Time for a recipe! This is the part of blogging I love - sharing posts full of goodness :)

We love fish and chips but as we all know the deep fried food is not that good for you and feeding a family of four with two growing boys the last few times have definitely been pretty pricey!

I can't remember when or where I came up with crumbing our fish with this combination but it is a family favourite and spices up the good old 'Fish and Chips'.

Fresh fish isn't always the cheapest option these days however it does form part of a balanced diet for young and old so I try to include it at least once every couple of weeks (or more) if I can.  Just keep an eye on the specials when they come up and make it stretch :)

I make mine Gluten Free due to my intolerance to wheat but it would work just as well with normal flour and breadcrumbs, these breadcrumbs do lend a little extra to the flavour profile but they aren't necessary.


Caper & Parmeson Crumbed Fish


White Fish Fillets - my preference is Terahiki or Gurnard whichever is on special. Use enough fillets to feed the mouths you have, I tend to get 3 good sized Terahiki between the 4 of us and break one in half for the boys. Or 5 fillets if I get the smaller Gurnard.

Plain Flour - Gluten Free or Wheat Flour
Eggs
Breadcrumbs - Gluten Free or Wheat based
Capers
Parmesan Cheese - Grated or finely chopped
Lemon Zest
Salt & Pepper


Use your judgement with how much flour you will need; generally double this for the breadcrumbs.

• Make a pile of flour on a small plate (approx 1/4-1/2cup).  
• In a bowl whisk together the eggs and little salt and pepper (I use two eggs for the three or so fillets, 1 egg would do 2 fish fillets fine).  
• On a big plate spread out the breadcrumbs, approx 3/4 of a cup for this amount.
• Season the breadcrumbs with salt and pepper
• Finely chop approx 1tbsp of Capers and add to the breadcrumbs (use more capers & parmesan if you have a bigger amount of breadcrumbs)
• Add approximately the same amount of Parmesan Cheese and the Zest of one lemon.  
• Mix this together well

Take the fish fillets, cover is flour, dip in the egg and then roll in the breadcrumbs creating a really good crumb.  You might find you need to press the crumb on in places.

Crunchy Tasty Goodness!