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Caribbean Fried Flying Fish

Caribbean Fried Flying Fish prepared dish

Crispy fried flying fish fillets seasoned with herbs, spices, and lime, coated in a crunchy crust and served with fresh lime wedges. A classic Caribbean dish often enjoyed with fries or cou-cou.

This recipe is caribbean style, dinner, scaled for 4 servings, with 15 min prep and 20 min cook.

Prep: 15 min · Cook: 20 min · Total: 35 min · Serves: 4

Quick cooking notes

  • Core ingredients include fish fillets, lime juice, garlic, onion.
  • Follow all 7 steps in order for the intended texture and doneness.
  • Ingredient quantities listed below are for 4 servings.

Ingredients

  • 4 pieces fish fillets (cleaned)
  • 2 tbsp lime juice
  • 2 cloves garlic (minced)
  • 0.5 medium onion (finely chopped)
  • 2 tbsp fresh chives (chopped)
  • 1 tsp dried marjoram
  • 1 tsp hot pepper sauce
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 large egg (beaten)
  • 1 cup cornflakes (crushed)
  • 0.5 tsp ground cayenne pepper
  • 0.5 tsp ground black pepper
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 cups vegetable oil (for frying)
  • 4 pieces lime wedges (for serving)

Instructions

  1. Place fish fillets in a shallow dish, season with salt and lime juice, and let sit for 15 minutes.
  2. Pat fish dry and rub with garlic, onion, chives, marjoram, and hot pepper sauce.
  3. Mix flour with cayenne pepper, salt, and black pepper in a shallow bowl.
  4. Dip each fillet in flour, then egg, then coat with crushed cornflakes.
  5. Heat oil in a skillet and fry fillets for about 3 minutes per side until golden and crispy.
  6. Drain on paper towels and keep warm while cooking remaining fillets.
  7. Serve hot with lime wedges.

Nutrition (per serving)

  • Calories: 420
  • Protein: 28 g
  • Fat: 20 g
  • Carbohydrates: 30 g
  • Fiber: 2 g
  • Sugar: 2 g
  • Sodium: 480 mg

Nutrition values are estimates based on stored ingredient totals and serving size.

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