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Looking for a tasty and meatless option for Good Friday? Try our recipe for fried white fish with Indian-inspired rice and lentils.

You are so bustling with getting everything sorted for Easter dinner that you forget about Good Friday and the meatless meal you may have to tackle.

Although our Easter Dinner in the Crockpot is quick and simple and stays within budget, we needed something special for Good Friday.

What is Good Friday?

Good Friday is a religious holiday observed primarily by Christians reflecting on the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death.

The holiday is observed on the Friday preceding Easter Sunday and may coincide with the Jewish Passover. You can read the entire story here.

Fried Fish For Good Friday Meatless Meal

Being that Mrs. CBB is Catholic, they have a day of fasting on Friday, meaning they eat smaller meals and no meat.

Creating a recipe for this Good Friday to share with the family would be great.

Even if you are not celebrating, this dish is remarkable in flavor and can be eaten any time of day, breakfast, lunch, and dinner any time of the year.

Use this recipe with any white fish; I chose Pollock smothered with a garlic lemon butter sauce on Basmati Rice with Red Lentils. 

This fish would taste great paired with a nice bottle of White Wine, Gewürztraminers from Niagara Falls, Ontario.

Fried Fish With Garlic Lemon-Butter On A Bed Of Rice And Lentils

Cooking And Prep Time

• Serves: 4
• Time: 1hr

Cooking Tools Needed

• Large Frying Pan
• Dish for dredging fish
• Tongs
• Rice Cooker

Instructions: Rice and Lentils

• Start by washing 2 cups of basmati rice to remove some starch.
• Add 2 cups of washed rice and 2 cups of water to the rice cooker, a teaspoon of salt, and a teaspoon of olive oil, and stir. Turn to Cook
• Wash and rinse lentils.
• Cook 1 cup of red or brown lentils in 1 1/2 cups of water until tender but not mushy.
• Set the rice and lentils aside to cool.

Rice, Lentils, and Ingredients

• 2 cups of cooled and cooked basmati rice
• 1 cup of cooled and cooked red or brown lentils
• 6 cloves of garlic minced
• 2 carrots cut into small pieces
• 2 stalks of celery sliced.
• 1/4 cup of chicken broth
• 2 fresh tomatoes diced
• 1 med onion minced

Spices For Rice and Lentils

• 2 tbsps Tumeric
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tsp pepper
• 1 tsp of ginger (dry) or 1 tablespoon fresh minced
• 1 tsp cumin

Instructions

• In a large frying pan, add the olive oil, garlic, and onions; sauté for 2 minutes or until the onions are tender; then add the carrots, celery, tomatoes, and lentils.
• Saute on medium for about 5 minutes.
• Add the chicken broth and all the spices and mix thoroughly for about 30 seconds.
• Add the cooked rice and stir fry it quickly for about 2 minutes until heated through
• Taste to make sure the flavour is perfect to your taste.

Fried Fish Prep Ingredients

• 1 pkg of frozen or fresh White Fish of your choice, about 16 pieces
• 1 cup all-purpose flour plus spice seasoning below or dredge each fish in 2 eggs, flour dredge, and seasoned panko bread crumbs before frying.
• 2 tablespoons butter to fry fish (add more when needed)

Add Spices To Fish Before Flour Dredge

• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 1 tsp of paprika

Add Spices To Flour Dredge

• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 1 tbsp dried parsley flakes
• 1 tbsp dried dill

Lemon Garlic Butter Sauce Ingredients

• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/4 fresh lemon juice
•  Pinch of salt
• 1 teaspoon of black pepper
• 6 cloves of garlic finely chopped

Fried Fish Prep + Lemon Garlic Butter Sauce

• Dredge each piece of fish in the flour and lay each piece on a plate until ready to fry.
• Once ready to fry, add the butter to a medium-high heat pan and sauté the fish for 2 minutes on each side. The fish will cook quickly, so ensure your rice is complete and ready.
• Once you’ve finished frying the fish, in the same pan on medium heat, add ingredients for the lemon garlic butter butter sauce apart from the lemon.
• Stir for one minute, and then add the lemon juice; stir and it’s finished.
• Serve the sauce over the fish and add a bed of rice to the side of the plate or under the fish.

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Yield: Serves 4

Delicious Fried White Fish With Lentil Rice Good Friday Recipe

Prep Time: 35 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour

Looking for a tasty and meatless option for Good Friday? Try our recipe for fried white fish with Indian-inspired rice and lentils.

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Ingredients

• Rice, Lentils, and Ingredients
• 2 cups of cooled and cooked basmati rice
• 1 cup of cooled and cooked red or brown lentils
• 6 cloves of garlic minced
• 2 carrots cut into small pieces
• 2 stalks of celery sliced.
• 1/4 cup of chicken broth
• 2 fresh tomatoes diced
• 1 med onion minced
• Spices For Rice and Lentils
• 2 tbsps Tumeric
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tsp pepper
• 1 tsp of ginger (dry) or 1 tablespoon fresh minced
• 1 tsp cumin
• Add Spices To Fish Before Flour Dredge
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 1 tsp of paprika
• Add Spices To Flour Dredge
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 1 tbsp dried parsley flakes
• 1 tbsp dried dill
• Lemon Garlic Butter Sauce Ingredients
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/4 fresh lemon juice
• Pinch of salt
• 1 teaspoon of black pepper
• 6 cloves of garlic finely chopped

Instructions

1. Start by washing 2 cups of basmati rice to remove some starch.
2. Add 2 cups of washed rice and 2 cups of water to the rice cooker, a teaspoon of salt, and a teaspoon of olive oil, and stir. Turn to Cook
3. Wash and rinse lentils.
4. Cook 1 cup of red or brown lentils in 1 1/2 cups of water until tender but not mushy.
5. Set the rice and lentils aside to cool.

Cooking Instructions - Rice and Lentils

• In a large frying pan, add the olive oil, garlic, and onions; sauté for 2 minutes or until the onions are tender; then add the carrots, celery, tomatoes, and lentils.
• Saute on medium for about 5 minutes.
• Add the chicken broth and all the spices and mix thoroughly for about 30 seconds.
• Add the cooked rice and stir fry it quickly for about 2 minutes until heated through
• Taste to make sure the flavour is perfect to your taste.

Fish Prep

• 1 pkg of frozen or fresh White Fish of your choice, about 16 pieces
• 1 cup all-purpose flour plus spice seasoning below or dredge each fish in 2 eggs, flour dredge, and seasoned panko bread crumbs before frying.
• 2 tablespoons butter to fry fish (add more when needed)

Fried Fish Prep + Lemon Garlic Butter Sauce

• Dredge each piece of fish in the flour and lay each piece on a plate until ready to fry.
• Once ready to fry, add the butter to a medium-high heat pan and sauté the fish for 2 minutes on each side. The fish will cook quickly, so ensure your rice is complete and ready.
• Once you’ve finished frying the fish, in the same pan on medium heat, add ingredients for the lemon garlic butter butter sauce apart from the lemon.
• Stir for one minute, and then add the lemon juice; stir and it’s finished.
• Serve the sauce over the fish and add a bed of rice to the side of the plate or under the fish

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