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    Homemade Fish Sticks with Herbs

    Published: May 6, 2017 Β· Modified: Oct 20, 2022 by Helene Dsouza

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    Fried fish stick, known as fish fingers in the UK, are a welcome meal when served with french fries, Tartar Sauce and a light green iceberg salad with vinaigrette. 
    Total Time: 1 hour
    Prep Time: 20 minutes
    Cook Time: 40 minutes
    24 fish sticks
    4.84 from 6 votes
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    Fried Fish Sticks

    Fried Fish sticks with french fries, dipped into a homemade Tartar Sauce, that's what I call summer comfort food.

    Fish Sticks are also called Fish fingers across the pond!

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    • πŸ“• Making fish sticks from scratch
    • 🐟 What fish is suitable to make fish sticks?
    • πŸ”ͺ How to prepare fish sticks?
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    • How to serve fish sticks?
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    Fried fish sticks have never been considered a health food because they are deep-fried.

    Yet I love them, it's my comfort food!

    Fish fingers can be baked too and they taste great baked as well if you prefer less oil in your food.

    Imagine baked fish fingers served with baked home fries! πŸ˜€

    I prepare fish sticks from scratch at least once or twice a month during the hotter days in the year, mostly on a Friday, because Friday is fish day according to our customs in Europe.

    Fried Fish Sticks

    πŸ“• Making fish sticks from scratch

    Fish sticks are easy to prepare at home.

    Get a quality piece of fish filet cut into smaller stick sizes and cover with egg and some kind of a coating such as breadcrumbs.

    I like the simple breadcrumbs variation as a coating as it's the simplest and if you are making fish fingers from scratch for the first time, try to use breadcrumbs to make it easier for you.

    You could also use a different coating to suit your needs or to make the fish sticks Gluten-free, such as with crushed Cornflakes, Panko and Cornflour.

    The different coatings will create variations of fish fingers and will determine the crunchiness and of course the flavor.

    Fish fingers sold commercially are most made with ground fish and the ones made with real fish filet are considered higher quality and are usually marked with a seal on the package.

    Fried Fish Sticks

    🐟 What fish is suitable to make fish sticks?

    White fish variations are suitable to prepare fish sticks.

    The meat should be tender but firm and should contain less fat.

    Pick something like cod and flounder fish.

    If you are not sure which fish fillet to buy, ask you, local fish seller, they will guide you, if you mention that you are planning to make fish fingers.

    πŸ”ͺ How to prepare fish sticks?

    You can get a big fresh filet piece and cut it into smaller ~3 inch long sticks.

    Make sure that there are no bones left in the fish fingers and cut off any of those close to the fish skin dark grey/brown fish meat pieces as those taste awful in fish fingers.

    Make sure to cut off the brown fish meat, which is the bloodline and on the edge of the fish, and you are good to go.

    Then cover your fish sticks with scrambled raw egg, with your breadcrumbs herb mixture and deep fry until golden crisp.

    Fried Fish Sticks

    ❄️ How to freeze homemade fish fingers?

    To freeze, cut a big piece of fish fillet, do the egg and breadcrumbs coating, place the fish fingers raw into zip-lock bags and freeze.

    Next time, you just need to take them out, leave them out a bit to defrost and then just deep fry.

    This works well with a breadcrumb coating, however, I would not suggest freezing when you use another coating such as cornflakes, because the cornflakes will get soggy while defrosting.

    How to serve fish sticks?

    Personally, I don't just consume fish fingers as a snack, I actually prefer them as a main meal with homemade french fries, served with Tartar dipping sauce and a light green salad with vinaigrette dressing.  

    Or another popular version of serving fish fingers in my house is with red cabbage or some kind of mash potato variation.

    Fish Finger Sauce πŸ₯„

    • Tartar Sauce
    • Lemon Yogurt Dip
    • Sriracha Mayo

    Dear reader, have you ever tried different fish stick flavor variations?

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    Homemade Fish Sticks Recipe with Herbs

    Fried fish stick, known as fish fingers in the UK, are a welcome meal when served with french fries, Tartar Sauce and a light green iceberg salad with vinaigrette. 
    4.84 from 6 votes
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    Course: Main Course
    Cuisine: Mediterranean
    homemade fish sticks, how to make fish sticks
    Prep Time: 20 minutes
    Cook Time: 40 minutes
    Total Time: 1 hour
    Servings: 24 fish sticks
    Calories: 26kcal
    Recipe by: Helene Dsouza

    Ingredients

    • 12.3 ounces Fish Fillet
    • 1 small Egg
    • 6 Tablespoons Breadcrumbs
    • 1 Teaspoon Oregano
    • 1 Teaspoon Marjoram optional
    • Β½ Teaspoon Salt
    • ΒΌ Teaspoon Black Pepper
    • Cooking Oil to deep fry
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    Instructions

    • Prepare your fish fillet first. Look out for any fish bones and skin remainders, cut off and discard. Cut your fish filet into sticks and keep aside.
      Fried Fish Sticks Recipe with fresh Fish Fillet and Herbs - How to make crispy fried fish fingers. Serve with Tartar sauce still hot. you ca even freeze a batch right after you coated the fish sticks. www.MasalaHerb.com
    • In a bowl scramble the raw egg and keep aside. Get another bowl and add the breadcrumbs oregano, marjoram, salt and pepper, mix that content well.
      Fried Fish Sticks Recipe with fresh Fish Fillet and Herbs - How to make crispy fried fish fingers. Serve with Tartar sauce still hot. you ca even freeze a batch right after you coated the fish sticks. www.MasalaHerb.com
    • Now you need to cover the fish sticks one by one with the coating. You start by covering a fish stick with the scrambled egg then directly place it into the breadcrumbs mixture bowl and cover it there equally with the breadcrumbs by rolling the fish stick into it. The egg is like a glue between fish meat and breadcrumbs mixture, it will hold the coating together. Repeat the coating process until you have all the fish sticks ready and finished coated.
      Fried Fish Sticks Recipe with fresh Fish Fillet and Herbs - How to make crispy fried fish fingers. Serve with Tartar sauce still hot. you ca even freeze a batch right after you coated the fish sticks. www.MasalaHerb.com
    • At that point you can freeze some or all of your fish sticks by placing them carefully into ziplock bags. Whenever you want to use them, just defrost the fish sticks completely first and then deep fry.
    • To deep fry the fish sticks, heat up oil in your fryer or in a deep frying pan. Wait until the oil is very hot, NEVER add the fish sticks when the oil is not hot. Test by sprinkling tiny amounts of breadcrumbs into the cooking oil, if it catches and starts to bubble around the breadcrumbs, you can add your fish fingers to the cooking oil. It might splash a little bit, so be careful and prepared. DON'T over crowd your pan or they will take too long to cook, a too crowded pan reduces the heat of the oil a bit, which is not necessarily what you want when deep frying anything.
    • Watch them carefully and turn them when they get golden on one side. Once the fish sticks are equally golden on both sides, which is a matter of a few minutes only, you can take them out by shaking off carefully excess oil, and placing them into a previously prepared dish with paper kitchen towel. Tap them a bit dry, to absorb excess oil with some more paper kitchen towel.
    • Serve warm with Tartar sauce, french fries chips or wedges and a small green salad with vinaigrette.
      Fried Fish Sticks Recipe with fresh Fish Fillet and Herbs - How to make crispy fried fish fingers. Serve with Tartar sauce still hot. you ca even freeze a batch right after you coated the fish sticks. www.MasalaHerb.com

    Notes

    1. You can bake the fish sticks too if you don't want to fry them. To bake place the breaded fish sticks into a heatproof dish next to each other. Cover the fish sticks equally with some Olive Oil and place to bake into the preheated oven at 180 C/350 F for about 12 minutes or until the fish is flaky.
    2. ~24 small fish sticks
    3. Pick a white fish like cod, halibut or cabo, a fish that remains firm while frying and which tastes neutral (ask your fish guy)

    Nutrition

    Nutrition Facts
    Homemade Fish Sticks Recipe with Herbs
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 26
    % Daily Value*
    Cholesterol 14mg5%
    Sodium 76mg3%
    Potassium 51mg1%
    Carbohydrates 1g0%
    Protein 3g6%
    Vitamin A 10IU0%
    Calcium 8mg1%
    Iron 0.3mg2%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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    Comments

    1. Vandana Mathur says

      July 16, 2017 at 9:59 pm

      5 stars
      Such wonderful crunchy looking fish fingers. I love fish a lot,abd keep trying various fish dishes, though never tried fish fingers. They are looking so yummy that I am now tempted to make them as soon as possible.

      Reply
      • Helene Dsouza says

        July 17, 2017 at 6:52 pm

        Hi Vandana,
        You can try adding a few chili flakes instead of herbs to the breadcrumbs mixture before covering the fish sticks with it. Enjoy the fish fingers, we will be looking forward to your feedback. πŸ™‚

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    2. Melissa Novotny says

      May 16, 2017 at 6:20 am

      5 stars
      Catholic school, fish fries, everyone volunteering and going home smelling like fish (for like 3 days, almost tile the next Friday LOL)…yep! This was my childhood too πŸ™‚ Great job on the fish sticks!

      Reply
    3. John/Kitchen Riffs says

      May 13, 2017 at 8:14 pm

      My mom used to bake packaged fish sticks once a week when I was a kid. Not very good, alas -- kinda turned me off of them. But I've had fresh fish sticks, like yours, and they're wonderful! Super recipe -- thanks.

      Reply
    4. Meena says

      May 13, 2017 at 2:18 pm

      I grew up in India where my mum would buy a kind of boneless fish especially to make fish fingers. She would marinate fish pieces in salt, chilli powder and lemon juice before dipping in egg and breadcrumbs and shallow frying. Tasted absolutely divine, nothing like the commercial stuff we get here in UK! I like your idea of using herbs and also baking them, Helen. Thanks for this lovely recipe..took me back to my childhood days πŸ™‚

      Reply
      • Helene Dsouza says

        May 13, 2017 at 3:33 pm

        Hi Meena,
        Thank you for sharing your precious childhood memories with us. I wish I could say the same about my childhood with fish fingers. We hardly got fresh fish in the alps in Europe, where I grew up, so fish would be usually used otherwise. If you have a sea, you get plentiful fish to turn into delicious dishes such as your mother did with added chili powder and lemon juice. I will try your mother's fish fingers sometime, it sounds absolutely delicious. πŸ™‚

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    5. mjskitchen says

      May 11, 2017 at 8:53 am

      I love fish stick but they need a really good crunch. Looks like your recipe achieves that. I can hear the crunch. πŸ™‚

      Reply
    6. Monica | Nourish & Fete says

      May 09, 2017 at 5:35 pm

      What a great tutorial-I wonder if these could be the ticket to get my son to eat fish, haha! Of course it's fried, but who knows, perhaps it's the entry-level fish experience that we need to get started. πŸ™‚

      Reply
    7. Katherine says

      May 09, 2017 at 11:35 am

      5 stars
      What a great alternative to chicken nuggets for the kids!

      Reply
    8. Jovita says

      May 09, 2017 at 3:31 pm

      5 stars
      I grew up with fish fingers but not such good looking ones. We were getting ours at supermarkets and god knows what they were filled with. I need to try these with a good quality fish!

      Reply
    9. Julie says

      May 09, 2017 at 11:06 am

      What a delicious recipe and way to get the kids to eat fish.

      Reply
    10. Brian Jones says

      May 09, 2017 at 10:25 am

      5 stars
      These sound awesome, very reminiscent of the fish fingers of my childhood only with better quality fish and much more grown up πŸ˜€

      Reply
    11. Eva Taylor says

      May 09, 2017 at 8:31 am

      We eat fish a lot but not deep fried, I would try and oven bake these, it's not warm enough yet to stop using the oven.

      Reply
    12. angiesrecipes says

      May 06, 2017 at 5:11 pm

      They look super crunch!

      Reply

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