Fried Fish Nuggets Food

FISH NUGGETS

Steps:

• Preheat oven (395°F, 200°C). Line out a baking tray with baking parchment.
• Cut fish fillet bite-sized pieces (nuggets). Drizzle with lemon juice. Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste.
• In a bowl combine milk, egg, mustard and yogurt. Mix well and add salt and pepper to taste.
• Dip the fish nuggets into milk mixture to cover nuggets with the sauce.
• Take nuggets out of the sauce (using a fork) and let drip off excess of sauce and coat with breadcrumbs.
• Place them on the baking tray and bake them for 10 minutes. Then heat up the oven and broil them until they are golden brown.
• Take them out of the oven and serve them hot with your favorite sauce, salsa or dip.
• NOTE: Can easily prepared in advance and freeze. Follow the directions and bake them only for 10 minutes. Take them out of the oven and freeze them. To serve: take them out of the freezer, thaw and broil them until they are golden brown.
• NOTE: I do not have given the amount of breadcrumbs needed. Sometimes I need more, sometimes less. But coat the nuggets only with a thin layer of breadcrumbs. You can replace the breadcrumbs by ground almonds. This will add a nutty flavor to the nuggets.

OVEN-FRIED FISH NUGGETS

Steps:

• In a shallow bowl, combine the bread crumbs, cornflakes, Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper. Coat fish with butter-flavored spray, then roll in crumb mixture. , Place on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Bake at 375° for 15-20 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Freeze option: Cover and freeze unbaked fish nuggets on a waxed paper-lined baking sheet until firm. Transfer to a resealable freezer container; return to freezer. To use, preheat oven to 375°. Bake nuggets on a rack on a greased baking sheet 15-20 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork.

FRIED FISH NUGGETS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first 8 ingredients. Stir in fish. Roll into 1-in. balls. , In an electric skillet or deep-fat fryer, heat oil to 375°. Fry fish nuggets, a few at a time, until golden brown on both sides; drain on paper towels. Serve with tartar sauce if desired.

SKILLET-FRIED FISH NUGGETS

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Heat the oil (it should come up to about 1/2 inch) in a large deep skillet over medium heat to 350 F to 365 F.
• Cut fish into bite-sized pieces. Lightly sprinkle the pieces with lemon pepper and garlic salt.
• Place the beaten egg and water in a bowl. Combine the pancake mix and breadcrumbs in a large plastic food storage bag.
• Dip the fish in the egg and water mixture and then place in the bag to coat with the crumbs.
• Fry the coated fish pieces in the hot oil for 7 to 8 minutes, or until golden brown, turning once.
• Drain well on paper towels. Serve fried fish nuggets immediately with cocktail sauce or tartar sauce .
• Enjoy!

FRIED FISH NUGGETS

Steps:

• In a large bowl,mix well the first seven ingredients.
• Stir in the salmon.
• Shape into 1 inch balls.
• Heat oil in a deep fat fry to 375 degrees, fry nuggets for 2 to 3 minutes or until golden color is reached.
• Drain on paper towels.
• Serve with Tartar Sauce if desired.

SUNNY'S CATFISH NUGGETS

Steps:

• In a bowl, add the 2 cups milk and a heavy pinch of salt. Whisk to dissolve and add the fish chunks. Allow to soak at room temperature for 30 minutes.
• Set up the dredging station: In the first bowl, add 1 cup flour. In the second bowl, whisk the eggs and add the remaining 2 tablespoons milk. In the third bowl, add the remaining 1 cup flour, the cornmeal, sugar and a pinch of salt followed by a few grinds of pepper.
• In a frying pan with straight sides, add enough oil to fill 1-inch deep. Heat until the oil begins to swirl and the handle of a wooden spoon begins to sizzle as soon as it hits the oil. The oil will be about 350 degrees F.
• Remove the fish from the milk in batches of 6 to 8 chunks. Shake the excess milk off the fish. Dredge in the flour, then the egg wash and then in the flour and cornmeal mixture. Add the batch to the oil, making sure to not overcrowd the pan and bring down the temperature. Fry, flipping once if needed, until a light golden brown and cooked through, about 6 minutes. Remove to a paper towel-lined plate and season with a sprinkle of salt. Repeat until all the fish chunks are done.
• In a small bowl, add the hot sauce and sift the sugar on top. Gently stir together. Drizzle over the nuggets or dunk them in the sauce.

FRIED CATFISH NUGGETS

Steps:

• Place the catfish pieces into a mixing bowl and sprinkle with thyme leaves. Toss until the catfish is evenly coated with the thyme. Mix in the mustard with your hands. Cover, and refrigerate overnight, up to 24 hours.
• Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Whisk the flour, salt, black pepper, and baking soda together in a mixing bowl.
• Dip the catfish pieces one at a time into the flour mixture and shake off the excess. Fry the catfish nuggets in batches until they are no longer translucent in the center and are golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Let the oil come back up to temperature between batches. Drain the nuggets on a paper towel-lined plate before serving.

OVEN FRIED CATFISH NUGGETS

Steps:

• Combine bread crumbs, cornflakes, Parmesan Cheese, and Cajun seasoning in a bowl.
• Coat fish with butter - flavored nonstick cooking spray, then roll in crumb mixture.
• Place on baking sheet coated with nonstick cooking spray.
• Bake at 375°F for 15 to 20 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork.

AIR-FRIED FISH NUGGETS

Steps:

• Preheat air fryer to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Cut mahi mahi fillets into 1 1/2-inch sized nuggets.
• Prepare a breading station with flour in 1 shallow dish, beaten egg in another shallow dish, and fish fry coating in a third shallow dish.
• Dip the fish nuggets first in flour, then egg, and then into the breadcrumbs. Place nuggets in batches into the air fryer basket. Spray with cooking spray.
• Air fry for 12 minutes. Repeat with remaining nuggets. Serve immediately.

BATTER FRIED CATFISH NUGGETS

Steps:

• Wash catfish and pat dry with paper towels.
• Cut fish into 1 inch cubes.
• Place on paper towels and set aside while doing next step.
• COMBINE: Flour, salt and baking powder in a bowl. Add milk, egg and butter; beat until smooth.
• Heat 1 inch or more of oil in a skillet to 365 degrees on medium heat (be sure you allow oil temperature to come back to 365 degrees between batches).
• Dip one fish cube at a time into batter, coating all sides. Place as many in the oil as you can fit WITHOUT crowding.
• Fry until golden brown.
• Drain on paper towels and serve immediately.

SOUTHERN FRIED CATFISH NUGGETS

Steps:

• Put oil in a skillet until it is halfway up or you can use a deep fryer, a deep fryer is actually best for these. Heat until hot or if using skillet use medium high heat.
• In a large bowl beat egg with a fork, add buttermilk to it. Beat again to incorporate.
• In another big bowl put cornmeal and seasonings to taste.
• Rinse nuggets and dip into milk mixture, depending on how many you have you could probably fit them all in at one time.
• Take a few out of the milk and dip in to the cornmeal, roll around to get it coated good, then put into oil.
• If using skillet put them in until skillet is full. fry 3 minutes, turn and fry another 2-3 minutes. If using a deep fryer fry 5 minutes, about halfway through stir them around to break up any that might have clumped together. They are done when golden brown and flake easily with a fork.