Breaded Fried Fish Recipe

This breaded fried fish recipe is mildly spicy. It would be good served as a starter with some chopped salad leaves, cucumber, tomato and onion, with lemon wedges and a minty yoghurt dressing.

The instructions are for plaice fillets, but most white fish would be suitable.

Breaded Fried Fish Recipe
4 medium plaice fillets - skin and bone removed
1/2 tspn salt
fresh black pepper
1 1/2 tspns cumin seeds
1/2 tspn ground turmeric
1/2 tspn cayenne pepper
2 tbspns finely chopped coriander or parsley
2 eggs - beaten with 4 tbspns water
6 oz fresh white breadcrumbs - whizz slices of bread in a food processor
oil for frying

Cut the fish into 3/4 inch (2 cm) strips and put them on a plate.

Mix the salt, pepper, cumin, turmeric, cayenne and corainder together.

Rub the spice mixture into the fish and leave for 15 minutes - turn the fish, rub the spices in again and leave a further 15 minutes.

Put the eggs into a dish and the breadcrumbs onto a plate.

Dip the fish strips into the egg and then into the breadcrumbs, making sure they're evenly coated.

Heat about 1 cm (1/2 inch) of oil in a frying pan and put in some of the fish - not too crowded or they won't cook evenly.

Fry for about 2 minutes each side until golden brown.

Drain and keep warm while you fry the rest of the fish in batches if necessary.

Serve immediately.

This really is delicious.

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