Total time · 35 min

Fried Perch with Tartar Sauce

Name: Fried Perch with Tartar Sauce
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 800 g Yellow perch (small fillets); 1/2 cup Flour; 1 cup Breadcrumbs; 2 piece Eggs (beaten); 180 ml Mayonnaise; 3 piece Gherkins (finely chopped); 1 tbsp Capers; 1 tbsp Dill (fresh, chopped); 1 piece Lemon (juice and wedges); 2 cup Vegetable oil (for frying); to taste Salt; to taste Pepper

A Quebec-style fried perch with tartar sauce that highlights Yellow perch (small fillets) and Flour.

Prep: 25 min
Cook: 10 min
Servings: 4

Indicative estimates

Energy per serving: ~398 kcal per serving partial estimate
Ingredient value: ~$7.61 partial estimate; 5 of 12 ingredients estimated

Ingredients

800 g Yellow perch (small fillets)
1/2 cup Flour
1 cup Breadcrumbs
2 piece Eggs (beaten)
180 ml Mayonnaise
3 piece Gherkins (finely chopped)
1 tbsp Capers
1 tbsp Dill (fresh, chopped)
1 piece Lemon (juice and wedges)
2 cup Vegetable oil (for frying)
to taste Salt
to taste Pepper

Directions

6 min
Stir together the mayonnaise, gherkins, capers, dill and a squeeze of lemon juice, then refrigerate this tartar sauce.
8 min
Season the fillets with salt and pepper, then dredge them in the flour, dip them in the beaten eggs and coat them with the breadcrumbs.
4 min
Heat the oil in a deep fryer or a large pot.
9 min
Fry the fillets in small batches until golden and crisp.
8 min
Drain the fillets on paper towel, salt lightly and serve with the tartar sauce and lemon wedges.