Matzo Fried Fish Is My New Favorite Way To Use Up That Extra Matzo Meal

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This simple weeknight dinner features fried fish coated in a crispy golden-brown matzo crust and a red cabbage slaw.

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00:00Hey, it's Tia in the Delish Kitchen studios.

00:03Fried fish is one of the most delicious, simple dinners

00:07you can make for yourself.

00:08And when you're frying it in matzah, even better.

00:11The matzah gets really crispy,

00:14like extra crispy somehow on the outside.

00:17We are gonna use it here as the substitute

00:19for a panko bread crumb.

00:21I really love the matzah for that fine ground,

00:24extra toasty flavor that it brings.

00:27You can fry any thin white fish you like.

00:30I'm using flounder today.

00:32I firmly believe that when you are breading anything,

00:36you should absolutely salt the thing

00:38that you are about to bread,

00:40not any of the breading materials.

00:43Time to drench.

00:44Make sure you keep your dry hand and your wet hand separate.

00:49So into the rice flour first.

00:51♪♪

00:56I love matzah.

00:57I'm kicking it up here with garlic powder

00:59and onion powder and also black pepper.

01:02We're gonna go back onto the baking sheet.

01:03We need to talk about setting up your fry station

01:07so that you can have a stress-free,

01:09super successful frying experience.

01:12Thermometer.

01:13You want that oil to stay at a super consistent temperature.

01:16Another thing that's gonna really help you out

01:18is gonna be a fish spatula.

01:20It is long enough and it is heavy-duty enough

01:22to pull heavier things out of oil

01:25in a shallow frying sort of situation like this.

01:28And the last thing that you're gonna want to make sure

01:29that you have is a metal sheet pan

01:32with a wire rack sat inside of it right next to the oil

01:36so that once your fish is fried,

01:38it can go right on there to drain.

01:40So we're at 350 degrees right now on the thermometer,

01:43which means we're ready to go.

01:45When you lay it in, you are gonna lay it in away from you

01:51so that if any oil splashes, it goes that way.

01:53We're gonna go for two minutes about on each side

01:57just until it's golden brown underneath.

02:00That's when you know how to flip it.

02:01So if you are using a different type of fish,

02:04depending on its thickness,

02:05two to four minutes before flipping

02:08is a good standard range that should apply to most fish.

02:11If you find that there are pieces of your fish

02:14that are getting less white,

02:16take a spoon and just baste a little oil

02:19over the top of the fish

02:20in the place where it's not getting as brown.

02:22We always salt things that come out of the fryer

02:25as soon as they hit the rack.

02:27Anytime you're having something crispy and fried,

02:30I want something crunchy and refreshing

02:33to go along with it.

02:34You're going to do a super simple red cabbage thaw.

02:38Just some cabbage, finely chopped,

02:40or you can shred if you prefer,

02:43and a little lemon juice and salt.

02:45Whether you're celebrating Passover or not,

02:47this matzo fried fish should definitely be

02:50in your dinner rotation.

02:51Honestly, fried fish in general

02:53is one of my favorite things in the world,

02:55especially when I'm serving it

02:58with my friend Frankie's tartar sauce.

03:02For this and other weeknight favorites,

03:04stick around on delish.com.

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