Pan-frying cheap fish?

[Holman]

I'm buying frozen Alaskan Pollock fillets, every supermarket sells them and they are the cheapest fish , not great flavour but not bad if you marinade them, how do i pan fry them without them falling to bits or going soggy ?



I'm cutting out deep frying and battered fish now, it was not doing me any good.

 

[Morning Glory]

Pollock is a good fish. Similar to cod in some ways.

If you are pan frying them then let them defrost first. Then pat dry with kitchen paper. Fry very gently for a few minutes. Turn gently to fry the other side or simply cover with a lid and fry a few more minutes. The key is to fry gently and for a short time.

You could steam them instead.

 

[SoCalZone10]

Do you like nuts, I usually dip my white fish like halibut in egg yolk and coat them with nuts, maybe a tiny bit of flour, then pan fry.
It’s harder to marinate when they come from a freezer. But I never try.

 

[karadekoolaid]

The key is probably to do with time. A fillet is already thin, so it might only need a couple of minutes in really hot oil. Lemon, maybe garlic, and salt, and yes, a sprinkle of hazelnuts!

 

[SoCalZone10]

Lemon and butter is also a good combination, if you are not avoiding butter for whatever reason. For me, I don’t season my fish,I i let the salted butter do the seasoning.

 

[Z-Cook]

Get your cooking mojo back and try Felicity Cloake's Goan Fish Curry - she suggests pollock It's really good You can use all pollock if you don't want to use prawns

 

[badjak]

Poaching or steaming...
Or in the oven on top of something liquidy like tomatoes.
And indeed, fish curry or fish pie

But you asked for pan frying
And I would repeat what Morning Glory said