Homemade fish fingers
Make your own fish fingers featuring cod coated in crispy spiced breadcrumbs. Ready in under 30 minutes, they make for a quick and easy family midweek meal
- Total:
- Serves: 4 persons
Ingredients
- 2tbsp plain flour
- 1tbsp smoked paprika
- 1tbsp ground cumin
- 1tsp garlic granules
- 1tsp chilli powder
- 1tsp dried oregano
- 1egg, beaten
- 150g panko breadcrumbs
- 500g chunky skinless cod fillet, cut into thick fingers
- spray oil
- lemon
- toasted bread roll
- tartare sauce
- tomatoes
- lettuce
Instructions
Step 1
Mix the flour, paprika, cumin, garlic granules, chilli powder and oregano in a shallow bowl with lots of seasoning.Step 2
Put the beaten egg and breadcrumbs in two other shallow bowls.Step 3
Roll the cod pieces first in the spice mix, patting to coat well, then in the egg and finally in the breadcrumbs.Step 4
Put on a baking-paper-lined tray and freeze.Step 5
Once frozen you can transfer to a freezer bag and put back in the freezer for another time.Step 6
To cook from frozen, heat the oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6.Step 7
Put a rack over a baking tray and put the fish fingers on top.Step 8
Spray with a little oil and cook for 20-25 minutes until crisp and cooked through.Step 9
Serve with a squeeze of lemon in a toasted white bread roll with tartare sauce, sliced tomatoes and lettuce, if you like.