Breaded Cajun-Style Fish 
This delicious, mild, and crunchy Cajun fish recipe will be a new family favourite
Calling all seafood lovers! This breaded Cajun-Style Fish is a must-try dish that brings a burst of flavour to your plate. It’s perfectly crispy on the outside, tender and juicy on the inside—pure seafood bliss! Serve with a salad, steamed green beans, or asparagus for a balanced meal.
Makes 4 servings
What You Need:
400 g fresh or frozen light white fish (such as sole, basa, tilapia, Icelandic cod fillets)
1/2 cup milk
1 cup bread crumbs
2 tsp. Cajun seasoning
Cayenne pepper to taste (optional if you like it hot!)
1 tbsp. fresh parsley (or 1 tsp dried parsley)
Fresh ground pepper to taste
1-4 tbsp. vegetable oil
Fresh lemon wedges (optional)
How to Prepare the Breaded Cajun-Style Fish Recipe:
- Pour milk into a shallow dish.
- Pour bread crumbs into a separate second shallow dish and add Cajun seasoning, cayenne pepper (optional), parsley and fresh ground pepper.
- Heat vegetable oil over medium heat in a non-stick, cast iron or stainless-steel saucepan.
- Dip both sides of the fish fillet into the milk mixture and then into the breadcrumb mixture.
- Pan-fry fish for 3-5 minutes on each side until the bread crumb coating becomes slightly golden coloured and fish flakes easily when cut.
- Serve with optional lemon quarters on the side.
Variations:
- If your kids like fish fingers prepare this recipe but cut the fish into fingers instead. You can pan fry or alternatively bake on a greased-rimmed baking sheet, turning once, for about 15 minutes or until golden colour and fish flakes easily when cut.
- If you like breaded fish and want some variation, try replacing the Cajun seasoning with dried oregano, basil, garlic powder, or your other favourite herbs and spices.
Nutrients per serving
(using tilapia, 1% milk, & 2 tbsp vegetable oil)
276 Calories
21 g Carbohydrate
25 g Protein
10.2 g Fat
1.7 g Saturated Fat
1.2 g Fiber
264 mg Sodium
406 mg Potassium
99 mg Calcium
2 mg Iron
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