English Cod Fish and Chips Recipe

Serves/Makes: 2 – 3

Ingredients:

• 1 pound (454 g) cod or halibut fillets, cut into 1 1/2-inch (4-cm) wide strips
• 1/3 cup (80 mL) breadcrumbs
• 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 mL) freshly ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon (1 mL) salt
• 1 egg white
• 1 tablespoon (15 mL) olive oil

How to cook English Cod Fish and Chips:

• Onto a piece of wax paper, mix together breadcrumbs, black pepper and salt.
• Into a shallow dish, slightly beat egg white.
• Dip each fish strip into egg white, letting drip excess egg white into dish.
• Well coat fish strips on both sides with breadcrumbs mixture press in breadcrumbs with your fingers.
• Into a large fry pan, heat olive oil over medium-high heat add a few fish strips.
• Cook fish strips until golden brown on both sides and easily broken-up with a fork, for approximately 5 minutes.
• Drain onto layers of paper toweling cover with al foil, to keep fish warm.
• Repeat with remaining fish fillets.
• Serve immediately along with French fries.

Notes:
Try this low-fat recipe and say goodbye to frozen fish!
To cut fish, using a thin blade sharp knife, remove bones and then cut fillets sideways, into 1 1/2-inch (4-cm) wide strips.

Comments:
Fish and chips (also “fish ‘n’ chips”), a popular take-away food with British origins, consists of deep-fried fish in batter or breadcrumbs with deep-fried chipped (slab-cut) potatoes.

This recipe for English Cod Fish and Chips serves/makes: 2 – 3

Main Ingredient: Cod
Preparation Method: Pan Fried/Sauteed
Cuisine: British