How To Cook Whiting Fish On The Stove
Season both sides of each fillet with salt and pepper.
How to cook whiting fish on the stove. Cook for 2 minutes on each side then divide the butter lemon zest lemon juice and parsley between the pans. Rinse whiting fillets in cold water and pat dry with paper towels. Heat the olive oil in a frypan over medium high heat.
Place the flour in a shallow dish. Gently press each fillet into the flour to coat and shake off the excess flour. The whiting was a bit fishy tasting and the combo of fishy milky didn t appeal to us.
It s such a simple and versatile weeknight meal. The milk remained. I followed the recipe but may try making a thicker sauce next time by adding flour and butter to the milk before pouring it over the fish.
Cook the fish in the hot oil until the fish flakes easily with a fork about 4 minutes per side. Season the fish add a drizzle of olive oil to both pans and when hot add 2 fillets to each pan. If you can cook a fish fillet you can have a healthy easy dinner on the table in 10 minutes.
Heat 2 large frying pans over high heat so you don t overcrowd the pan and poach the fish rather than pan fry it see note. I used whiting for this especially because it s the cheapest of the frozen fish at my store but think it may taste better with tilapia or even cod.