One of the finest fish recipes you will come across today, A juicy lemon fish coated with crisp layers, pan-fried with a generous amount of butter and served with the best butter garlic sauce.
A perfect brunch recipe for you and your loved ones which will surely make your quarantine so much better.
The crispy fried fish and the butter garlic sauce are a match made in heaven and the doorway to this match is right here.
INGREDIENTS
1 cup panko bread crumbs
1 cup egg wash
5-6 lemon fish fillets
2 tbsp lemon juice
salt as per taste
50 gms of butter
3-4 tbsp olive oil
1 whole garlic – crushed
2 green chilies
1 lemon
1 tbsp plain flour
1 cup milk
1/2 cup cream
1 tbsp Green chili sauce
Finely chopped Coriander leaves for garnish.
DIRECTIONS
FOR THE SAUCE
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Take a saucepan and on medium heat melt your butter.
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Now add the whole crushed garlic and saute for a minute or so.
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After your garlic is nice and golden brown, add some lemon juice followed by finely chopped green chilies.
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Add a tbsp of plain flour and saute for two minutes
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Now gradually add a cup of milk and keep on stirring so that lumps aren’t formed.
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Add one tbsp of green chili sauce for that little hint of spice.
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Once your sauce is thickened, add a generous amount of cream and give it a good mix.
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Cook it till your sauce reaches the right consistency.
FOR THE FRIED FISH
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In a shallow dish, add your Panko bread crumbs.
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In another shallow dish add 2 beaten eggs.
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Dip the fish fillets in the egg wash then place it in the bread crumb mixture and coat each piece well, once at a time.
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In a frypan heat some oil followed by some butter. Fry the fish, several at a time until golden brown and crisp. Drain on paper towels.