German
Backfisch (Pan-Fried Breaded Plaice)
Backfisch (Pan-Fried Breaded Plaice) is German home cooking, eaten at lunch and dinner. On the plate it is the dish at the centre. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.
Ingredients
- 4 plaice or sole fillets
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup dry breadcrumbs
- 4 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 lemon, cut into wedges
- 2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
How to cook it
- Season the fish fillets with the salt and pepper on both sides.
- Set up three shallow dishes: the flour in one, the beaten eggs in the second, and the breadcrumbs in the third.
- Dredge each fillet in the flour, shaking off the excess, dip it in the egg, then coat it thoroughly in the breadcrumbs.
- Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat and fry the fillets for 2 to 3 minutes per side, until golden brown and cooked through.
- Drain briefly on paper towels and scatter the parsley over the top.
- Serve immediately with the lemon wedges.
Serve it with
A German dinner is a plate rather than a single dish. These are the courses that normally sit beside Backfisch (Pan-Fried Breaded Plaice), read from the same composition Dinejot builds a real meal from.
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What it is eaten with
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Safe at your table
Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand, so the absences below are as deliberate as the presences. Backfisch (Pan-Fried Breaded Plaice) carries gluten, eggs, and fish. It is free of the remaining 7 allergens on that list.
| Allergen | In this dish | Cook this instead |
|---|---|---|
| Peanuts | No | |
| Tree nuts | No | |
| Dairy | No | |
| Gluten | Yes | Bratkartoffeln (German Pan-Fried Potatoes) |
| Shellfish | No | |
| Eggs | Yes | Abendbrot-Teller mit Putenschinken (Cold Evening Bread Plate with Turkey Ham) |
| Soy | No | |
| Fish | Yes | Abendbrot-Teller mit Putenschinken (Cold Evening Bread Plate with Turkey Ham) |
| Sesame | No | |
| Coconut | No |
These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.
What it brings to the plate
Bands, not numbers. Dinejot does not weigh anybody's food, so it says light, moderate or hearty and stops there. This dish was read and set by hand.
- Calorie band
- Moderate
- Protein
- High
- Protein quality
- Complete
- Food groups it covers
- Meat or fish, Egg, and Grains
- How this was set
- Hand audited
When to cook it
Backfisch (Pan-Fried Breaded Plaice) takes about 30 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is easy going. It is eaten at lunch and dinner. Nothing in the calendar rules it out, so it is a year round dish.
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More to cook
Cooked from the same things
Other dishes built on fish, egg, and bread.
From the same kitchens
More cooking from northern Germany.
Does the same job on the plate
Swap any of these in when you want a meal the same shape.
Cook this with your whole family
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