Crunchy little pieces of fish
Small pieces of fish, dipped in beated egg then in breadcrumbs, and fried. Preferably serve with something with slightly acidic like herb salad, or Béarnaise sauce.
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Last modified on: February 21th 2011
Keywords for this recipe:FishCrispy piecesNuggetsBreadcrumb
900 g fish fillet
3 
9 tablespoons breadcrumbs
3 teaspoons 
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Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 46 min. | 3 min. | 49 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 10 min.
Cut 900 g fish fillet into pieces about the size of your thumb.
Salt and pepper both sides.
Salt and pepper both sides.
Stage 2 - 2 min.
In a bowl, mix 9 tablespoons breadcrumbs with 3 teaspoons flour.
Stage 3 - 2 min.
In another bowl, beat 3 eggs with a fork, until yolk and white are totally mixed.
Stage 4 - 5 min.
Dip fish pieces in beaten egg, remove with a fork to drain them...
Stage 5 - 5 min.
...and roll in breadcrumbs.
Advice: use one fork for the egg bowl, and another for the breadcrumbs bowl, otherwise you will get your fork covered with a sticky mess of egg and crumbs.
Advice: use one fork for the egg bowl, and another for the breadcrumbs bowl, otherwise you will get your fork covered with a sticky mess of egg and crumbs.
Stage 6 - 2 min.
Put in the deep fryer, keeping the pieces apart.
Stage 7 - 3 min.
Fry for 2 or 3 minutes...
Stage 8 - 20 min.
...until they are nicely golden.
Drain on absorbant paper, and salt immediately.
Continue like this for all the fish pieces.
Drain on absorbant paper, and salt immediately.
Continue like this for all the fish pieces.
Remarks
The variety of fish does not really matter, whatever you prefere, but it should be fairly thick.
You can dip the fish twice in egg and breadcrumbs if you like a thicker, crunchier crust.
Another possibility: deep a second time in egg and then in seeds like sesame, linseed, poppyseed, etc.
You can dip the fish twice in egg and breadcrumbs if you like a thicker, crunchier crust.
Another possibility: deep a second time in egg and then in seeds like sesame, linseed, poppyseed, etc.
Keeping
To eat right now.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,302 Kcal or 5,451 Kj | 185 gr | 99 gr | 19 gr |
| 65 % | 71 % | 9 % | 3 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 108 Kcal or 452 Kj | 15 gr | 8 gr | 2 gr |
| 5 % | 6 % | 1 % | <1 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 109 Kcal or 456 Kj | 15 gr | 8 gr | 2 gr |
| 5 % | 6 % | 1 % | <1 % |
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Source
Home made.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Fish fillet: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Firied fillet of sea bream with polenta, Erika's ceviche, Fish Mousselines, Rosemary steamed fish, Fillet of pollack cooked in two stages, ... All |
 | Breadcrumbs: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Sesame fried scampi, Spicy mustard cauliflower cheese, Tomatoes Provençal, French toast "cordon bleu", Vegetable tian, ... All |
 | Flour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Little Christmas biscuits, Special small breads, Grated potato cakes, Rum babas, Gâteau Breton (Brittany butter cake), ... All |
 | Egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Alsatian apple tart, Chocolate sweetcrust pastry, Oatmeal cake, Pink Reims biscuits, Lemon tart, ... All |
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