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Lightly Dusted Pan-Fried Fish

Tender, succulent fish with a hint of spice makes this a mouthwatering light meal
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time8 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: General
Keyword: light dusted fish, pan-fried fish, pan-fried hake
Servings: 6

Ingredients

  • 6 pieces/800 gram Hake Fillets or any white fish
  • 3-4 tbsp vegetable or light olive oil
  • 1/3 cup cake wheat flour
  • 1 tbsp cajun spice
  • 1 tspn paprika
  • 1 tspn garlic powder
  • salt
  • 1/2 tspn pepper
  • lemon wedges and parsley to garnish

Instructions

  • Mix together the flour, cajun spice, paprika and garlic powder in a flat dish or plate and set aside
  • Pat the fish dry with some paper towels. Sprinkle some pepper over and set aside
  • Heat oil in a large heavy duty non-stick pan, over medium-high heat
  • Coat each piece of fish, both sides, in the flour mixture and dust off any excess flour. You need just enough of the flour mixture to coat the fish. Fry 2 or 3 pieces of the fish, depending on how large your pan is. Fry for a minute on each side or until cooked
  • Heat the remaining butter and oil and fry the remaining pieces of fish
  • Serve hot with lemon butter and cauliflower mash or chips. Or just a squeeze of lemon

Notes

 
  1. The Cajun Spice has enough salt so I don't add more salt
  2. If you are perhaps using Homemade Cajun Spice you can add salt to the flour mixture
  3. You can omit the paprika if it is too spicy for you
  4. If your fish is thicker you may need a couple of extra minutes of cooking time