Here we are, another week with out sweets and another friday without meat! I swear, my sweet tooth is going through some major withdrawls. Mostly at night. BLEH!! It is taking everything out of me not to dive into the giant banana-chocolate cake from my husband birthday this past Monday. Must.push.through!!!!!!
So a few months ago, I was craving fish sticks. I have no idea why seeing as I never ate them as a child or even liked them much. You would think I was pregnant or something …. and for the record I am not!!! TRUST ME!
I found an awesome recipe from Rachael Ray that bakes the fish sticks rather than frying them. I added my own little twists here and there, but they came out awesome! My husband loves them and since it is still his 30th birthday week, I am whipping up a batch tonight for our meatless Friday meal.
Rachael Ray-inspired Crispy Baked Fish Sticks serves 2-4
- 1 to 1 1/2 lbs boneless cod or halibut, cut into 3/4 inch thick pieces (I used cod from Whole Foods and 1 1/2 was way too
Yum...pic courtesy of rachaelraymag.com
much for 2 people)
- 2 tbs vegetable oil
- 2 cups of panko bread crumbs
- 1/2 cup seasoned bread crumbs
- 1 tbs grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
- 3 eggs
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Pepper to taste
- lemon wedges
Spread oil on a baking pan and position in the center of the middle rack of the oven. You are going to preheat the oven with the pan in there until it reaches 450 degrees.
Take out 2 large bowls. Put the panko, seasoned bread crumbs, parmesan, salt and cayenne in one. Mix well to incorporate everything together. In the other bowl, beat the eggs.
Dip the fish into the bread crumb mixture, then coat with the eggs, then back into the bread crumbs. This will get them nice and crunchy! Once the oven is preheated, arrange the coated fish sticks on the preheated pan. Cook for 10 minutes or until they are cook through, only flipping once.
When ready to eat, squeeze a little lemon on top-delicious! I also made a yummy tartar dipping sauce with some mayo, relish and lemon juice. Mix all that together and you got a great meatless Friday dish both kids and man-boy’s will love!
– Amanda
