Peanut-Crusted Fish Fillets with Fried Bananas
Ingredients needed:
2 unripe bananas
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
two 6- to 8-oz skinless flounder or orange roughy fillets
1 large egg
1/4 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup finely chopped unsalted peanuts
4 tsp fresh lime juice
lime wedges as an accompaniment
Directions:
Peel the bananas and cut them lengthwise into 1/4-inch-thick slices. In a large
ovenproof skillet heat 1 tablespoon of the butter and the oil over moderately
high heat until the foam subsides, in the fat sauté the banana slices for 1
minute on each side, or until they are golden, and transfer them with a spatula
to a plate. Pat the fish dry and sprinkle it with the cumin and salt and pepper
to taste. Have ready in separate shallow dishes the egg beaten with the salt and
the peanuts. Dip each fillet in the egg mixture, letting the excess drip off,
and dredge it in the peanuts. To the skillet add the remaining 1 tablespoon
butter, heat it over moderately high heat until the foam subsides, and in it
sauté the fillets for 3 minutes. Turn the fillets, top them with the banana
slices, and sauté them for 2 minutes more. Drizzle the fish with the lime juice,
transfer the skillet to the middle of a preheated 450°F.
oven, and bake the fish for 5 minutes. Transfer the fillets with a spatula to 2
heated plates and serve them with the lime wedges.
Serves 2.