This recipe is quick to prepare and is a tasty addition to any vegetable side dish.

Preparation Time 10 minutes

Cooking Time 6 minutes

Serves 4

  • 1/3 x cup of plain flour
  • 4 teaspoons paprika
  • 2 teaspoons chilli powder
  • ½ x teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 4 thin, skinless white fish fillets, such as whiting, bream or perch (175g each fillet)
  • 4 teaspoons olive oil

Method

  1. On a sheet of Baking paper, combine flour, paprika, chilli powder and pepper. Mix well.
  2. Coat fish in the spicy flour mixture, shake off excess.
  3. In a large, non-stick frying pan, heat the olive oil over a medium heat. Add fish to the pan and cook, turning once, until fish is opaque and flakes easily when tested with a fork, about 6 minutes.
  4. Serve the cooked fish fillets on individual dinner plates, with vegetable salad.

Nutrition Tip

  • White fish is low in fat, and a good source of protein, for building and repairing muscle tissue
  • Fish is also an excellent source of vitamins and minerals and Omega-3 fatty acids, which assist in the prevention of heart disease.
  • Only 234 Calories/981 Kilojoules per serve