Fish fingers are great comfort food.

Don’t get them from a packet – make your own gourmet fish fingers in half an hour.

They’re easy to make and would go great with salsa. Or you could go for a fish and chip-shop supper and have them with mushy peas. 

Time: about 30 minutes.

Kit list:

• toaster
• food processor
• chopping board
• knife
• 3 wide, flat-bottomed containers.

Ingredients:

• a fillet of fish (I chose haddock loin)
• flour, seasoned to taste
• 1 egg
• bread crumbs
  • 1 slice of bread
  • an equal amount of polenta
  • a small amount of grated parmesan.

Preparation:

First, pre-heat the oven to 200 degrees celcius.

Breadcrumbs:

1. Toast your slice of bread

2. Blitz the toast in your food processor

3. Add an equal amount of polenta

4. Add the parmesan

5. Blitz again.

Then:

6. Put the flour in one of the bowls

7. Beat an egg and add it to another of the bowls

8. Put the bread crumbs in the remaining bowl

9. Cut the fish in to finger shapes

10. Prepare a baking tray.

Method:

1. Coat the fish in the flour

2. Dip in the beaten egg

3. Coat with bread crumbs

4. Place on the baking tray

5. Bake for about 15 minutes

Serve your tasty treat.

Have a go yourself, let me know how you get on, and please share your own recipes. Take photos of your masterpiece and either send me a link or post them on Twitter and Tweet @scottcolfer. Happy cooking!