Doctor Who: Fish Fingers and Custard

If you don’t watch Doctor who you might be wondering what’s going on with this post and why on Earth you’d want to eat fish fingers and custard. Let me explain. Doctor Who is a long-running British science fiction television series that first aired in 1963 on the BBC. It is one of the most iconic and influential sci-fi series in television history. The show revolves around the adventures of The Doctor, a mysterious, time-traveling alien from a species called the Time Lords, who comes from the planet Gallifrey.

The Doctor is the central character and is known for their intelligence, resourcefulness, and deep compassion for others. They travel through time and space in their ship the TARDIS. The TARDIS externally appears as a 1960s British police box but is much larger on the inside. The Doctor frequently takes along companions who share in their adventures and provide emotional grounding.

The Doctor has the unique ability to regenerate, a process that occurs when they are mortally wounded or nearing death. This regeneration ability allows The Doctor to change their appearance and personality, effectively giving the show a way to continue with new actors portraying the character. To date, more than a dozen actors have officially played The Doctor, each bringing their own interpretation to the role.

After the Doctor regenerates into Matt Smith (the 11th reincarnation) tries lots of different foods to find something he likes (“new mouth, new rules”). He eventually settles on the unusual combo of fish fingers with custard.

Clearly though I’m not going to just give you a recipe for actual fish fingers and custard. That’s disgusting. These ‘fish fingers’ are actually shortbread! I’ve also included a recipe for custard for custard but you can use the ready made type to save time if you prefer.

To make this recipe vegan you can just switch out the butter in the biscuits for vegan butter. You can then use a ready made vegan custard.

If you like this Doctor Who themed recipe you may also like my recipe for Cosmic Cupcakes. These are also inspired by the Whoniverse!

Fish Fingers and Custard

Difficulty: Medium

Servings

8

servings

Prep time

30

minutes

Cooking time

20

minutes

Total time

50

minutes

Ingredients

• Fish Fingers

• 125g Unsalted Butter

• 180g Plain Flour

• 55g Caster Sugar

• 100g Breadcrumbs

• Custard

• 600ml Full Fat Milk

• 1 tsp Vanilla Extract

• 3 Egg Yolks

• 2 tsp Cornflour

• 25g Caster Sugar

Directions

• Fish Fingers
• Rub together the butter and flour until it resembles fine breadcrumbs. Mix in the sugar and form into a dough. Mould into 'fish finger' shapes about 3x1 inches and the thickness of two pound coins. 
• Cover each finger in breadcrumbs. Place on a greased baking tray and bake for 15-20 minutes.
• Custard
• Heat the milk in a pan. Put the vanilla extract into the milk. Once at a gentle boil reduce the heat and simmer for a couple of minutes. 
• Put the sugar. flour and egg yolks in a bowl and use a stand or hand mixer to whisk until it becomes pale and fluffy and leaves a trail when the thick is lifted.