Oven-Baked Fish Sticks (Fish Fingers)

Ingredients

• Skinless cod or pollock fillets 500 g
• Plain flour 30 g
• Eggs, large 2 (100 g)
• Dried breadcrumbs 100 g
• Vegetable oil 2 tbsp
• Salt 1 tsp (6 g)
• Black pepper 1/4 tsp
• Lemon wedges to serve

Instructions

1. 1

   Heat the oven to 220C and line a baking tray with baking paper.

2. 2

   Pat the fish dry and cut it into fingers about 2 cm wide and 8 cm long; season with half of the salt and the pepper.

3. 3

   Mix the flour with the remaining salt on a plate, beat the eggs in a shallow bowl, and toss the breadcrumbs with the oil in a third bowl.

4. 4

   Coat each finger in flour, dip it in egg, then press it into the oily crumbs on all sides.

5. 5

   Lay the fingers on the tray with space between them.

6. 6

   Bake for 15-18 minutes, turning once halfway, until the crumbs are golden and the fish flakes easily.

7. 7

   Serve hot with lemon wedges.