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Crispy breaded fried fish fillets

Name: Crispy breaded fried fish fillets
Prep time: 1 h 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Slovak
Ingredients: 600 g Frozen cod fillets (Alaska pollock or pangasius); 2 tbsp Lemon juice; 1/2 tsp Salt; 60 g All-purpose flour; 2 Eggs; 2 tbsp Milk; 150 g Breadcrumbs; 400 ml Vegetable oil (for frying); 1 Lemon (cut into wedges)

Frozen fish fillets are thawed, coated in flour, egg, and breadcrumbs, then fried until golden. Serve with potato salad. Serves 4.

Slovak cuisine · Translated from Slovak · October 24, 2026

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Prep time: 1 hr 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 1 hr 30 min
Servings: 4 servings
Difficulty: Easy
Cuisine: Slovak

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Breaded fried fish fillets are a quick alternative to carp for Christmas Eve dinner and a popular lunch year-round. Thaw frozen Alaska pollock or pangasius fillets and dry them thoroughly, then coat them in flour, egg, and breadcrumbs and briefly fry them in oil. They pair well with potato salad.

Ingredients

4 servings

Frozen cod fillets (Alaska pollock or pangasius) 600 g
Lemon juice 2 tbsp
Salt 1/2 tsp
All-purpose flour 60 g
Eggs 2
Milk 2 tbsp
Breadcrumbs 150 g
Vegetable oil (for frying) 400 ml

For serving

Lemon (cut into wedges) 1

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Instructions

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Thaw the fillets
1 hr
Place the frozen fillets in a sealed bag in a bowl of cold water and let thaw for about 1 hour, changing the water once.
Dry and season
5 min
Dry the thawed fillets thoroughly with paper towels, cut into serving-size pieces, drizzle with lemon juice, and season with salt.
Bread the fillets
10 min
Beat the eggs with the milk. Coat the fillets in flour, then the egg mixture, and finally breadcrumbs, pressing the coating gently to help it adhere.
Fry
15 min
Heat about 1 cm of oil in a skillet and fry the fillets over medium heat for 3–4 minutes per side, until golden brown. Drain on paper towels.
Serve
Serve the fillets hot with lemon wedges and potato salad.

Tip: Dry the fillets thoroughly before breading, as the coating can come off wet fish during frying. Fry thicker pieces over slightly lower heat for a minute longer so they cook through in the center.

Nutrition facts

Approximate values per serving, calculated from the ingredients

Energy: 376 kcal
Protein: 37 g
Carbohydrates: 42 g
of which sugars: 3.8 g
Fat: 5.8 g
of which saturates: 1.6 g
Fiber: 3.0 g
Salt: 1.7 g

Calculated from the raw ingredients, without frying oil. Where an amount is “to taste”, typical amounts are used. Food composition: USDA FoodData Central and product labels.

This recipe was translated from the Slovak original: Vyprážané rybie filé v trojobale z mrazeného filé