Crispy Fried Fish

Ingredients

• 4 fish fillets
• ½ cup flour
• 1 tsp paprika
• ½ tsp garlic powder (or 2 crushed garlic cloves)
• ½ tsp black pepper
• 1 tsp salt
• ½ tsp curry powder (optional)
• Juice of ½ lemon
• Cooking oil for frying

Method

1. Works well with tilapia, hake, pollock or other white fish. Great with rice, potatoes, or chips.
2. Season the fish: Pat the fillets dry. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, paprika, garlic and lemon juice. Leave for about 10–15 minutes.
3. Coat: Put the flour on a plate and mix in a little paprika, salt and pepper. Lightly coat each fillet and shake off excess flour.
4. Heat the oil: Add enough oil to cover the bottom of a frying pan generously. Heat over medium-high heat.
5. Fry: Add the fish without overcrowding the pan. Fry for about 3–5 minutes per side, depending on thickness, until golden and cooked through.
6. Drain: Transfer to kitchen paper and let the excess oil drain.
7. 🍅 Quick tomato & onion sauce
8. Since this goes especially well with rice, fry 1 chopped onion until soft, add 2 chopped tomatoes, a little salt, paprika and black pepper, then simmer for 8–10 minutes. Spoon it alongside or over the fish.