Baked Fish Sticks with Tartar Sauce
Cook Time
Prep Time
Total Time
Yield
Ingredients
24 min
10 min
34 min
4
5 cups
Corn flakes
5 cups
1 Tablespoon
lemon zest
1 Tablespoon
1⁄4 cup
Butter, melted
1⁄4 cup
2 Tablespoons
Fresh lemon juice
2 Tablespoons
1 lb
Cod fish fillets, cut into about 1 ½ inch strips
(can use tilapia or similar fish)
1 lb
¼ cup
(Light) mayonnaise
(plus 2 tablespoons)
¼ cup
3 Tablespoons
Sweet pickle relish
(or to taste)
3 Tablespoons
1⁄8 teaspoon
Garlic powder
(or to taste)
1⁄8 teaspoon
1 Tablespoon
Fresh lemon juice
(can use more)
1 Tablespoon
To Taste
Salt and pepper
To Taste
Ingredients
5 cups
Corn flakes
1 Tablespoon
lemon zest
1⁄4 cup
Butter, melted
2 Tablespoons
Fresh lemon juice
1 lb
Cod fish fillets, cut into about 1 ½ inch strips
(can use tilapia or similar fish)
¼ cup
(Light) mayonnaise
(plus 2 tablespoons)
3 Tablespoons
Sweet pickle relish
(or to taste)
1⁄8 teaspoon
Garlic powder
(or to taste)
1 Tablespoon
Fresh lemon juice
(can use more)
To Taste
Salt and pepper
Prep
- Set oven to 475°F (set oven rack to second-lowest position, or the middle rack).
- Zest 1 lemon and hold the zest. Juice the other lemons until you have 3 tablespoons.
- In a bowl mix together the mayo, sweet relish, garlic powder and lemon juice; whisk to blend, and season with salt and pepper, cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
- Place the cornflakes with a pinch of seasoning salt and black pepper on a in a large Ziplock bag.
- Use a pan or rolling pin to crush the cereal until coarse crumbs form (leave the crumbs coarse, don't crush them to a fine texture) transfer the crumbs to a bowl
- Melt ¼ cup butter
Instructions
- In the bowl with the crushed cornflakes mix in lemon the lemon zest, mix well.
- In a small bowl mix together the melted butter with about 2-3 tablespoon fresh lemon juice until well combined.
- Season the fish with black pepper (and more salt if desired) then brush the fish with the lemon butter to coat on all sides.
- Dip the fish into the cornflake mixture coating completely.
- Arrange the fish on a lightly greased baking sheet.
- Sprinkle with any remaining cornflake mixture.
- Bake fish for about 7-10 minutes (depending on the size of the fish strips).
- Serve with the sauce.
