The New TipJar Podcast--An Interview With PFB User Venice

Maybe I'm just nasty, but I have gotten those fish fillets, and find
them good in a "Oh, man, I can't believe I ate that," kind of way.
Especially with some Kraft Dinner. It brings me back to my days as a
poverty stricken college student. :)

Here's a better idea for oven fried fish, Venice. Let me know what
you think!

Dragonflygrrl's Oven Fried Fish for the Cooking Challenged:
1. Mix one cup Panko bread crumbs, a teaspoon of paprika, and a half
tablespoon of vegetable oil. Basically you want it to be moistened
but not "oily," just enough to make it a little sticky. This is the
hardest part.
2. Dip any flaky, white fish fillet in buttermilk, then into the
bread crumb mixture.
3. Bake fish at 450 until flaky. (about 10-15 minutes) If you poke
the fish it should feel like the meaty part of your palm near the
thumb, if you stretch out your fingers.

The man enjoys this, and it's easy and fast for nights when my "usual"
gourmet cooking is not an option.;) The breading is also really good
on chicken tenders, although you have to cook it longer at a lower
temp.

So how's that for offerering solutions? ;)

I did heat the fish on a rack hoping the oil would drip off and the
fillets would be less oily and more crispy.

Believe it or not, they were actually worse. No oil dripped off at
all resulting in fish fillets that could pass for my kitchen sponge!

In the meantime, no word from Gorton.

Greg & Venice --
Thanks for sharing your story with us via a podcast. Really brings it
to life!
Erika

but I have also had those flavored unbreaded fillets, and they are
also soggy and never hot enough in the middle, even after following
the directions.

I am seriously thinking about learning how to buy and cook fish, even
if it's just for myself. If I do it right, maybe I can get the rest of
my family to like it. We'll see.

Tilapia is especially easy, and nice and mild. ANything has to be
better than an oily, soggy, nasty piece of half warm fish. BLECH!
Swordfish wrapped in foil and cooked on the grill is one of my
favorites. YUM!

I can't believe Venice's original letter was about breaded fish...OILY
breaded fish??? Pardon me while I try to correct the shade of green
my skin has taken!