I love to eat healthy, but every once in a while, fried foods tempt me! With that said, I decided to find a way to make them a little better for me. Last night, I made fried mahi with steamed green beans and wild rice.
Instead of using regular bread crumbs, I ground up oats and spices to create my own. This helped eliminate the processed ingredients that bread crumbs contain. Frying the mahi in coconut oil also helped with getting in a dose of healthy fats, while avoiding trans-fat that are found in oil or butter. Here’s what you’ll need:
Ingredients
1/3 cup oats
Pinch of pepper
1 tablespoon Old Bay seasoning
1 egg
1/2 cup flour
4 tablespoons Kelapo Coconut Oil
2 mahi filets (you can use your favorite fish)
Directions
Place the oats, pepper, and Old Bay seasoning in a food processor and pulse until ground into a fine powder. Transfer the mixture onto a plate (these will be your bread crumbs).
Crack the egg into a bowl and whisk until separated. Next, put the flour on a plate and line up your ingredients in this order: flour, egg, bread crumbs.
Take the mahi filet, coat one with flour, then the egg, and then the bread crumb mixture. Repeat this same process for the second filet.
Add 4 tablespoons of coconut oil to a large frying pan. Put the heat on medium-high until the coconut oil becomes hot enough for frying.
Place the mahi filets into the pan and let each side fry for 3-4 minutes. Each side will turn a golden brown once finished.
Try serving with garlic mashed potatoes, rice, or sweet potato casserole. I also added steamed green beans alongside my dish for additional nutrients.
Enjoy!
-Kayla
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I made this last week and today – it is to die for 🙂 Does not taste like fish / mahi mahi at all. I didn’t use bread crumbs though, I dredged the fish in oat flour then egg then seasoned oat flour – soooo good. Thanks for sharing!
Roxanne,
We are so happy you tried the recipe and got a delicious meal! Yum, oat flour sounds tasty!! You’re welcome for sharing this recipe, be sure to stop back often for more recipes!