How Do I Cook Fish Fillets??

Question

Can fish fillet be cooked in corn meal or just flour? How do I cook fillet fish period?

I asked about the corn meal because I seen some fillets today that seemed to have been cooked in corn meal because they were kind of yellow looking??

Answer 1

You can roll in cornmeal, flour or a mixture of both and fry-but it's much healthier to season with herbs and broil extremely briefly then serve with fresh lemon juice.

Answer 2

Try this:

You need: flour, 1 egg, salt, pepper, oil for frying

Lightly season the fish fillets with salt and pepper. You will need three shallow bowls - 1 for the egg, 1 for flour and 1 for breadcrubs. Dip the fillets in the flour first, then in the whisked egg and then in the breadcrumbs. Be careful to ensure that the the entire fillet is completely covered with the breadcrumbs.

Place the fillets in a hot frying pan, the oil in the pan should be deep enough that the fillets float whilst cooking. Cooking time should not be more than 4 minutes for each side.

Enjoy your meal.

Answer 3

First of all, defrosting - you can defrost the fish much more quickly in a ziplock bag immersed in tepid water. This will defrost, depending on the size, in about an hour more or less. Pan fried is good, but grilling is great too, especially marinated or basted with a sauce. You can cook fish in the oven without trying it out by wrapping it up with some aromatics in parchment paper or aluminum foil. Use the broiler to caramelize any sweet sauces you might have (I like maple flavors with salmon; honey with white fish). I wouldn't recommend the microwave - ever.

Answer 4

I have an easy recipe you might like. It is low in fat and very easy to make:

Fish Fillets With Fresh Tomato Sauce

4 flounder or other thin, mild-flavored fish fillets (about 6 ounces each)
1/2 teaspoon salt, divided
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper, divided
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 medium onion, cut in thin wedges (about 1 cup)
2 teaspoons chopped garlic
1 pound fully ripened fresh Florida tomatoes, coarsely chopped (about 2 cups)
1/4 cup sliced black olives
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning

Sprinkle fish fillets lightly with half of the salt and black pepper; set aside. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-low heat; add onion and garlic; cook and stir until tender, about 5 minutes.

Stir in tomatoes, olives, Italian seasoning, and the remaining salt and pepper; cover and simmer until tomatoes release their juices, about 5 minutes. Arrange fish fillets in a single layer on top; cover and simmer until fish is opaque in the center, about 5 minutes.

With a spatula, transfer fish fillets to serving plates; spoon Fresh Tomato Sauce on top.

Serve over rice, if desired.

Hope this helps!