Here are a couple of my favorite baked basa fish recipes. In case you are wondering, basa is a fresh water fish in the same family as the catfish.
Recipe 1:
Feeds: 2-3 people.
Difficulty: Easy.
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons of cornmeal
- 2 tablespoons of Parmesan cheese
- 1 tablespoon of flour
- 1 kilo (2 pounds) of basa fish fillets
- 2 tablespoons of lemon pepper (or some other herbs/spices you enjoy)
- 2 tablespoons of fresh, chopped, parsley
- 1/2 cup of roasted almonds (you can use other nuts, such as pine nuts, if you don’t like almonds)
- Lemon juice
Method:
- Mix the almonds, cornmeal, Parmesan cheese, chopped parsley, flour and lemon pepper in a bowl.
- Dip the basa fillets in the bowl and coat them throughly with the mixture.
- Sprinkle some lemon juice over the fish fillets
- Place on a baking sheet and bake the fish at 400F (200 degrees C) for 15-20 minutes.
Serving Tip: Garnish with parsley and serve with some tartar sauce
Recipe 2:
Feeds: 1-2 people.
Difficulty: Easy-Moderate.
Preparation Time: 20-25 minutes
Ingredients:
- Lemon juice (squeeze two or three lemons)
- Salt
- Pepper
- 3 crushed garlic cloves
- Olive Oil
- Flour
- Bread Crumbs
- 2 beaten eggs
- 0.5kg (1 pound) of basa fish fillet
Method
- Preheat oven to 450F (230 degrees C)
- Mix the lemon juice, salt, pepper, garlic and olive oil into a bowl
- Marinate the fish in the bowl for 10-15 minutes to soak up all the flavor
- In the meantime, grab three bowls and put bread crumbs in one, the eggs in another and flour in the last one
- Put the fish in the bowl of flour, then the eggs and then the bread crumbs. This covers the fish with a nice coat of batter (very tasty!)
- Put the fish on a baking sheet and bake for approximately 20 minutes (still at 450F)
Serving Tip: Same as above! A few slices of lemon can also add a nice touch (and you can sprinkle a bit more lemon juice on the fish!)
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