Skip the fryer for this lighter tackle a traditional! Italian baked fish and chips options flaky fish and golden potato slices roasted on one pan with recent herbs, garlic, and olive oil for an irresistible dinner.
Since dwelling in Italy, I’ve grow to be far more of a fish lover, most likely as a result of the Italian and all our buddies are massive on recent seafood. One in every of my favourite dishes has all the time been fish and chips, however this time I made a decision to lighten it up!
This Italian-style baked fish and chips skips the messy deep frying of a standard seafood fry and the oil-splattering of pan fried fish. As an alternative, tender fillets and golden potato slices roast collectively on one pan with easy seasonings and a drizzle of olive oil. If you happen to get pleasure from straightforward, flavorful seafood, you’ll additionally love my baked trout and baked fish marinara recipes.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- One-pan ease: Fish and potatoes roast collectively for a easy, no-fuss dinner with minimal cleanup.
- Gentle but flavorful: Buttery, tender fish and crisp-edged potatoes get a savory increase from Italian-inspired seasoning with out breading or deep frying.
Ingredient Notes
- Fish fillets: Thick cuts of perch, halibut, or cod work greatest since they keep moist whereas baking.
- Potatoes: Skinny slices prepare dinner evenly and crisp across the edges. Each Yukon golds or Russet potatoes are each nice selections.
- Recent herbs: Parsley and rosemary add a brilliant, fragrant taste that enhances the delicate fish.
- Dried oregano: A bit goes a good distance in giving this dish traditional Mediterranean style.You should use recent oregano when you’ve got it, simply double the quantity
- Garlic: Minced recent garlic infuses the potatoes with savory depth.
- Olive oil: Helps the potatoes crisp and retains the fish moist. I like to recommend utilizing a good-quality additional virgin in case you can.
- Salt: Used to season in layers for the most effective taste in each the baked fish and chips.
Make Baked Fish and Chips
Begin by giving your potato slices a fast soak in chilly water for about quarter-hour. This pulls out a few of the starch in order that they bake up good and golden as a substitute of sentimental. Drain effectively and pat dry.
Toss the potatoes with half the olive oil, parsley, rosemary, oregano, and garlic then season the fish individually with the remaining seasoning so each elements are flavorful on their very own.
Unfold all the things out in a fair layer on a frivolously oiled baking sheet. Preserve the potatoes in a single layer in order that they roast, not steam.
Bake till the fish flakes simply and the potatoes are tender. Serve immediately whereas the fish is tender and the potatoes are nonetheless crisp across the edges.
recipe ideas
- Select the fitting fish: Go for thicker, agency white fish like perch, halibut, or cod. Keep away from delicate fillets like tilapia or snapper, which might disintegrate whereas baking.
- Examine the temperature: For completely cooked fish, goal for an inside temperature of 140–145°F. It ought to flake simply and now not look translucent. If it’s undercooked, preserve baking and examine typically, fish can go from executed to overdone shortly.
- Increase the crisp issue: For slightly additional colour and crispiness on the potatoes, increase the oven temperature to 425°F for the previous couple of minutes of baking.
- Pat the fish dry: Particularly if utilizing frozen and thawed fillets, blot away extra moisture so it bakes up tender with a lightweight crust as a substitute of steaming and turning soggy.
Serving Recommendations
Serve baked fish and chips scorching from the oven whereas the fish is tender and the potatoes are crisp across the edges. For an Italian-inspired contact, drizzle the potatoes with olive oil proper earlier than serving.
A squeeze of recent lemon additionally works, and it’s additionally scrumptious with tartar sauce, the yogurt dill sauce from my salmon burgers or a easy Italian arugula salad.
This Italian Baked Fish and Chips show that Fish and Chips don’t need to be breaded and fried to be scrumptious! I hope you get pleasure from it as a lot as we do. Buon Appetito!
- 4 thick slices Perch, Halibut or Cod
- 5 medium Potatoes (thinly sliced)
- ½-1 teaspoon oregano or to style (divided)
- ¼-½ teaspoon salt or to style (divided)
- 2-4 tablespoons Italian parsley (finely chopped) (divided)
- 2-3 sprigs rosemary (chopped) (divided)
- ¼ cup olive oil (kind of) divided
- 1 clove garlic (minced)
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Pre-heat oven to 350°F (180°C). Flippantly brush a baking sheet with one tablespoon of olive oil.
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In a medium bowl soak the potatoes in chilly water for roughly 15-20 minutes, then rinse, drain effectively and towel dry.
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Place the potatoes a medium bowl and toss with roughly 2 tablespoons olive oil and half the oregano, salt, parsley, rosemary and all of the garlic.
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Place the fish filets on the ready baking sheet, sprinkle with salt, the remaining oregano, parsley and rosemary. Place the potatoes on the baking sheet with the fish, sprinkle with slightly additional salt, oregano and olive oil if wanted.
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Bake for roughly half-hour. (I raised the temperature to 425°F (225°C) for the final 5 minutes to brown slightly extra the potatoes. Serve Instantly. Get pleasure from!
This recipe is greatest loved the day it’s made, however you’ll be able to retailer leftovers within the fridge in an hermetic container for as much as 1 day.
To reheat the fish place it and the potatoes on a baking sheet and warmth in a pre-heated 350F/180C oven for roughly 10 minutes or warmed by.
Energy: 1065kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 166g | Fats: 20g | Saturated Fats: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fats: 4g | Monounsaturated Fats: 11g | Ldl cholesterol: 387mg | Sodium: 649mg | Potassium: 4856mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 540IU | Vitamin C: 64mg | Calcium: 185mg | Iron: 6mg
Recipe fAQ’s
An additional-large sheet pan works greatest so the fish and potatoes have loads of room to roast evenly. In case your pan is smaller, break up all the things between two pans, crowding can decelerate cooking and result in uneven outcomes. Needless to say baking time will even differ relying on the dimensions of your potatoes, fish fillets, and pan.
This recipe is greatest loved the day it’s made, however you’ll be able to retailer leftovers in an hermetic container within the fridge for as much as sooner or later.
Place the fish and potatoes on a baking sheet and heat in a preheated 350°F (180°C) oven for about 10 minutes, or till heated by.
Whereas this recipe was designed to be made with out breading, you can experiment by utilizing the breading technique from my Italian breaded pork chops. Needless to say it hasn’t been examined for this recipe, so outcomes could differ.
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