Golden-topped Fish Fillets

Total Time: 17 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 7 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 egg , largest size
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise, thick (125 ml)
• 1/2 cup cheddar cheese, grated, nice quality
• 2 teaspoons mustard, any type
• 2 lbs fish fillets, fresh (enough for 4 portions, 1 kg)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 4 teaspoons flour (20 ml)
• 1/2 teaspoon dried dill (or use 1 tblsp fresh, or any other herb)
• 4 tablespoons butter (very soft or melted, 60 ml)
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice

Recipe

• 1 before you start cooking the fish, mix the topping.
• 2 whisk the egg until stiff.
• 3 mix the mayonnaise, cheese and mustard, and fold in the stiffly whisked egg .
• 4 to cook the fish, use any one of two methods:.
• 5 lightly flour the fish fillets, and fry in a skillet in oil over high heat for a couple of minutes per side -- rather underdone than overdone, as it will keep on cooking with this method.
• 6 or sprinkle lemon juice over the fillets, and brush 1 tablespoon butter over each one.
• 7 dust the fish fillets with a mixture of salt, flour and chopped herbs.
• 8 grill in your oven under the grilling element until top of fillets turn : only a few minutes. turn carefully, give it another minute, and remove. do not overcook, which is death to fish!
• 9 remove dish from oven, spread the topping over the fish fillets, then put back under a (hot) oven grill, and grill until golden brown. this happens very quickly, so keep watching it!
• 10 this makes 4 servings, with buttered baby potatoes, a bright vegetable, salad, and chilled wine!
• 11 **if the fish sounds too much for 4 people, keep in mind that fish and all seafood shrink in cooking.