4 tilapia fish pieces or other white fish (cut into strips)
1½ c. mayonnaise (note: you can also use plain yogurt)
½ c. flour
1½ c. Panko bread crumbs
1½ c. Italian seasoned bread crumbs
¼ c. honey & extra to drizzle over tops of breaded fish
Garlic salt and black pepper
2 T. fresh basil, chopped
¼ c. lemon juice
3 fresh lemons
Canola or olive oil spray (or coconut oil)
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 Degrees F.
Cut fish into long strips.
In a large bowl, pour in Panko and Italian bread crumbs, basil, garlic salt and black pepper. Mix.
In another bowl, pour in mayonnaise (or plain yogurt). Mix in lemon juice and honey. Stir well.
In a third bowl, pour in flour.
Take one fish strip and roll it in the mayonnaise.
Roll the fish strip in the flour mixture.
Roll the fish strip in the Panko and bread crumb mixture. Make sure all sides of the fish are coated well.
Place breaded fish on a cookie sheet coated with olive oil. (Note: I like to use coconut oil to coat the pan. However, if you don’t have it at home, use olive oil).
Repeat the above process of coating the fish in all 3 of the mixtures (mayonnaise, flour and bread crumb mixture) until all the fish are coated.
Drizzle olive oil (and/or olive oil spray) over all the fish pieces.
Drizzle a little bit of honey on the tops of each fish piece.
Bake fish approximately 20-25 minutes until fish is golden brown. (Turning the pieces to make sure both sides are cooked).
Just before fish is cooked, squeeze the juice from the fresh lemons all over the fish. Cook for another minute.