Sauteed Fish in Lemon Butter Garlic Sauce

Fish Fillet - 6

Marinade:-
Ginger Garlic Paste - 2Tbsp
salt and ground pepper - to taste
lemon juice - 1 lemon
For the Batter:-
Egg, beaten - 1 No
Paprika powder - 1 Tbsp
Salt and pepper
Cornflour
For the sauce:-

Butter - 2Tbsp

garlic, crushed - 1Tbsp

lemon juice - 2Tbsp

parsley, chopped - 3Tbsp

Vegetable/Chicken stock - 1cup

ITbsp cornflour mixed with 2Tbsp water

Method:-

Apply the marinade to the fish fillet and refrigerate for 15 minutes.
Mix together the ingredients for the batter except the cornflour and beat well. 

In a frying pan, heat 2Tbsp oil, until steaming hot.

Dip the marinated fish fillet in the batter, coat it with cornflour and place in the hot oil. 

Reduce heat and let the fish cook on a medium flame for 5 minutes on both sides or until the fish gets cooked through.

Remove using a slotted spoon and drain on kitchen towels.

Prepare the sauce. In a wok, heat the butter until it melts. Add crushed garlic and lemon juice and saute for a while until the garlic starts to slightly brown. Add parsley leaves, and saute for 1 minute. Add the stock to this, bring to a boil. Add in cornflour mixed with water, reduce to a low flame and cook while continuously stirring until the sauce begins to thicken. Remove from heat. 

Arrange the fish fillets in a serving dish, spoon over the sauce and serve hot.

Fish N Chips

A staple food of the Great Britain. Easy and Simple and suitable just for the day when you want something refreshing without much fuss.

All you need is

Fish Fillet (King fish, Hamour, Butterfish, Cod or Haddock) - 1/2kg

For the marinade :-

Paprika or Mild red chilli powder - 2 tsp

Lemon juice - juice of one lemon

salt - to taste

Clean and pat the fish dry. Apply the marinade on the fish and keep it in the fridge for 15 minutes while you prepare the batter.

For the batter :-

All purpose flour - 1 cup

Cornflour - 1 cup

Baking powder - 4 tsp

Salt - to taste

Egg White - 1

Soda / Sparkling water - 1 can (enough to make the batter)

Yellow food colour

Mix together cornflour, all purpose flour, baking powder and salt. Add soda to this gently, mixing continually. Whisk the egg white until frothy but not too stiff. Add egg white and lightly mix in to the batter. The batter should be bubbly and light.

Heat oil in a wok. Dip each fillet of marinated fish in this batter so as to completely coat the fish. Place it in the hot oil and cook both sides for 3-4 minutes on medium low heat. Remove with slotted spoon and drain on kitchen towel.

For a healthier version, you can place the fillets on baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray and cook 12-15 minutes until cooked through and golden.

Ideally served with potato chips and tartar sauce.