fried fish filet

I have a quick and easy recipe for fried fish filet and if you use the fish that I did then you will think you are eating chicken cutlets - no fish smell when cooking or fishy after taste. This recipe can be done using any white fish filet like Tilapia, Bassa, Whiting but I used obviously what my grannie uses which is a fish called Nototenia.

Ingredients
2 lbs fish filet (fresh or frozen)
Vegeta (seasoning mix) grannie's favorite seasoning
ground black pepper
eggs
cake meal (might be hard to find since usually only sold over passover but grannie stocks up for the year - so matzah meal also works)
corn oil

If your fish is frozen let completley thaw and wash and pat dry with paper towels to remove any excess moisture, might have to sit for a little while. Cut filets in half to about 5 inch pieces. Rub each piece individually with vegeta and black pepper. Let stand for a few minutes while you prepare your 2 egg wash mixture with some salt and pepper and your dipping station for the cake meal or matzah meal.

















This part is important - unlike chicken cutlets or porkchops which I will have a recipe for in the near future make sure that you bread the filet into the cake meal first then in the egg wash. This will give the final product a different look.















Prep your frying pan with a generous coat of corn oil and be sure to add some salt to the oil - learned this today... thew salt will keep the oil from popping & spraying when it gets hot. Place your battered filt in the pan and let cook for about 3-5 minutes on each side depending on how thick or thin they are. Needs to be monitored so keep your eye on them and flip after a couple of minutes. When golden brown remove from pan and let rest for a few minutes before taking a bite.
















If you use this fish there should not be any aroma of fish as would normally be the case when cooking fish in the house. Can be served with any side dish or salad. Tastes great with spicy red horseradish.

Coming soon... Grannie's mashed potatoes - very easy recipe but not your traditional mashed potatoes - this will also be the intro to my grannie's infamous potatoe perogies.

Until next time... keep on cooking.