BAKED SAITHE WITH APPLE VINAIGRETTE

Baked saithe with apple vinaigrette. Baked saithe – crispy and golden brown on the outside, juicy and tasty on the inside.

Recipe courtesy Seafood from Norway 

Ingredients

640g saithe fillet, skinned and pin-boned
1 green apple
2 shallots
3tbsp malt vinegar
6tbsp rapeseed oil
6 stalks parsley
8tbsp panko breadcrumbs
4tsp grated  parmesan
2 eggs
4tbsp wholemeal flour
Salt and pepper

Method

• Wash and core the apple and dice finely with peal on. Peel the shallots and dice finely.
• To make the vinaigrette, mix the malt vinegar, rapeseed oil, salt and pepper in a bowl. Add the apple and the shallots, stir well and set aside.
• Wash the parsley, shake dry, remove the fronds from the stalks. Chop the fronds finely and stir into the apple vinaigrette.
• Mix the breadcrumbs and parmesan. Whisk the egg. Rinse the fish, pat dry, season with salt and pepper and dredge it in the flour.
• Dip the fish fillets in the beaten egg and then coat them in the panko. Press the panko firmly onto the fillets.
• Preheat the oven to 250°C.
• Lightly grease a baking tray and place the fish on it. Bake in the oven for 12-15 minutes until crispy.
• Serve with the vinaigrette and a fresh green salad.

Image: Seafood from Norway 

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