Lighten up your traditional white fish fillet!
White fish is one of our favorite lean proteins, and when you lighten up a classic fish-and-tartar-sauce dish, you have a dinner favorite that’s easy on your waistline. Batter your fish fillets with a cornflake crust for a crunch that’s light and not overly fattening. Your tartar sauce is made with protein-rich Greek yogurt and lemon, a healthy alternative to traditional tartar sauce. Serve this restaurant-quality dish and transform your typical weeknight dinner!
Cornflake Crusted Fish with Chili Tartar Sauce
Ingredients
- 7 ounces Greek yogurt plain
- 2 tablespoons capers finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice adjust according to your taste
- 1 tablespoon parsley fresh, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon chives finely chopped
- 1/4 teaspoon paprika or piment d'espelette (if available)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 pound fish fillets 4 fillets, any kind of firm white fish like sole, halibut, haddock or striped sea bass
- 1 cup flour for coating the fish, more or less
- 2 eggs beaten
- 4 cups cornflakes crushed coarsely with your hands (for coating the fish), more or less
- canola oil substitute with saffron oil, sunflower oil, peanut oil or other kinds of oil for frying
Instructions
- In a small bowl, mix the yogurt, capers, parsley, lemon juice, paprika or piment d'espelette, chives, salt, and lemon zest. Adjust the amount of ingredients according to your taste. Set aside.
- Prepare 3 containers with the flour, eggs, and cornflakes.
- Cover the fish fillet with the flour then shake off the excess.
- Dip it in the container of the egg.
- Cover with the cornflakes then shake off the excess.
- If you are baking, put them on a cooking oil sprayed baking sheet and bake in a preheated oven at 365 degrees F for 15 minutes or until golden brown.
- If you are frying, over medium heat in a saucepan with oil, put them in a pan with enough oil, fry the fish, and brown both sides. When they are cooked, put them on a plate with paper towels to absorb the excess oil. Sprinkle with some salt.
- Serve the fish with the sauce.
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