Fish burgers

Fish burgers
Fish burgers
Fish burgers
Too cold for the beach? Make this easy breezy burger recipe and bring a taste of the summer to your winter weekend. This is an edited extract from Surfing the Menu – Next Generation by Dan Churchill and Hayden Quinn (Published by Simon & Schuster, $49.99), and is available in bookshops nationally.

Ingredients (16)

  • 2 eggs
  • 1/4 cup (35g) plain flour
  • 3/4 cup (50g) stale breadcrumbs
  • 4 x 150g skinless white fish fillets (about 1.5cm thick), pin-boned
  • 1/4 cup (60ml) rice bran oil, to shallow-fry
  • 4 soft round buns, split
  • Shredded iceberg lettuce, to serve

Quick cucumber pickle

  • 1 large Lebanese cucumber, thinly sliced
  • 1/4 cup (60ml) apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper

Herbed mayo

  • 1/2 cup (150g) mayonnaise
  • Finely grated zest of 1 lemon
  • 1/4 cup dill leaves, finely chopped
  • 1/2 small red onion, very finely chopped

Don't forget you can add these ingredients to your Woolworths shopping list.

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Method

  • 1.
    Whisk eggs in a shallow bowl and place the flour (seasoned with salt and pepper) and breadcrumbs onto separate plates. Dip a fish fillet into the flour, shake off the excess, then dip into the egg and shake off the excess. Coat in breadcrumbs, pressing on gently.
  • 2.
    Place on a baking tray and repeat until all fish is coated. For the quick pickle, combine the cucumber, vinegar, sugar, salt and cayenne pepper in a glass or ceramic bowl. Cover and place in the fridge until ready to serve.
  • 3.
    For the herbed mayo, combine all the ingredients in a small bowl or jar. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve. Heat half the oil in a non-stick frypan over medium heat. Working with 2 pieces of fish at a time, cook for 2-3 minutes each side until golden and cooked through.
  • 4.
    Drain on paper towel, and repeat with the remaining fish.
  • 5.
    To assemble, spread the bottom half of each bun with a generous helping of the mayo. Layer the lettuce, then top with fish, pickle and bun top.
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