Easy Simple Fish Sticks

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 1/2 cups ground crackers (i recommend ritz, however, panko can also be used if you are the fancy kind of person.)
• 2 teaspoons sea salt
• 3 eggs (i recommend eggland's best)
• 2 lbs cod or 2 lbs halibut, frozen and boneless, cut into 3/4-inch-thick strips
• 1 whole lemon, cut in half, to squeeze on afterwards (optional)
• 1 teaspoon old bay seasoning (optional)
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)

Recipe

• 1 if fish is frozen, thaw.
• 2 heat oven to 450°f spread oil on baking sheet and put on a rack in the upper third of the oven.
• 3 in a large bowl, combine the ground crackers and salt. in another bowl, beat the eggs.
• 4 coat the fish with the crackers, dip in the eggs, recoat with the crackers, then place on a plate.
• 5 arrange the fish on the preheated pan and bale, turning once, until cooked through, about 15 minutes. you want it and flaky and no longer translucent.
• 6 squeeze on lemon. (optional).
• 7 for a spicier mixture, add the old bay, red pepper, and cayenne pepper to the breading.