Sig's Sea Bass, stuffed and then coated in spicy Breadcrumbs
- 2 Sea bass filets, bones removed
- 1 spring onion , ( scallion)
- 1/2 Green pepper ( capsicum)
- 1 small tomato , seeds removed
- 2 slice lime , each one halved
- 2 slice of white soft bread, blended into crumbs
- 2 pinch of salt or salt substitute
- 2 pinch Each of smokey paprika, chilli powder, cayenne pepper
- 1 pinch Each of cumin powder and dried coriander
- 1 large Egg , thoroughly whisked
- 75 grams plain flour
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 2 pieces of fine cooking string to hold fish together or use toothpick if you prefer
- First prepare your fish.
- Rinse under cold water and pat dry
- Then cut the spring onion into half in the middle of its length.
- Then split each piece lengthwise .
- Then cut your green pepper into thin narrow strips.
- Next remove the seeds from your tomato , by cutting it into quarters , this makes scooping the seeds out easy.
- Next cut all the quarters into thin strips .
- Cut your lime slices into halves
- Lay your prepared vegetables next to each other near the tail end but where the fish starts to thicken.
- Roll the fish tightly into a roll from the tail end upward to head end , this will help with fish sitting better in the pan when rolled up .
- Secure each roll with a toothpick or a thin kitchen string by winding it once around the fish knotting it and leaving both ends of string hanging out , remove the string half way through cooking but keep the fish rolled up .
- Remove the toothpick at the end before serving
- Whisk the egg until it is pale yellow.
- Blend your bread into fine breadcrumbs and mixs all the ingredients for the spicy breadcrums together.then place your flour, the egg and the spicy breadcrumbs into 3 different shallow serving plates.
- First roll the stuffed fish thoroughly into the flour, covering all side, Then dip the fish into the egg and letting as much of it drip of as you can , next roll the fish from all sides into the spicy bread crumbs to cover it well
- Heat the oil and butter together on a medium heat, place the fish into the frying pan and cook for about 15 minutes turning a few time so that it not burns on one side but becomes crispy on all sides.
- Make sure it is thoroughly cooked , but still moist .
- I serve this with simple fried potatoes and a salad with balsamic vinegar.
bass filets, spring onion, green pepper, tomato, lime, white soft bread, salt, paprika, cumin, egg, flour, butter, vegetable oil, cooking string
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/347662-sigs-sea-bass-stuffed-and-then-coated-in-spicy-breadcrumbs (may not work)