Crunchy little pieces of fish


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
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For 4 people, you will need:
  • 1 fish fillet 300 g fish fillet
  • 2 egg 1 egg
  • 3 breadcrumbs 3 tablespoons breadcrumbs
  • 4 flour 1 teaspoon flour
  • 5 salt salt
  • 6 pepper pepper
  • Total weight: 405 grams

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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 50 min.
Cooking: 3 min.
All in all: 50 min.
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Stage 1 - ⌛ 10 min.
Crunchy little pieces of fish : Stage 1
Cut 300 g fish fillet into pieces about the size of your thumb.

Salt and pepper both sides.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 2 min.
Crunchy little pieces of fish : Stage 2
In a bowl, mix 3 tablespoons breadcrumbs with 1 teaspoon flour.

Stage 3 - ⌛ 2 min.
Crunchy little pieces of fish : Stage 3
In another bowl, beat 1 egg with a fork, until yolk and white are totally mixed.

Stage 4 - ⌛ 5 min.
Crunchy little pieces of fish : Stage 4
Dip fish pieces in beaten egg, remove with a fork to drain them...

Stage 5 - ⌛ 5 min.
Crunchy little pieces of fish : Stage 5
...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.

Stage 6 - ⌛ 2 min.
Crunchy little pieces of fish : Stage 6
Put in the deep fryer, keeping the pieces apart.

Stage 7 - ⌛ 3 min.
Crunchy little pieces of fish : Stage 7
Fry for 2 or 3 minutes...

Stage 8 - ⌛ 20 min.
Crunchy little pieces of fish : Stage 8
...until they are nicely golden.

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.
Keeping: To eat right now.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe60 RDI=20 %30 RDI=3 %6 RDI=1 %430 RDI=20 %1,820 RDI: 20 %
Per 100 g20 RDI=6 %8 RDI=1 %1 RDI=0 %110 RDI=5 %450 RDI: 5 %
Per person20 RDI=6 %8 RDI=1 %1 RDI=0 %110 RDI=5 %450 RDI: 5 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman
Possible allergens in this recipe: Fish, egg, Gluten, leaven
How much will it cost?
  • For 4 people : 3.25 €
  • Per person : 0.85 €

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