Homemade fish fingers recipe

Homemade fish fingers are a British childhood staple. 

These fish fingers are a healthier and more flavourful twist on your classic fish fingers with our fresh take on mushy peas, a classic chip shop side. Friday night suppers just got an upgrade that will make captain birds eye obsolete, and make sure your family is eating lots of omega 3 fatty acids, and vitamin D and loaded with lots of low-fat protein.

Ingredients

• 100g crackers, such as Jacob’s, finely crushed
• Handful flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
• 600g skinless, boneless, thick white fish fillet, cut evenly into 8 fingers (we used cod)
• 1 egg, beaten
• 3tbsp sunflower oil
• 12 cherry tomatoes
• 30g butter
• ½ bunch spring onions, finely sliced
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 350g frozen petits pois
• Small handful of mint leaves, finely chopped
• 2tbsp capers, roughly chopped
• Mashed potato, to serve

Method

1. Heat the oven to 200°C. Mix the crackers with the parsley and season with salt and pepper. Dip each fish piece in the egg, roll in crackers, re-dip in egg, and then re-roll in crackers.
2. Heat the oil in a large pan to a medium high heat and cook the fish fingers for 5 minutes making sure not to overcrowd the pan, turning, until golden brown all over. Bake on a lined baking tray for 10 minutes, with seasoned cherry tomatoes, until cooked through.
3. For the peas, melt the butter in a pan on medium heat, add the spring onions and garlic, and cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the peas and 3tbsp water, and cook for 4 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add mint and capers, then mash lightly with a potato masher and season.
4. Serve the fish fingers and minty peas with creamy mashed potato, with the roasted cherry tomatoes stirred through it.