Bahamas: Fried Fish
I don't really feel like this needs any introduction. Fried fish is exactly what it says on the tin: fried fish.
My partner was impressed. "Did you batter this?" he asked me. Hell yes I did. Bit of lime juice and salt and pepper, followed by milk, egg, flour and deep fried for a few minutes. Easy.
That's it. That's the whole post. I don't need to write anything else.
Just kidding.
But it WAS really that easy. The only difficult part was getting an aesthetically pleasing photograph of the meal at the end, and I don't think I achieved that anyway.
The recipe I was following called for grouper fillets, which I did not find, so I used cod instead as it's still a 'firm white fish' which the recipe suggested I could use as an alternative. I marinated the cod fillets in some lime juice with salt and pepper while I cooked my Bahamian macaroni and cheese and peas'n'rice. Then, when I had about 15 minutes to go before I was ready to serve, I heated about an inch of oil in a saucepan and prepared myself for some quick finger work.
In three different dishes I prepared:
My partner was impressed. "Did you batter this?" he asked me. Hell yes I did. Bit of lime juice and salt and pepper, followed by milk, egg, flour and deep fried for a few minutes. Easy.
That's it. That's the whole post. I don't need to write anything else.
Just kidding.
But it WAS really that easy. The only difficult part was getting an aesthetically pleasing photograph of the meal at the end, and I don't think I achieved that anyway.
The recipe I was following called for grouper fillets, which I did not find, so I used cod instead as it's still a 'firm white fish' which the recipe suggested I could use as an alternative. I marinated the cod fillets in some lime juice with salt and pepper while I cooked my Bahamian macaroni and cheese and peas'n'rice. Then, when I had about 15 minutes to go before I was ready to serve, I heated about an inch of oil in a saucepan and prepared myself for some quick finger work.
In three different dishes I prepared:
- A small shallow bowl of milk.
- A beaten egg.
- About 1/4 cup flour.
And then I had a plate with some paper towels ready to go for when the fish came out of the pan, to soak all the oil up.
I think that alone, the fish would have probably needed a sauce or something like that to go along with. I'm not entirely sure about the sauces that are used in the Bahamas but I'm sure ketchup would work. However, paired with my other Bahamian dishes, the fish worked a treat.
Bahamian Fried Fish
Serves 2
Ingredients
- 300g fish fillets - any firm white fleshed fish will do. I used cod.
- 1/2 lime, juice only
- 1/4 cup flour (more if necessary)
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 egg, beaten
- Salt and pepper
- Vegetable oil, for frying
Instructions
- Cut the fish fillets into strips. Season with salt and pepper and squeeze lime juice over the strips. Marinate for 15 minutes.
- In a deep saucepan, or deep fryer, heat an inch or so of oil over a high heat.
- Dip the fish strips into the milk, then the egg, and then coat with flour. Shake off excess flour and carefully place into the saucepan. Do not overcrowd the pan!
- Fry until golden.
- Serve with rice'n'peas and macaroni cheese.
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