Lenten Fish Fry - My Ketogenic Kitchen

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As a few of you might know, I’m a really observant Catholic. Since the season of Lent is now upon us, my household and I are obligated to abstain from meat on each Friday for the following forty days. I’m going to take this chance to stretch my culinary muscular tissues a bit. During this time of fasting and penance, I’m planning on sharing new vegetarian and/or pescatarian dishes with you advantageous people each Friday. So, in the interim, you may anticipate to get a glimpse of what’s alone desk and see how my household navigates this era of abstinence from heat-blooded meat.

This Friday’s featured meal is a Lenten traditional: Fish Fry. On Fridays in Lent, you’ll discover a barbecue taking place at nearly each parish within the U.S., and mine isn’t any exception. While my ketogenic life-style precludes me from partaking within the parish social occasion, that actually doesn’t cease me from making my very own at house.

I tailored my favourite triple-breading course of to a pescatarian-pleasant one by changing the pork rinds with almond flour, and frying up the breaded fillets in avocado oil as an alternative of bacon drippings. Easy peasy, and it makes for glorious consuming. I paired this barbecue with my very own broccoli cheddar casserole (as soon as once more, I swapped pork rinds for almond flour for Lenten compliance).

FYI: Eggs will likely be featured type of closely in my Lent posts, as they’re permitted in a Latin Catholic quick and are a simple supply of protein on days we are able to’t eat beef, pork, or poultry. While they technically come from a land animal, as a result of they’re not fertilized they’re not chickens, and thus recurrently match right into a Lenten meal rotation. Those observing a standard Orthodox quick, or who’re on the lookout for vegan meals, will doubtless need to skip this collection or adapt these recipes to your personal use.

Description

This is among the few recipes on the positioning that doesn’t rely closely on weighted measurements. That’s as a result of it really works finest in quantity ratios.

Ingredients

8 skinless catfish fillets, or white fish fillets of your alternative (approx. 5-6 oz every)
1/4 c coconut flour
2 giant eggs
2 tbsp. (1 fl oz/ 30 ml) heavy cream
1/2 c advantageous almond flour
1/2 c (approx. 4 oz/ 113 g) grated parmesan cheese
1-2 tsp Seasoned Salt, or a combo of salt, pepper, and garlic powder, to style
avocado or coconut oil, for frying

Instructions

Grab three shallow however broad bowls, or alternatively two plates and one bowl. In one dish, place the coconut flour, within the second bowl the eggs and heavy cream, and mix the almond flour and parmesan within the final container.
Beat the heavy cream and egg collectively to make an egg wash.
If not utilizing Seasoned Salt, combine the spices collectively, then evenly divide the seasoning between the coconut flour, the crushed egg wash, and the almond flour-parmesan combination. Mix the spices into every.
Step one is to evenly roll every fillet within the coconut flour. You need a good dusting on the fish, however not a thick layer, so make sure to faucet off any extra.
Step two is to dip every floured fillet into the egg wash, being certain to coat utterly, then letting any extra drip again down into the bowl.
Step three is to roll or dredge the fillet within the seasoned, almond-parmesan combination to cowl effectively, once more tapping off any extra.
Repeat the triple breading steps with every fish fillet, and place apart on a plate till able to fry.
In a big pan, warmth your chosen oil over medium-excessive. You need a good 1/2 inch of liquid oil within the backside of the pan.
Once it’s sizzling sufficient {that a} drop of water sizzles when dropped into the pan, it’s prepared. Add the fillets, just a few at a time, to the pan to fry. Be cautious to not overcrowd the pan. When unsure, fewer is nearly all the time higher.
DO NOT WALK AWAY. Watch your fish! When the primary aspect is golden brown, and a very good crust is fashioned (it ought to look very near a unified piece of breading), flip and proceed cooking on the second aspect. This often takes 4 to 5 minutes, however once more, watch and don’t ever stroll off when pan frying.
When the second aspect is golden and your crust is effectively-fashioned, then take away from the oil to a paper towel lined plate. Let stand to chill, and repeat till all fish fillets are cooked.

Notes

When frying meals, it’s just a little tough to get a very good diet depend of fats, as a result of whilst you could use a number of oil in your pan, a big portion of it doesn’t get absorbed into your breading. I fry these in avocado oil, and use a really goodly quantity, however most of it stays behind in my pan, and so I guesstimated macros for about 1/2 c oil consumed throughout all the recipe. It could also be just a little roughly, however I didn’t need to depart the fats estimate out since you do eat a few of it.

Per fillet: 386.5 cal, 31.9 g protein, 26.4 g fats, 4.4 g carbs, 2 g fiber, 2.4 g NET carbs