Breaded fish fingers with tartar sauce
Breaded fish fingers with tartar sauce “This is the most delicious snack I've ever tasted,” you exclaim when you try the first bite of this fish! And, truth, fillet of sea fish in breadcrumbs, a bite with tartar sauce is a real delicacy for a gourmet. You may have tried this fish dish in a cafe or restaurant, or prepared a frozen convenience food. I’m planting it right away; it’s not that taste. Cooked breaded fish fingers at home are much tastier. I suggest that you do not fry fish fingers in vegetable oil, but bake in the oven, so they will remain juicy, but will not be so fat. And in order to get a crispy crust, breadcrumbs need to be slightly fried with butter. Due to this, they will retain their dryness and will not become wet. This appetizer is perfect homemade tartar sauce recipe, which I offer immediately to the description step-by-step cooking of fish sticks breaded with tartar sauce with photo.
Ingredients for breaded fish sticks
| Sea white fish fillet | 1-1.5 kg |
| Salt | 0.5 tsp |
| Pepper | taste |
| Seasoning for fish | 1 tsp |
| Flour | ¾ cup flour |
| Mayonnaise | 2 tbsp. l |
| Mustard | ½ tsp |
| Eggs | 2 pcs |
| Breadcrumbs | 2 cups |
| Butter | 30 g |
| For tartar sauce | |
| Yogurt without additives | ½ cup |
| Mayonnaise | 2 tbsp. l |
| Salt | taste |
| Black pepper | taste |
| Shredded pickles | 1.5 tbsp. l |
| Mustard | ½ tbsp. l |
| Lemon juice | ½ tbsp. l |
Cooking step by step fish sticks breaded with tartar sauce
- For fish sticks, fish such as cod, halibut, pangasius, etc. are suitable. Cut the fish fillet into small rectangular pieces.
- Season the fish on all sides with salt and pepper.
- In a separate bowl, mix the dry ingredients - ½ tbsp. flour, salt and pepper on the tip of a knife, as well as seasoning for fish.
- In another bowl, beat two eggs, add mayonnaise, mustard and the remaining flour. Mix the ingredients well, you should get the consistency of liquid sour cream.
- Now you need to prepare the breadcrumbs themselves. To do this, fry them with butter until golden brown.
- Preheat the oven, prepare a baking sheet with a wire rack. If there is no lattice, you can bake without it, then grease the baking sheet a little with vegetable oil.
- Prepare all the plates with the ingredients and first dip the fish fillet in flour, then in the egg mixture.
- Place the fish slices in breadcrumbs, crush them well in a breading so that it sticks well to the fish.
- Put the fish fingers on a baking sheet.
- Bake fish fingers at 200 degrees for 15 minutes.
- To make tartar sauce, mix yogurt, mayonnaise, chopped pickles, mustard, salt and pepper. Add lemon juice to taste.
Serve hot fish sticks with tartar sauce. This is a great snack for parties. Enjoy your meal!