Cornmeal-battered Fish And Chips - Ww Core

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• nonstick cooking spray
• 1 1/2 cups yellow cornmeal, uncooked
• 1 cup skim milk
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon old bay seasoning (or other seafood seasoning) (optional)
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 1/4 lbs cod fish fillets or 1 1/4 lbs haddock fillets
• 2 tablespoons yellow cornmeal, for dusting fish
• 2 large idaho potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch-thick wedges
• 2 tablespoons white vinegar or 2 tablespoons red vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon table salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400ºf.
• 2 coat a large baking sheet with cooking spray.
• 3 in a shallow dish, combine 1 1/2 cups of cornmeal, milk, zest, basil, oregano, salt, pepper and old bay (if using).
• 4 mix well to make a thick batter. (it is helpful to let batter sit for a bit to let all the milk get absorbed).
• 5 salt and pepper the fish fillets to taste on both sides.
• 6 dust fish with additional 2 tbsp cornmeal and shake off any excess; this will help cormeal batter to stick.
• 7 affter milk is absorbed and cornmeal batter has thickened, stir once more to combine well.
• 8 add fish to batter and turn to coat both sides.
• 9 place fish on prepared baking sheet and spoon over any remaining batter, making an even coating.
• 10 place potatoes in a large bowl and add vinegar, salt and pepper; toss to coat. arrange potatoes next to fish on baking sheet.
• 11 bake until potatoes and fish are fork-tender and cornmeal batter just starts to crack, carefully flipping fish once, about 30 to 35 minutes.