Beer Battered Fish Fillet Burgers in ALDI food review

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[@stephengill8767]

I used those to make my own Filet O' Fish, after trying one for the first time from Maccy Dees and being disgusted at how small it was, I used Brioche bun, Cheese slice and Tarter sauce, bloody lovely.

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Nice one thank you 😊

[@peternelson6142]

Excellent Gareth! Must get some from Aldi later! Instead of mayonnaise or salad cream I usually use tartare sauce BUT I cut up corniche gherkins and put in for a bit of oomph. Or sometimes I cut up jalapeños and put in for Xtra oomph. I am also with you on your fish philosophy!

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Haha cheers Peter

[@spritbong5285]

@@BaldFoodieGuy No Gareth, Salad cream uurgh. LOL. Ketchup or curry sauce please.

[@steveflitton8903]

I think you're right during your summing up at the end. There's very little taste difference between the so called white fish species. By the time it's coated in batter and you've eaten them with your favorite bun, sauces, salads or whatever you'd be stumped to tell them apart. Cod is more expensive than the others so it isn't used in so many fish products these days unless it's stated as so. I've always enjoyed eating battered white fish with a buttered roll.

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Cheers Steve

[@EddieHutchinson-jm9zc]

I find pollock a bit sweeter than cod. When I make fish finger sandwiches I adapt the mayo for each - capers or a bit of lemon juice added for cod, tomato ketchup added for the meatier tasting haddock, and mayo with a dash of Chinese five spice balances the slight sweetness of pollock.

[@jerrycrowe62]

There's a lot of Pollocks talked about white fish. I mean for cods hake, I've haddock nuff about people carping on about it. And if anyone is wondering, no I didn't write this on porpoise. It's just my opinion and I'm not being shellfish. Great review as usual from the codfather!

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Cheers Jerry

[@assymcgee7217]

I'll be getting beer battered myself later today

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

haha

[@vickielov]

😂😂😂

[@sugarynugs]

I started already 🙃

[@philhamblin3949]

Why not in this lovely weather. 🍺

[@assymcgee7217]

@@sugarynugs nice

[@gerrylewis5281]

As I have said before. Pollock is a member of the Cod genus, so they are similar in texture but Cod has the strongest flavour. Coming from a fish monger family, I think Pollock is very underrated. I can't really think of a fish I don't like, except maybe Basa and that's mainly down to where they come from, which is usually from highly polluted rivers like the Mekong. British fishing areas have been over fished by EU trawlers since the 70's they tend to use beam trawling methods which rip up the sea bed and destroy breeding grounds. You only need to look at how many fishing fleets have given up due to costs. Anyway back to these fish burgers. I like the look of them, they are a good size and the batter looks really to my liking. Hopefully people realise that beer isn't added to flavour the batter, it's just added to aerate the batter. The fact they are not proper fillets doesn't bother me, as long as they are well filled. A new item goes onto my shopping list. 👌👌👍👍👌👌.

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

cheers Gerry cracking comment pal.

[@Dom.Morris]

It's my 51st birthday today, Gareth, so for a BFG-inspired treat I had a 'Fish & Chip Friday' with some scampi, chips and garden peas from my nearest (semi-posh) chippy on the Bail in Lincoln on a beautiful summer day. Got them home and supplied my own tartare sauce and fresh squeezed lemon juice - fantastic stuff😋 51? Felt nowt!👍

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

happy birthday mate for yesterday.

[@ianw6104]

I buy these regularly, goes great with cheese, egg and bacon in a bun

[@simon-ml7tg]

Hi Gaz, been buying them for ages now they are good value and tasty I eat mine in buns as well. They also do others, southern fried in breadcrumbs, hot and spicy in breadcrumbs and buttermilk in breadcrumbs all very tasty 10/10 for me, you should try the others.

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Thanks for sharing Simon 👍

[@IamBATMAN2024]

I’m not keen on that they’re double battered!

[@iansims2984]

Glad you got the scales out, they are so important when doing a fish review 😂👍

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Haha like it mate

[@rf6080]

I love your honesty " it all tastes the same in your mouth 😂😂" ,you're just like me put it on a bun or piece of bread 🍞 😂😊. All the best mate 👍 from kirkby,Liverpool Liverpool

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

You're welcome

[@SuperLittleTyke]

These fish burgers are very good. There's a choice between beer battered, tempura, and southern fried. My favourite is the tempura, but they are all good. Pollock is a sustainable fish and we should badger chippies to sell it alongside cod and haddock. EDIT: I forgot that these burgers are also available with a buttermilk batter.

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Thank you. 😊

[@robertsmelt6638]

I was badgering my fish and chip shop only yesterday to sell alternative fish..

[@exileinderby51]

A few years ago my local chippy tried using Pollock but it just didn't sell so they stopped. I used to choose it as it was quite a bit cheaper but it seemed that I was in a minority

[@SuperLittleTyke]

@@exileinderby51 But now, with prices of fried cod or haddock being what they are, chippies might try again to push pollock. I'm sure they could knock 2 quid off the price of fish & chips, maybe even £2.50. I now pay £9 for cod & chips locally, no mushy peas. £6.50 instead could attract pensioners and others on low income back into the fish & chip shops.

[@SuperLittleTyke]

@@robertsmelt6638 What was the response? Perhaps customers are afraid that some chippies might pass off pollock as cod. Chippies need to be quite open about it. Make a point of advertising pollock as an alternative to cod or haddock, and ensure it's really fresh and fried nicely. But let customers choose the more expensive fish if they want to. As soon as customers try pollock, they will come back. After all, Gareth often reviews Alaskan pollock in the form of fillets, burgers or fingers and he always gives a thumbs up taste-wise.

[@RJAH355]

I’m so glad I found your channel. Cant even count how many products I’ve tried after watching your videos. Keep it up.

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Yay! Thank you!

[@mattwebb6056]

Nothing like a nice pair or pollocks for lunch! Another great review. Will definitely try these.

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Hope you enjoy!

[@peterchildress7719]

Salad cream on fish fingers are the best.made me hungry.🤗

[@unysis212]

They look pretty good, I’ll be trying them. Possibly reduce cooking costs by using the Ninja?

[@darrenbyrne4657]

Hello blue,cracking video. I've got those fish burgers in my freezer and they are lovely. Can't beat them for the price. Adios for now dude. 😁🤗✌👍✋

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Cheers pal

[@annettewalter2273]

They looked perfect for a brioche bun, I’ll have to try it. I’m not all that fussy with my fish. My favourite is Coorong Mullet, native to South Australia, with beer batter, nothing better.

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Enjoy mate

[@annemarie3636]

After having seen your pollock fillets video, I also bought them and thought they were really nice. Four for £2.35 is a good price. I'll have them again. It'll be cheaper to put those on a bun than the ones you're showing today.

[@user-ni9gr1qn5t]

Nice one Gareth, can't beat a fish burger for a change. Just as you like it a bit of mayo or salad cream as it is no grass cuttings ,great alternative to a fish finger butty. Great tasty video mate keep on chomping😋👍👍👍

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

You're welcome 😊

[@ianbahn7193]

With you all the way on the fish burgers. Had all three rypes of batter. Southern fried is good. Great value, too. Keep the faith, mate!

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Thanks, you too!

[@robertwren8878]

Eat pollock all the time,cheaper so you can eat more! Try mixing a couple of teaspoons of English mustard in your mayonaise jar! Wow factor 10 yum yum 💪

[@allythescot]

Salad cream was nearly gone a few years ago,great that they changed their minds on it

[@doomican7094]

I like these. I usually stick some tartare sauce and a slice of plastic cheese on mine. Sensational :)

[@Dunco3550]

Put one of these into a roll with loads of lettuce, tomatoes, onions and sauce and you've got a very healthy, tasty snack! I'm not sure how much a cafe or restaurant would charge for one of these but you just know that it wouldn't be cheap!! 😆

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Salad

[@Val-from-Leigh]

Like you, I always toast my buns on the inside. I once bought some salad cream that had dill in (and possibly cucumber), put that on the bottom, then the fish, a slice of cheese, and then tartare sauce on the top half of the bun. 😋 Could you taste the beer, Gaz?

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

No taste too the beer mate.

[@ianmaonaigh7215]

Great video Gareth , and on point about the different fish . The frozen pollock you'll find they vary with the seasons , sometimes you get thicker fillets but less or more of the thinner fillets, so there's no set size . Next time you use them fillet burgers ; Put some wasabi mayo with some capers on a bun base , ( optional cheese slice ) then some rocket leaf , sprinkle smoked paprika on the fillet and a squeeze of lemon juice . Those big punchy flavours sing out with the fillet and easy on the calories , and you have an award winning sandwich 😋 .

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

You're welcome 😊

[@johnreid6067]

Pollock is pure dead brilliant , much underrated...

[@danielwatts8245]

The loaded wagyu burgers from aldi are £3.99 down to £1.99 😊👌

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Nice one cheers

[@danielwatts8245]

Hope you get lucky like i did

[@paulhoskin3286]

What a lovely pair of pollocks for me to try ..thanks

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Haha

[@carlmountain5368]

God, that looks really good! Hungrier than ever now I've watched that 🙈

[@bobstanden6788]

Golly, imagine some lettuce, a slice of tomato, a big pickle slice. A good dash of chilli sauce.

[@sparsh415]

Healthy, tasty,relatively cheap,sustainable=ticks my boxes.

[@Siobhan_Shivaun]

Pollock and hake are my favourite fish. I've had the beer battered, and the tempura battered fish burgers from Aldi, and they're delish!!

[@vampdiva6878]

Like mine with lettuce and mayo and a slice of cheese. I personally can't tell the difference between cod or Pollock Great video 👌🏼❤

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Cheers Vamp

[@gunner81uk]

Tarter sauce would be lovely with that

[@janinehawkins9565]

Looked nice white fish for pollock, sometimes can be rather grey. Good call for the price. 👍

[@pipipip815]

They look pretty decent. I wish the McDonalds Fillet-o-fish were sized like this. Those things are so thin there’s barely any room for the fish between the batter.

[@kenabell4978]

Sweet chilli sauce & mayonnaise together is a show stopper

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Yum 😋

[@readeeee]

I'm sure they do or used to do these with a southern fried batter. They were delicious on a bap with some mayo

[@stephensharpe6165]

The southern fried one's are the best they've got a real kick to them must try

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Cheers pal, will do.

[@timmy2916]

I know you don't like trawls but has to be said it looked like you really enjoyed the Pollak burgers. I had my eye on the buns, and salad cream on them too - lovely job.

[@X22GJP]

What burgers?

[@carolbrand181]

I will look out for them , thanks

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

No problem 👍

[@keithjames2450]

A taste sensation!

[@williamdimmick8786]

Pollack is cod family. I've eaten pollack when I've caught them. No problems with it if fish preservation is the idea. I'll be trying those burgers.

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Enjoy 😉

[@6643bear]

Hi Gareth, they like absolutely lovely u going to try those . Another great video. Regards mark

[@poolking77nw]

Love it when you talk pollocks Gaz!!

[@Slycockney]

What a load of old Pollocks! Great video as always Gareth. I do get the impression there is a certain amount of snobbery regarding pollock, nothing wrong with the flavour in my opinion.

[@qrogueuk]

Been buying these for months nice!

[@mrsb9184]

Love these, we usually get the beer battered or tempura ones and then team with the southern fried or hot & spicy ones for our fishy Fridays 😊

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Sounds great!

[@martindunstan8043]

Hey Gaz👍hope you're well buddy, they look pretty good mate. I think you're right regarding sustainability if we can vary what we have though cost plays an important part of that. Love a fish burger mate and brioche buns are great. Nice one mate, take care cheers✌️🍻

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Yes I love the sweetness in them. All good pal. Hope your ok 👍

[@philipmckeon8944]

Great review as ever Gaz. Sustainability is important. I’ve fished for and caught and cooked and eaten pollock. Lovely meaty fish almost like a good cod. I’m going to get them. Mind you I’d only eat one burger with a few chips. 😊

[@aclubcalledRAGE]

Another great review Gareth. They look great cooked. Lovely crispy batter. Totally agree with your summing up statement. When you’re battering a fillet of fish, seasoning, putting it between bread and adding condiments then the purity of the fish taste disappears so battered pollock bap isn’t going to taste the same as say, a steamed fillet. Personally, haddock or hake are my favourite out of the cod family but all these fish are quite bland anyway which is why they go with strong flavours. Quite thought provoking too. Love salad cream! I’d get a slice of processed burger cheese on that bad boy mate. And I’d have top bun ketchup and bottom bun some kind of mayo, tartare or salad cream! Enjoy the weekend everyone.

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Cheers pal, all the best mate 👍

[@Adduniverse0]

Asda just essentials do Alaska pollock fillets 500g for £2.35 Breaded or Battered. You will see it in the frozen section. This is a better quality product than the Aldi Battered fillets you reviewed last week.

[@nicolavallely8076]

Pollock belongs to the cod family. I have a fake McDonald's with these, a fake fillet of fish with a bit of sandwich spread ,lettuce and cucumber serve with chips and chicken nuggets all oven baked of course. Love the video Gareth xx

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Cheers Nicola x

[@reneebradford2885]

If you added lettuce tomatoes and onions I'd be in looks good matey

[@ianrobert6239]

Haddock is my fav👍

[@adam8892]

For the price pollock is a good and cheaper alternative to cod. Not as tasty but with a bit of tartar sauce makes a nice snack.

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Cheers pal

[@danielvallelunga1596]

🐟 🐟 🎣 🎣 Hey Gareth!!!!! ❤ 😊

[@michaelfeeney8437]

Meant to ask this a while ago…but what is the difference between cooking in the Sage Air fryer oven, and Ninja air fryer ? Does the same job doesn’t it ?

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

both airfryers.

[@derbyjohn972]

They look spot on Gareth 👍🏻. Just having lamb burgers watching mate

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Oh they ate great too 😋

[@carolsmith6012]

They look lovely, & the buns looked nice, just found out, my hubby allergic to fish, cant believe it after 50 odd yrs😮

[@robertsmelt6638]

So tempted to make a rude comment but I'll desist.....

[@carolsmith6012]

@@robertsmelt6638 🙄😂😂

[@karatefella]

Hi Gaz. You look like a fella who likes Chicken Kievs (correct me if I'm wrong !) Have you ever done a Chicken Kiev comparison video - Fresh v Frozen, Asda v Aldi etc ?

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Cheers pal, I've not done one, and yes I do like them pal. Nice one.

[@sparkymarky9883]

Hi there and have a great video like always. Will enjoy watching your channel think you’re great and what you do. Keep up the good work and I hope you’re well. Can’t wait to see the next one

[@janeburke147]

I buy the chunky cod fillets from Marks & Spencer or the Asda & tesco makes are lovely.I do insist on cod,I’m a bit silly I know but it has to be cod lol

[@IamBATMAN2024]

Cod is tasteless. Haddock all the way lol

[@janeburke147]

@@IamBATMAN2024 I like haddock too 🙂

[@IamBATMAN2024]

@@janeburke147 goood lol. My favourite fish is halibut but it’s very expensive 😅

[@janeburke147]

@@IamBATMAN2024 I have never tried it lol I’m not very adventurous…

[@IamBATMAN2024]

@@janeburke147 try it you’ll love it. It’s the whitest fish you’ll ever see! It smells and tastes like kfc for some reason 😂

[@davidporter9131]

They look good. Battered fish quarter pounders. Worth a trip to Ashtons Aldi.

[@SandraDent-lf4xy]

Hi Gareth, they look really good and a good price, I'm not to keen on Pollack or Basa fish but I might give these a go. I went to Aldi this morning as it's just reopened but it was packed and we couldn't get parked so we came away

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Hope you enjoy

[@kevowski]

I really like those, I put plastic cheese and tartare sauce in the bun and it’s as good, if not better than a fillet o fish and a fraction of the cost😉

[@acheface]

Pollock is really nice.

[@didley3211]

T'how do spot on! I haven't bought or tried these for simple reason they're the exact same fish you get in the Aldi everyday essentials breaded fish at £2.49 (4pk) you buy these ones & stick them on a muffin with salad tartar sauce or nice with sweet chilli sauce. Only difference is the coating, did you actually taste beer in the batter?

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Nob taste of beer is used to crispen the batter up make it thin and lighter

[@alison155]

You take care too.. 😂 you do make ne giggle ..

[@keithblainey2717]

Excellent as always Gareth .

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@alejandrayalanbowman367]

Hi Gareth from Spain. Today, we had home-made fish cakes using cod fillet. She Who must Be Obeyed and her mother have theirs with mayo and salad. I like mine with lemon juice and bread and marge (Flora.) All nice and healthy. maybe you weren't ripped off today but you were paying the same price for the batter as you were for the fish. It's a pity you didn't manage to evaluate the fish without the batter so that you could get a better idea of the value.

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

cheers pal

[@mrsnow182]

Love a fish finger sandwich, this just needs burger cheese slices chips and piri piri sauce, extra mayo

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Nice one pal

[@Katylovesjames]

I dislike beer but if it was normal fish I'd love it lol , as always fab review

[@polymath5562]

I'm glad you avoided any green vegetable contaminants! 😂

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Haha yes

[@dj07dug]

Pollock is nice and tasty,, I'm giving them a try

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Hope you enjoy

[@Richard.oo7]

Who were the scales off? You said we know but not sure you've mentioned it before.

[@Mark1405Leeds]

Wow! An Aldi product that doesn't say new! Aldi fish is usually very good! If you have a fan oven you have an air fryer! Can't beat a fish butty when you're shit faced on a Saturday night! Haddock is the best along with Coley - which beats Cod anyday!

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Cheers Mark

[@iancroot1388]

great video as usual, shopping at Aldi tomorrow so will def give these a try. As far as the main content goes, it's a load of Pollocks fish is fish.

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Thanks for the tips!

[@deltazulu40]

Why did you cook the fillets for 17 mins instead of the recommended 25-28 mins? Does that mean that if the recommended temp and time is followed, then the fillets would have been overcooked/burnt?

[@bl1374]

That’s a load of Pollocks between the breadcrumbs Gareth. They look mighty good mate! Brilliant recommendation. I have to say, enjoy cooking, love fish and seafood and Haddock is the main fish of choice in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 it’s the tastiest in batter!

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Thanks for the tip!

[@martynwestone1]

Deffo, nothing wrong with Pollack. Its a member of the Cod family and tastes the same. If people ate more pollack it would give cod a chance to rebuild its numbers imo

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Cheers Marty

[@martynwestone1]

@@BaldFoodieGuy ps was you ever in RAF Bruggen in Germany. ? My brother was in very early 80s

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

@@martynwestone1 no was at RAF Waddington mate. Tanky

[@pikricky]

They look very tasty but i would have tartar sauce with those

[@menopausalbarbie7467]

Thanks for another honest review 💜💜💜

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

youre welcome x

[@paulmessenger1006]

Haddock or cod is good. The other fish is pollocks.

[@adrianwood4661]

Hi thay look tasty hopefully enjoy your meal

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

cheers pal

[@derryshore5586]

That is probably chopped up gherkins and not cucumber....Pollock belongs to the cod family. Its nice and not much difference. Good reveiw....I have those with mayo lettuce and chopped up gherkins..sometimes a little siracha on top

[@tillybinkieking7258]

pollock is coley. many years ago this was the fish to give to the cat

[@amandabrown352]

Hi Gareth we have had these they are lovely

[@luvuforeverjames]

They looked good gareth, I do like a bit of battered fish, I'm actually having haddock fillets in batter wth fries tonight, only the freezer variety, but needs must lol!

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

cheers James, hope your well pal, all the best.

[@luvuforeverjames]

I will be once I get my own place, been made homeless, hopefully not too long 🤞🏻

[@donaldchapman5466]

We ,that is me, favours salad cream as opposed to mayonaise and I also like salad cream on fruit, mango and papaya and also pineapple out of our garden. Best wishes Don and family ( Thailand )

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Cheers Don and family, am the best.

[@kerryyoung980]

They are very filling 😊

[@davidsworld5837]

I do not mind any fish, there seems little taste difference more effect comes from what is added to the fish in the batter. just for some they have a lower price. as long as the fish looks white when cooked and not grey etc then why should we care what fish division of its family it is. in the end they are near the same in taste but may be not in looks when just caught

[@chrisdunn4385]

love the brace of sauces, class

[@bebejohnston]

Great video I tried these before,Very good value. Thanks for sharing❤

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

You are so welcome

[@paulballinger1218]

They're something that's passed me by....look good, will put on pay day wish list 😂

[@andybuckland7660]

Love it when u talk pollocks , G!

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Haha yes mate. 🤣

[@davehorton7712]

good vid again Gareth, prefer Cod or Dover Sole, occasionally Haddock but Pollock, no, it should begin with a B not a P

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Thank you. 😊

[@waynefoulkes2017]

i did the toast like you did with peanut butter on my god was amazing lol

[@colinraine8245]

I've been buying Youngs fish burgers for ages ..I'll try these .. but try this in your bun with the fish burger ,, a bit of shredded lettuce , tartar sauce and a slice of processed cheese and you've got a McDonald's Filet o Fish 😋

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Sounds good mate