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CRISPY Garlic Parmesan Crumbed Fish is guaranteed to be your new favourite fresh fish recipe!
Gone are the days of eating under-seasoned fish. Garlic parmesan crumbed fish, a recipe inspired by your favourite Crispy Garlic Parmesan Salmon, is a 10 minute easy fish dinner using minimal ingredients.
CRUMBED FISH
A golden, crunchy crumb enveloping a fillet of tender, flakey fish. Could dinner get any better than this?
Although, I know what you’re probably thinking – how easy could it be if I have to make an egg wash? That’s the good news folks – there is no egg wash. Simply pile your crumb mixture on top of your fillet and you’ll have:
- Juicy, flakey cooked fish
- Crispy garlic parmesan crumb topping
- Minimal ingredients
- Maximum flavours
- Minimal mess
- Addictively easy homemade cooking
SO EASY in fact that we’re including three different cooking methods to ensure you get the very best results!
HOW TO MAKE CRUMBED FISH
START WITH A GARLIC PARMESAN CRUMB: minced garlic, fresh or store-bought shredded parmesan cheese, breadcrumbs (or salmon meal for a low carb option), salt, pepper, fresh herb, melted butter and a drizzle of olive oil.
SPREAD FISH WITH MAYO: The mayo acts as a glue without the need for egg wash, while adding crispy flavour.
PRESS FILLET INTO CRUMB MIXTURE. Spoon extra filling over the top if you like it fully loaded.
GET YOUR PAN NICE AND HOT to get your fish sizzling and crispy on the bottom.
BROIL to ensure your fish cooks perfectly on the top and creates a deliciously crispy, golden crumb.
You’ll be in awe at the flavours emanating from that crumb – it tastes fried! Fried fish without the fat.
Crumbed fish can be cooked under the broiler or directly in the oven.
HOW TO COOK CRUMBED FISH
STOVE TOP/OVEN
If you don’t have an oven-proof pan or skillet, simply prepare fish as per the recipe, then drizzle 2 teaspoons of olive oil into a pan over a high-heat. Fry fish, crumb-side up, for two minutes, then carefully transfer onto a lightly oiled baking sheet. Finish your perfectly crumbed fish off in the oven under the broiler/grill to get that crumb topping nice and golden.
JUST OVEN METHOD
Lightly oil your baking sheet with nonstick oil spray. Prepare fish as above with crumb topping. Arrange fish fillets onto prepared tray and bake at 390°F (200°C) for 10 – 12 minutes, then broil (grill) on a high heat for a golden crumb.
CRUMBED FISH TIPS
- Make sure you position your oven rack to about 5-inches (15cm) from the top element before preheating.
- You can use either skin-on or skinless fish fillets.
- Use fresh shredded parmesan in the crumb topping instead of the fine powdery parmesan found in plastic packets. It gives the crumb a better flavour.
- You can use fresh chopped dill instead of – or in addition to parsley!
- We use Panko breadcrumbs, but you can use whatever you have on hand.
- Don’t forget to spray your crumb topping with a light coating of cooking oil like olive oil spray (NOT non-stick oil) to help the topping brown.
- Serve crumbed fish immediately with a squeeze of lemon juice.
WHAT TO SERVE WITH PARMESAN CRUMBED FISH
Serve over Buttery Mashed Cauliflower, Mashed Potatoes, or an Avocado Cucumber Feta Salad and Crispy Garlic Baked Potato Wedges.
MORE FISH/SEAFOOD RECIPES
Pan Seared Fish With Tomatoes & Olives
Avocado Chickpea Tuna Salad Recipe
French Steamed Mussels
Easy Lobster Bisque
Easy Baked Salmon with Lemon Butter Cream Sauce
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Crispy Garlic Parmesan Crumbed Fish
Ingredients
WHITE FISH
- 4 white fish fillets firm, skinless and boneless, close to room temperature, about 5 oz per fillet
- 1 tablespoon mayonnaise
- 1 pinch salt to season
- 1 pinch cracked pepper to season
- 1 pinch garlic powder to season
CRUMB
- 1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley finely chopped
- 1/2 cup parmesan cheese freshly grated
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 pinch salt to season
- 1 pinch pepper to season
- 1 spray cooking oil spray
- 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice fresh squeezed
Instructions
PREPARE FISH
- Preheat oven broiler (grill) on high heat. Arrange oven rack to about 5-inches (15cm) from the top heat element.
- Combine breadcrumbs, parsley, parmesan cheese, garlic, melted butter, olive oil, salt and cracked black pepper in a shallow bowl. Mix well to combine.
- Season fish all over with salt, pepper and a pinch of garlic powder. Spread 1 teaspoon of mayonnaise over the top of each fillet.
- Grab a fillet and press the mayo-side of the fish firmly into the crumb mixture ensuring it sticks evenly. Repeat with remaining fish.
- Lightly spray each fillet with cooking oil spray.
COOK
- Drizzle 2 teaspoons of olive oil into an oven-proof pan or cast-iron skillet. Heat over the stove on high-heat.
- When pan is hot, arrange the fillets into the hot pan and place under the broiler (or grill) until the fish is cooked through and the crumb is crisp and golden, about 5-6 minutes. Rotate the pan as needed for even cooking halfway through. (To check if fish is cooked, use a fork to pull the flesh at the thickest part. It is cooked through when flakes easily.
- Squeeze over some lemon juice and garnish with fresh chopped parlsey to serve.
Notes
- Barramundi
- Cod
- Blue Grenadier
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Karina, you never disappoint! This recipe was amazing, didn’t change a thing.
Absolutely fantastic recipe. My entire family loved it!! It made a boring fish into a heavenly delicacy. It will definitely be a repeat!! I’m going to call it “The better than s#% recipe “❤️👍
Hi Mary, I’m thrilled to hear that your family loved the recipe and that it turned a simple dish into a heavenly delicacy! “The better than s#% recipe” has a nice ring to it, haha!
I never EVER thought, or read, to apply mayo to the fish! This is by far the best go-to recipi now for all my breaded sea foods. The “KEY”, is simple – just use very fresh ingrediants, and the outcome is the best breaded fish you ever had. Very healthy also in an Air-Fryer oven. It is just fantastic! THANKS