Homemade Fish Sticks Recipes

Steps:

• PREP: Cut fillets into 1/2-inch strips and season with salt, pepper and cayenne. Set aside. Place flour in shallow pan, set aside. Place eggwash into another shallow pan and set that aside. Mix breadcrumbs (or panko) and optional almonds and place into yet another shallow pan.
• Dredge strips of cod in flour shaking off excess. Dip next in eggwash and then in the bread crumb mixture, pressing down lightly into breading to coat. Set coated fish on waxed paper-lined sheet pan.
• In a large skillet heat butter and oil over moderate heat. Carefully add the coated fish strips and cook about 2-4 minutes per side, until golden brown. Do in batches if necessary. Transfer fish strips to paper towels to drain.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. In a shallow bowl, mix bread crumbs and seasonings. Place flour and egg in separate shallow bowls. Dip fish in flour to coat both sides; shake off excess. Dip in egg, then in crumb mixture, patting to help coating adhere., Place on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray; spritz with butter-flavored cooking spray. Bake 10-12 minutes or until fish just begins to flake easily with a fork, turning once.

Steps:

• For the fish sticks: Cut the fish into sticks about 3 inches long and 1/2-inch thick. Combine the breadcrumbs, coconut, cornmeal, curry powder and 1/2 teaspoon salt in the bowl of a food processor and pulse until the coconut is coarsely chopped. Dump out into a shallow dish. Whisk the egg white with 1 tablespoon water in another shallow dish.
• Dip the fish into the egg white, shake off the excess and coat thoroughly in the breadcrumb mixture. Bake immediately, or refrigerate up to 1 hour before baking. To freeze, arrange the breaded fish sticks on a baking sheet and freeze until hard, 1 to 2 hours. Store in re-sealable freezer bags for up to 1 month.
• For the sauce: Combine the yogurt, carrot, 1 tablespoon water, sweet chile sauce, soy sauce, scallions, lime juice and salt to taste. Wrap and refrigerate until ready to serve. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Fit a rimmed baking sheet with a baking rack and spray with cooking spray. Generously spray the fresh or frozen fish sticks all over with cooking spray. Arrange on the baking rack and bake, flipping halfway through, until golden and crispy and cooked through, 15 to 20 minutes (if frozen, 20 to 25 minutes). Remove from the oven and season with salt. Serve with the dipping sauce.

Steps:

• Remove wrapping from fish.
• In shallow dish, thaw on medium-low in microwave 2-3 minutes or just until fish can be cut with knife.
• Do not separate into filets.
• Cut crosswise into 8 even sticks.
• In shallow dish, combine breadcrumbs, wheat germ, sesame seeds, paprika, salt and pepper to taste.
• In a bowl, beat together egg and oil.
• Roll fish sticks in bread crumb mixture, then in egg mixture, then again in bread crumb mixture.
• Heat browning dish at HIGH 4 minutes or according to manufacturers directions.
• Brush dish with oil.
• Arrange fish sticks on dish like spokes on a wheel.
• Microwave HIGH for 1 1/2 minutes and turn fish over.
• Microwave HIGH for 2-3 minutes or until fish is opaque and flakes easily when tested with fork.
• Alernatively, on roasting rack, arrange fish like spokes in a wheel and microwave at HIGH 5-6 minutes or until fish is opaque and flakes easily when tested with fork. Rotate dish once during cooking.

Steps:

• Slice fish into 1 inch wide strips. Season fish with salt and dredge in flour. Dip fish strips in milk and coat in bread crumbs. Let coated strips dry for 10 minutes. Heat 2 inch of oil in skillet over medium high heat. Fry strips until golden brown. Remove strips to paper towels to drain and season with salt.