Pan-fish almondine with onion straw

[Proctorw]

This is really simple

Fillet any (smallish) fish - I usually use Bluefish or Spanish Mackerall since I live on the gulfcoast of Florida and catch them locally - but freshwater perch, sunfish, and trout are wonderfull (scaled with skin - to keep all the best vitamines, or skinless) ... try to get fillets about the size of your fully extended hand - small bones don't matter, they'll disappear as you cook.

Caution: You need the raw fillets to be no more than 1 in in thickness, preferably 3/4 in. otherwise it won't crisp up!

Use a frybaby to contain the grease explosions when you drop 1/2 sliced onion per diner - NO batter or seasonings as you fry.

Mix 1 egg (without shell!) and 1/2 cup milk - brisk.

Magic part.
Grab a plate and sprinkle with any fish-batter or just raw flower.
Grab another plate and sprinkle with SLICED ALMONDS (you can gently crush them for a smaller size)

In a skilett, add 1/2 in of oil and bring to about 400 (farenhite)

Roll the fillets in milk/egg and roll in batter.
Roll the battered fillets quickly in milk/egg and hold up to drain excess drippings.
Roll and press the filetts into almonds - try to get complete coverage both sides.

Gently! place fillets in pan
It doesn't take long - about 2 min, gently flip over.

Magic part.
After 1 min, take spatula and PRESS - I use a fork on top to realy smash them down.
Watch Out! - the water you squeeze out will bring the oil to a bubbling frenzy.

Its done! dry them on paper towells

Serve - add the onion straw to the side and offer lemmon juice and salt.
Probably doesn't need salt if its ocean caught fish - you almost can't add too much lemmon.

It took longer to write this than to do it.

If you think(know) you don't like fish, but you don't mind fried chicken - try this.
I assure you, there is no "gammey" fish taste, and the flavors of the browned almonds plus lemmons, plus onion straw will combine to "Roll" your eyeballs!

Bon-appatite!

[anllover]

looks good. I cannot wait to try it
thank you for sharing

[bimboy]

This can't be right:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=frybaby

[anllover]

could be but if you are serious google image search for "fry daddy" I would assUme the baby is the small version

[curiousboy]

This can't be right:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=frybaby

Thanx a lot for this urbandictionary link...it`s in my bookmarks now.

could be but if you are serious google image search for "fry daddy" I would assUme the baby is the small version

That might also be cause english and germans "create" so many words by putting them together they loose track of`em. It can`t be nothing like frydaddy (an electric deep fryier where the food not even touches the bottom), otherwise you couln`t do "the pressing with the spatula part".
It could be a tool I have seen only in my mother`s kitchen and I guess it`s an american (quite good) invention. I could not find an immage so I gonna try to describe it: It`s like a pot lid with a long handle on the side, instead of being made of some compact material it is a round frame with a very thick steel net that lets the steam come out but not the grease exlosions and avoids to make a big mess on your stove when you`re frying in a pan without having to put a lid on it, which would, holding the steam inside damage the crispyness.

Cheers, bros,

cb

PS. a recipe of mine is coming soon. I love to cook, eat what I cooked with my friends and see them enjoying what I created.

Oh, I almost forgot: Thanx, proctorw, I gonna try this almond version, never done it before. Edited January 20, 2008 by curiousboy

[LooftDugssota]

this cake is very tempting i will try to make it as soon as possible thank you so much

[Guest deeply]

Nuts.