Fluffy Fish Cutlets with Semolina

Delicious, tender, juicy, for the whole family for dinner! Fish cutlets with semolina are easy to form, turn out beautiful, and hold their shape well when frying. Semolina is added to minced fish to give them elasticity and fluffiness. This is a dish for both the everyday menu and the holiday menu.
cook time: 50 min
Ruby Colston
Fluffy Fish Cutlets with Semolina

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

225
Calories
14g
Fat
12g
Carbs
11g
Protein

Ingredients (8 portions)

Basic:

Notothenia 800 g
Bulb onions 1 pc
Eggs 1 pc
Semolina 0.5 cup
Bun 60 g
Sour cream 2 tbsp
Dry spices to taste
Salt to taste

For frying:

Vegetable oil 100 ml
Breadcrumbs 100 g

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to make fish cutlets with semolina? Prepare your food. Such cutlets can be prepared from almost any fish. I used frozen notothenia carcasses. Notothenia is quite bony, but this is not a problem for cutlets. Take a stale bun.

Step 2

Step 2
Thaw the carcasses, remove scales and remove fins. How to defrost correctly, read the article at the end of the recipe. To make the fish easier to clean, do not defrost it completely. Separate the fillet from the bones and cut it into pieces.

Step 3

Step 3
Cut the onion into 4 parts, break the white bread or bun into pieces.

Step 4

Step 4
Pass the prepared fish, onions and white bread together through a meat grinder. Set the grate on the meat grinder to the smallest setting so that the small bones are thoroughly ground.

Step 5

Step 5
Add salt, spices, sour cream and egg to the minced fish.

Step 6

Step 6
Knead the minced meat well until smooth.

Step 7

Step 7
Add semolina to the minced fish.

Step 8

Step 8
Mix everything thoroughly again.

Step 9

Step 9
Form the minced fish into balls using a tablespoon. Place the minced fish balls on a large plate with breadcrumbs.

Step 10

Step 10
Then coat each ball generously in breadcrumbs.

Step 11

Step 11
Form the breaded balls into oblong patties.

Step 12

Step 12
Place the formed cutlets in heated vegetable oil in a frying pan. Fry them over high heat until golden brown on one side, literally about 2 minutes. Read how to choose a frying pan and oil for frying in separate articles under the steps.

Step 13

Step 13
Then turn the cutlets over to the other side and turn the heat to low.

Step 14

Step 14
Cover the pan with fish cutlets with a lid.

Step 15

Step 15
Cook the fish cutlets, covered, for another 10 minutes over low heat.

Step 16

Step 16
Remove the finished fish cutlets from the pan.

Step 17

Step 17
Serve the fish cutlets hot. Bon appetit!

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