Fried Carp in Breadcrumbs

Name: Fried Carp in Breadcrumbs (Karp smażony)
Cuisine: Polish
Ingredients: 1 carp, about 900 g/2 lb, cleaned and filleted; 2.5 ml/½ tsp salt; 50 g/2 oz/½ cup plain (all-purpose) flour; pinch ground black pepper; 1-2 eggs, lightly beaten; 115 g/4 oz/1¾ cups dry breadcrumbs; 90 ml/6 tbsp vegetable oil, for frying; lemon wedges, to serve

Karp smażony

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Food and Cooking of Poland

By Ewa Michalik

Published 2008

About

This farmhouse dish is the main course of the traditional 12-course Christmas Eve feast, but it makes a delicious meal at any time of the year. Chunks of carp are coated in breadcrumbs and fried in oil, and served simply with lemon wedges.

Ingredients

1 carp, about 900 g/2 lb, cleaned and filleted
2.5

Europe
Poland
Fish course
Pescatarian
Eastern Europe
Christmas

Method

First scald the carp by putting it into a large heatproof dish or roasting pan and pouring boiling water over it. Turn and repeat on the other side. Drain.
Cut the cleaned and scalded carp into even-sized portions and sprinkle lightly with salt. L