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🐟 Baked plaice goujons with pea dip

Name: Baked plaice goujons with pea dip
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: about 12 goujons
Ingredients: 2 fillets (about 200g) Plaice; 1 Egg; 2 slices Bread; ½ Lemon; 1 tbsp Parsley; 1 tsp Rapeseed oil; 100g frozen Pea; 2 tbsp Greek yoghurt; a few leaves Mint

Crisp, golden strips of plaice coated in lemony breadcrumbs and baked, served with a sweet minty pea dip. A homemade fish finger with much less salt than shop-bought versions.

From 9 monthsPrep 15 minCook 15 minFreezes wellContains: Fish, Egg, Gluten, Milk

Makes about 12 goujons

Ingredients

2 fillets (about 200g) Plaice (skinless and boneless)
1 Egg (beaten)
2 slices Bread (blitzed into crumbs)
½ Lemon (zest)
1 tbsp Parsley (finely chopped)
1 tsp Rapeseed oil
100g frozen Pea (for the dip)
2 tbsp Greek yoghurt (for the dip)
a few leaves Mint (for the dip)

Method

Heat the oven to 200C (180C fan) and lightly oil a tray.
Cut the fish into finger-length strips.
Mix the breadcrumbs with lemon zest and parsley.
Dip each strip in egg, then press into the crumbs.
Bake for 12 to 15 minutes until golden and the fish flakes easily.
Meanwhile, cook the peas until soft, then blend with the yoghurt and mint into a smooth dip.

Serving it to your baby

From 9 months, give whole goujons to hold and munch, with the dip on the side or preloaded on a spoon. Plaice is very soft, so for babies from 6 months you can poach a strip instead of breading it and offer it with the pea dip.

For the rest of the family

Serve the adult goujons with oven chips, tartare sauce, a squeeze of lemon and a pinch of salt.

Storing and reheating

Cool on a rack, then keep in a covered box in the fridge for up to 2 days or open freeze on a tray before bagging, for up to 3 months. Reheat from frozen in the oven until hot right through, then cool before serving. Never reheat more than once.

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Questions parents ask

Are shop-bought fish fingers ok for babies?

They are fine occasionally, but homemade goujons let you control the salt. Check shop-bought ones for the lowest salt you can find.

Is plaice good for babies?

Yes. Plaice is a soft, mild white fish that flakes easily. Check carefully for bones before serving.

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