod fillets, or other firm white fish

2 eggs, lightly beaten

25g cornflakes, crushed

1 Preheat the oven to 190°C (fan 170°C/gas 5). Arrange the potato wedges on a baking tray. Drizzle with the olive oil and toss. Bake for 45min, turning halfway through, until golden and tender.

2 Meanwhile, combine the flour and paprika in a shallow bowl. Dust the fish, one at a time, in the flour mixture, shaking off any excess. Dip into the egg then the cornflakes crumbs, pressing firmly.

3 Arrange the fish on a baking tray lined with baking paper and bake for the final 15min of the chips’ cooking time.

4 Serve straight away with roasted cauliflower and pepper and a lemon sauce

For a light lemony sauce, combine 2tbsp mayonnaise, 2tbsp soured cream, 2tbsp lemon juice and 1tbsp freshly chopped flat-leaf parsley together in a bowl.

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