Homemade Fish Sticks Recipe- Gluten Free, Egg Free
Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups ground white fish (any type of white fish is fine)
2 1/2 cups ground white fish (any type of white fish is fine)
1 onion
1 small potato
3 cloves garlic
1/2 cup ground flax seeds
1 1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup gluten free corn flake crumbs, gluten free bread crumbs, ground nuts, etc... mixed with sesame seeds (optional)
Oil
Instructions:
1. Grind up the onion, garlic, and potato and mix it with the ground fish.
2. Mix with ground flax seeds and salt, and let sit for 10 minutes.
3. Mix corn flake crumbs, bread crumbs, ground nuts, and/or sesame seeds.
4. Grease a baking sheet with oil.
5. Preheat the oven to 350.
6. Wet your hands,
7. Grab a handful of the fish mixture, pressing it together and shaping it into as "stick" a shape as you can.
8. Drop this lightly into your crumb mixture and roll it around until entirely coated.
9. Place this fish stick on the baking tray.
10. Repeat with all the fish.
11. Bake for 30 minutes or until relatively solid.
12. Flip over and bake on the other side for 20 minutes.
13. Serve with whatever dipping sauce you enjoy!
Instructions:
1. Grind up the onion, garlic, and potato and mix it with the ground fish.
2. Mix with ground flax seeds and salt, and let sit for 10 minutes.
3. Mix corn flake crumbs, bread crumbs, ground nuts, and/or sesame seeds.
4. Grease a baking sheet with oil.
5. Preheat the oven to 350.
6. Wet your hands,
7. Grab a handful of the fish mixture, pressing it together and shaping it into as "stick" a shape as you can.
8. Drop this lightly into your crumb mixture and roll it around until entirely coated.
9. Place this fish stick on the baking tray.
10. Repeat with all the fish.
11. Bake for 30 minutes or until relatively solid.
12. Flip over and bake on the other side for 20 minutes.
13. Serve with whatever dipping sauce you enjoy!
Battered Fish Recipe- Egg Free, Gluten Free and Regular
Sorry, this isn't my picture- its from here, courtesy of vichie81, but it looks exactly like what this recipe yields |
If you're not a fish eater, don't worry, I've included fish free variations below.
The recipe is pretty versatile in ingredients, so you can adjust it to suit your tastes.
Ingredients:
2 cups chickpea flour plus 1/4 cup white rice or brown rice flour
OR 2 cups all purpose or whole wheat flour
1/2 cup potato, corn, or tapioca starch for dipping (or more wheat flour)
Water or other liquid
Salt
Spices
Flavorings
Fish fillets (see note for variations)
Oil (I prefer coconut oil, to keep this healthier, but any oil will do)
Instructions:
1. Mix flours, salt, spices, and whatever liquids using together to make a batter slightly runnier than pancake batter.
2. Heat up oil on medium heat in a frying pan at least a centimeter deep, ideally an inch.
3. Dip fish fillets into the starch (or flour) and shake off, so they have a thin coating on them.
4. Dip into the batter. Shake off the excess.
5. Carefully place the coated fish in the frying pan.
6. Fry until browned. Flip, then fry on the other side. Remove with a slotted spoon. Place on a cloth napkin or towel to catch the dripping oil so it doesn't get soggy.
7. Serve with French Fries vinegar, and salt for the traditional "Fish and chips" dish, or with ketchup or any other way you want.
Notes and Variations:
Spices I usually use (any combination is fine) include garlic powder, paprika, cumin, oregano, basil, thyme, ground mustard, etc...
Liquids can be water, milk, water with lemon juice, Italian dressing for part of the liquid, kombucha, etc...
I also sometimes add mustard (the condiment) to the batter.
Deboned chicken can be used in place of the fish, as can zucchini or even onion rings to make "gluten free vegan onion rings".
I just have to say that this recipe has been such a hit every time I've tried it. I had a guest over who is just about the pickiest eater I've ever met, and made batter fried fish this way; she loved it enough to have seconds.
My favorite combination is actually making this with kombucha as the liquid, paprika, garlic, mustard, and using it to batter fry deboned chicken thighs. Yum!
This is my family's tried and tested method of cooking for sweet and sour dishes. Credit has to be given to my mom (she loves sweet and sour dishes!) as she is the one who came up with this final recipe after trying out different ways of cooking sweet and sour dishes. Today's feature is sweet and sour prawns but you can use this method of cooking for all kinds of seafood like crab, squid and fish. The prawns are lightly marinated in salt then shallow instead of deep-fried (for the best texture) and then stir-fried in a delightfully appetising vinegary sauce mixed with fragrant minced garlic, red peppers and ginger.
This is a vibrantly colourful and delicious dish - not to mention auspicious as well since 虾 (prawn) is also the same pronounciation as laughter in Chinese, hence this is a choice dish during festive occasions especially during Chinese New Year.
Ingredients:
25 large prawns (heads & shells on) - in my opinion, prawns are much more fragrant cooked with shells and heads on
Salt to marinate the prawns lightly
Enough oil for shallow-frying the prawns
5 cloves black garlic, minced
4 slices of ginger, sliced thinly
3-4 red chilli peppers, sliced thinly (you may opt to use seeded ones if your tolerance level for spiciness is not high)
For the sauce:
1/2 bowl of ketchup
2-4 tbsps of sugar (or to taste)
1 tbsp soy sauce (or to taste)
1/2 tbsp white vinegar (or to taste)
Method:
First, shallow fry the prawns after marinating lightly with salt until prawns are lightly cooked - try not to overcook prawns as the rubbery texture of overcooked prawns are not very appetising (to me!). The length of time it takes for the prawns to be cooked of course depends on the size of your prawns, but I always prefer mine especially for this step slightly under-cooked rather than over-cooked as the final step involves placing the prawns into the sauce to stir fry around briefly again.
Now, prepare the sauce with the ingredients listed above - in Chinese home cooking, a lot of times, most ingredients are only given in approximates, apparently the mark of a good cook is that there is no need to measure ingredients, one just knows, now although I do operate the same way i.e. I just throw stuff into the pan depending on what feels right, I do think that would not be of much help to my readers. For this sauce, I would highly recommend you to start with a little of the seasonings and add on after tasting each time.
Next, saute the garlic, ginger and red peppers till fragrant - use medium to low heat. Now, pour in the previously prepared sauce and bring to a boil. Quickly add in the previously fried prawns and stir around well to coat evenly. Serve hot.
This is a vibrantly colourful and delicious dish - not to mention auspicious as well since 虾 (prawn) is also the same pronounciation as laughter in Chinese, hence this is a choice dish during festive occasions especially during Chinese New Year.
Ingredients:
25 large prawns (heads & shells on) - in my opinion, prawns are much more fragrant cooked with shells and heads on
Salt to marinate the prawns lightly
Enough oil for shallow-frying the prawns
5 cloves black garlic, minced
4 slices of ginger, sliced thinly
3-4 red chilli peppers, sliced thinly (you may opt to use seeded ones if your tolerance level for spiciness is not high)
For the sauce:
1/2 bowl of ketchup
2-4 tbsps of sugar (or to taste)
1 tbsp soy sauce (or to taste)
1/2 tbsp white vinegar (or to taste)
Method:
First, shallow fry the prawns after marinating lightly with salt until prawns are lightly cooked - try not to overcook prawns as the rubbery texture of overcooked prawns are not very appetising (to me!). The length of time it takes for the prawns to be cooked of course depends on the size of your prawns, but I always prefer mine especially for this step slightly under-cooked rather than over-cooked as the final step involves placing the prawns into the sauce to stir fry around briefly again.
Now, prepare the sauce with the ingredients listed above - in Chinese home cooking, a lot of times, most ingredients are only given in approximates, apparently the mark of a good cook is that there is no need to measure ingredients, one just knows, now although I do operate the same way i.e. I just throw stuff into the pan depending on what feels right, I do think that would not be of much help to my readers. For this sauce, I would highly recommend you to start with a little of the seasonings and add on after tasting each time.
Next, saute the garlic, ginger and red peppers till fragrant - use medium to low heat. Now, pour in the previously prepared sauce and bring to a boil. Quickly add in the previously fried prawns and stir around well to coat evenly. Serve hot.
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon peanut oil
1 pound shrimp (shelled and deveined)
1 tablespoon garlic (chopped)
1 tablespoon ginger (grated)
1/4 cup shallots (chopped)
2 chilies (seeded and chopped)
1/2 cup water
4 tablespoons tomato sauce
3 tablespoons sweet chili sauce
1/2 lime (juice)
2 teaspoons palm sugar (grated or sugar)
1 teaspoon corn starch
1 egg (lightly beaten)
1 tablespoon peanut oil
1 pound shrimp (shelled and deveined)
1 tablespoon garlic (chopped)
1 tablespoon ginger (grated)
1/4 cup shallots (chopped)
2 chilies (seeded and chopped)
1/2 cup water
4 tablespoons tomato sauce
3 tablespoons sweet chili sauce
1/2 lime (juice)
2 teaspoons palm sugar (grated or sugar)
1 teaspoon corn starch
1 egg (lightly beaten)
Directions:
1. Heat the oil in a pan.
2. Add the garlic, ginger, shallots, and chilies and saute until fragrant, about a minute.
3. Add the shrimp and saute for a minute on both sides.
4. Add the water, tomato sauce, sweet chili sauce, lime juice. sugar and corn starch and bring to a boil.
5. Stir the egg into the pan and continue stirring until the egg is cooked.
1. Heat the oil in a pan.
2. Add the garlic, ginger, shallots, and chilies and saute until fragrant, about a minute.
3. Add the shrimp and saute for a minute on both sides.
4. Add the water, tomato sauce, sweet chili sauce, lime juice. sugar and corn starch and bring to a boil.
5. Stir the egg into the pan and continue stirring until the egg is cooked.