Oven Style Fish Food

EASY OVEN-BAKED FISH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Dry fish filets with a paper towel or clean kitchen towel. Place on a large sheet pan and rub the oil over the fish filets, covering both sides.
• Sprinkle the filets with the seasoning.
• Place in the preheated oven for 15-20 minutes, until the fish is flaky and has reached an internal temp of 145 degrees Fahrenheit.

OVEN BAKED FISH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• Combine flour and pepper in a shallow bowl.
• In a second bowl, combine egg and water.
• In a third bowl, combine corn flakes, cheese and cayenne.
• Dredge fish in flour mixture, then egg mixture and coat with corn flakes.
• Place fish fillets on a baking sheet that has been coated with a nonstick cooking spray.
• Bake at 425°F for 10-15 minutes, or until fish flakes easily with a fork.

OVEN "FRIED" FISH

Steps:

• Position rack on top shelf in oven.
• Preheat oven to 500 degrees F.
• Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil and set a wire rack on top.
• Lightly spray or brush rack with vegetable oil.
• Pat fish dry with paper towels.
• Slice fillets in half lengthwise to form long pieces.
• In a pie plate or wide shallow dish, whisk egg white with buttermilk.
• In another dish, stir flour with bread crumbs, paprika, cayenne and salt.
• Working with 1 piece of fish at a time, lightly coat with flour mixture.
• Shake off excess flour, then dip into buttermilk mixture.
• Turn to evenly coat.
• Shake off excess liquid.
• Coat fish in flour mixture again.
• Shake off excess coating, then place on rack.
• Repeat with remaining fish, 1 piece at a time.
• Discard any remaining buttermilk or flour mixtures.
• Lightly spray fish with oil or, using a brush, lightly dab about 1 tbsp oil as evenly as possible over coating.
• Do not skip this step -- it is essential for crispy fish.
• Bake on top rack of preheated oven until coating is crisp and golden, 12 to 15 minutes.
• Do not turn.

OVEN BAKED FISH AND CHIPS

Steps:

• Breheat oven to 220 degrees Celsius Blanch potatoes by putting them in a large pan of salted water and bring to boil. Drain well.
• Tip potatoes in a shallow baking tray, drizzle with olive oil and mix until evenly coated with oil. Arrange wedges in single layer, sprinkle with salt. Cook 35 minutes, turning occasionally, until golden and crisp.
• Meanwhile, prepare the fish. Mix together the breadcrumbs, cornmeal, and paprika in a bowl. Dip haddock or cod fillets into the flour, shake well to remove excess, then into egg white, and finally into the crum mixture until evenly coated.
• Place on baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray. Cook 12-15 minutes until cooked through and golden. Serve with chips.

CRISPY OVEN FISH

Steps:

• Put milk in a shallow bowl.
• Combine potato chips, parmesan, and thyme in another shallow dish.
• Dip fish in milk, then coat with potato chip mixture.
• Sprinkle a greased baking dish with the bread crumbs.
• Put fish over crumbs; drizzle with butter.
• Bake, uncovered at 500* for 12 minutes, or until fish flakes easily with a fork.

OVEN BAKED THAI STYLE FISH CAKES

Steps:

• Spray a baking tray with spray oil.
• In a mixing bowl combine first 7 ingredients. Mix well.
• Divide into 8 equal round cakes.
• Coat with flour, then dip in egg and finally coat with the crumbs.
• Place cakes on prepared tray; chill for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile preheat oven to 190c.
• Spray cakes with oil and bake, turning once (spray again). They will take about 30 minutes in total to cook.

GARLIC-LEMON OVEN BAKED FISH

Steps:

• Melt butter in large glass Pyrex measuring cup and add lemon juice, spices and sugar.
• Place bread crumbs in a shallow bowl or platter.
• Spray a shallow baking dish with vegetable spray.
• Cut fish into individual serving pieces.
• Dip fish into butter and then coat each fillet well with bread crumbs.
• Place bread coated fillets into baking dish.
• Repeat until all fish fillets are covered.
• Spoon the remaining herb butter mixture over fish.
• I also use a pastry brush to lightly tap the tops of the breaded fish to make sure it is all cover.
• You may need to melt more butter to coat fish.
• Bake, uncovered, for 15 minutes at 400 degrees.
• Fish is done when fish flakes easily with a fork.