Fish in batter is an excellent dish for the festive table and daily diet. It is simple and quick to prepare, and the effect will delight you.
Choosing boneless fish is important - this is critical. You can take fillets of pike perch, pangasius, trout or salmon. The fact is that choosing bones from already baked fish will be doubly inconvenient. This can bring unnecessary anxiety to the table, and it should not be there. Therefore, think carefully about what is the best to cook fish in batter for your family and guests.
In order to make fish in batter for two, you will need: Pike perch fillet - 400 gr.; 1 egg; 50 gr. heavy cream, sour cream or mayonnaise; 1 large onion; spices, herbs; flour; olive oil for frying.
Even for someone who has never done this, it will be easy to cook fish in batter according to the following recipe.
1. Take the fillet, defrost and wash it. Then blot excess water with a paper towel and cut into portions. Salt the fish and refrigerate. It is better if the pieces are medium in size - not too large, but not quite trimming either.
2. Begin to prepare the batter by beating an egg. Then add cream, sour cream or mayonnaise to it. Beat the ingredients thoroughly into a homogeneous mass and only then add a tablespoon of flour. Salt the batter, add pepper, nutmeg or other spices that you like to fish.
3. Pour olive oil into a frying pan and let it heat;
4. Dip pieces of fish in batter and put in hot oil. If you put them in hot oil, then the batter will take a golden crust, and all the fish juice will remain inside it.
5. Fry the slices for 3-4 minutes on both sides. It is important to put the fish on napkins or paper towels after frying, they will take away excess oil.
6. The onion must be peeled and cut into rings. Divide each ring into its constituent circles, dip in the remaining batter and fry in olive oil.
7. Serve fish and onion together on the same plate. Potatoes and fresh vegetables are best served as a side dish. In terms of alcohol, white wine is worth choosing. Bon Appetit.
