Fish Filets

By awright0511

Instead of being deep-fried, these flaky, golden fish filets are coated with crackers and panfried in a small amount of canola oil. Serve them plain or create a fish sandwich with a hamburger bun, a slice of Cheddar cheese, lettuce, and a small dollop of homemade tartar sauce (see recipe for Fast and Light Tartar Sauce)!

Ingredients

• 3/4 pound white fish (such as grouper or cod)
• 3/4 cup flour
• 1/2 cup low-fat buttermilk
• 3/4 cup crumbs from wheat crackers (such as
• Wheatsworth), preferably low-sodium and low-fat, ground in a food processor or crushed with a rolling pin
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh parsley
• 1 1/2 tablespoons canola oil

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

Cut the filets into 4 squares, each about 3 1/2 by 3 1/2 inches, rinse them, and dry well.

In a small bowl, add the flour. Pour the buttermilk in another small bowl. Combine the wheat cracker crumbs, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and fresh parsley in a medium, shallow bowl and blend well with a whisk.

Dip each fish square into the flour, then the buttermilk, then the cracker crumb mixture. Set the pieces aside and heat a medium nonstick frying pan over medium-high heat.

Spread 1 1/2 tablespoons of canola oil in the frying pan, then place in all 4 fish squares. Fry the fish until the bottoms are golden brown (about 4 minutes), then flip over the fish to brown the other side (about 3 minutes more). If you're making sandwiches, turn off the heat, lay the cheese slices over the hot fish squares, and cover the pan for a minute to melt the cheese.

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By asdklfjpaower - June 26, 2009
I actually used catfish for this recipe and it was great. I soaked them in the buttermilk for a couple of hours and skipped the flour. I used Wheat Thins and it made the recipe very tasty. We put the fish on... Read More
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