Fish fried in batter is an unusually tasty and at the same time absolutely not difficult to prepare a dish. It has a high nutritional value and is very useful due to the high content of protein, vitamins and other valuable components.
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Nutritionists recommend regularly including fish dishes in the diet. Most fish species are high in protein, unsaturated fatty acids, fat-soluble vitamins and trace elements. All these components are necessary for the normal functioning of the body.
In order to prepare a delicious fish dish, the semi-finished product can be fried, stewed, baked in the oven. Especially popular is fish fried in batter.
The batter is a batter, in which it is necessary to dip the pieces of the cake mix before frying.
To prepare this incredibly delicious dish, fish fillet is best suited. You can buy ready-made semi-finished products in the store, or you can cut the fish yourself. To do this, it must be washed, cleaned of scales, cut off the head, remove the insides, make incisions along the ridge and remove the fillet from the costal bones. After this, you need to cut the semi-finished product into portioned pieces, put on a plate, salt and let stand at room temperature for 5-10 minutes.
When preparing frozen fish or fillet, it must first be thawed. It is not necessary to remove the skin from thawed fillets, since without it it falls apart during the cooking process. After the product has completely thawed, you can start cooking.
Defrosting is best done at room temperature. Thus, the product retains the maximum amount of water-soluble proteins and vitamins.
To make batter, you will need 3 eggs, 200 grams of flour, a glass of milk, salt, spices. Beat eggs in a deep bowl, then add salt, spices, flour. All ingredients must be thoroughly mixed and gradually pour milk. The resulting batter is enough to cook 500-800 grams of fish fillet. It is very important that it is not overly thick. Ready batter should have the consistency of kefir. It should not have lumps.
In a deep pan with a thick bottom, you need to pour sunflower oil and heat it well. Slices of fish must be dipped alternately in batter and spread on a hot frying pan. Fry the fillet for 4-6 minutes on each side. Frying time depends on the thickness of the semi-finished product. When cooking steaks in batter, the cooking time needs to be increased. To bring large pieces of fish to readiness, after frying them, you can cover the pan with a lid, reduce the heat and simmer the fish for 5-7 minutes.
After cooking, put the fried fish pieces on a paper towel for a few minutes. This is necessary to remove excess fat from the product. A paper towel absorbs them perfectly.
Finished fish should be laid out on portioned plates. It can be served with boiled potatoes, mashed potatoes, rice, buckwheat, vegetables.
In order for the dish to acquire a piquant taste, you can fry the fish in beer batter. Cooking it is quite simple. In a deep bowl, mix 1 cup flour and 1 cup light beer, as well as salt, spices and chopped herbs. In the finished batter, you need to dip the pieces of fish and spread them on a hot frying pan with heated vegetable oil. Fry the fillet on both sides for 4-6 minutes.