Fillet Recipes =)

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:

1. Mix the almonds, cornmeal, Parmesan cheese, chopped parsley, flour and lemon pepper in a bowl.
2. Dip the basa fillets in the bowl and coat them throughly with the mixture.
3. Sprinkle some lemon juice over the fish fillets
4. 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

1. Preheat oven to 450F (230 degrees C)
2. Mix the lemon juice, salt, pepper, garlic and olive oil into a bowl
3. Marinate the fish in the bowl for 10-15 minutes to soak up all the flavor
4. In the meantime, grab three bowls and put bread crumbs in one, the eggs in another and flour in the last one
5. 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!)
6. 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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