Traditionally, we use egg and flour to make battered fish. Following a Low Carb lifestyle, you want to toss traditional wheat-filled flour and use some other kind of batter to get a nice crisp fish. This week I experimented with my own batter and it worked pretty well. Mike is not a fan of low carb, so when I feed him a Banting alternative, his opinion as to its taste counts for a lot.
I started with 2 hake fillets –
One egg…
I whisked the egg and brushed it onto the fish.
Then I mixed about 3 to 4 heaped tablespoons of dessicated coconut, a tablespoon of coconut flour and some dried herbs. I also added salt and pepper….
I generously coated the fish with the dry ingredients…
You can use olive oil to fry fish, but be aware that even olive oil when heated repeatedly to smoking point, it changes its chemical constitution and reduces the amount of anti-oxidants and increases the chance of trans-fats. I used butter. Put the fish in the heated pan and sloshed the remaining egg on the upside…
When I saw signed of the underside having cooked, I flipped the fillets…
….and let them do their thing for a while. After preparing a salad, they were ready for serving…
The test was in the tasting. I thought I had over-seasoned them, finding the crust a bit too salty, but Mike said it was delicious! Win!
So, in short:
Ingredients
- 1 egg
- 2 hake fillets
- 3-4 heaped tablespoons of dessicated coconut
- 1 tablespoon of coconut flour
- Seasoning of your choice
Method
- Whisk the egg & generously brush it over the fish
- Coat the fish with the dry ingredients
- Fry in butter or coconut oil until brown and crisp
- Serve with lemon.
Cost – About R26 for two pieces (these hake fillets only cost R10 each)
Nice option for easy dinner.
Two fish. Reminds me that Jesus once made two fish go a very long way.
Matthew 14:17
They said to Him, “We have here only five loaves and two fish.”
Keep the smile going.
God bless you!
In His Grip,
Helga xx 🙂