Fried fish is summer. Not that you can’t eat it in winter, of course, but when the sun is shining and maybe you can see the sea from the table, it’s a whole different thing. The fact is that, like all fried food, even fish fried food should be an exception because it is rich in fat, also heavy to digest. However, there are little tricks that can make it easier. light, healthy and no less tasty than the “traditional” one.

Seeing is believing with the longevity fish fry recipewhich gave us the Dr. Chiara Manzia nutritionist who has been investigating the relationship between food and health for years, to which he has also dedicated an academy in which you learn to prepare dishes rich in beneficial substances to prevent cellular aging. Like this one, precisely.

What is the best flour for frying?

What makes your fried fish special? First of all the breading, which is made with rice flour instead of white flour: «The advantages of rice flour for frying are many says Dr. Manzi. «First of all Rice flour absorbs only 4% fatand they are fats that are good friends of the heart. It also inhibits the formation of acrylamidea genotoxic chemical (that is, it damages DNA) that can form in cereals, potatoes and coffee during cooking. Finally, and this is no small thing, rice flour creates a very thin breading that makes the fish taste better.

How to make a light fried food

Another significant difference compared to classic frying is theoil used: “Advise high oleic sunflower seed oilwhich maintains high temperatures well, contains fats that are good for the heart and also lasts longer since it can be filtered and reused up to 5 times”. In addition to this, be careful dab the fried food. In the recipe suggested by Dr. Manzi, you have to do it three times after draining the fish. “It’s a very easy trick that allows you to eliminate excess fat.”

Which fish for frying

For the rest, the choice of fish is yours: «The fish explains Dr. Manzi«It’s all antiaging, including shrimp, mussels and clams: new scientific research has widely demonstrated that they do not negatively affect cholesterol. The only advice is to try to avoid fatty and large fish such as swordfish or salmon which are those that can accumulate more lead and mercury due to marine pollution.

Fried fish with the recipe for longevity

Ingredients for 4 people

• 400 g prawns
• 400 g of artichokes
• 330g of squid
• 2 g iodized salt
• rice flour to taste
• extra virgin olive oil or high oleic sunflower oil to taste

Method

1. Clean the squid and cut them into slices
2. Clean the prawns: remove the head and the shell and eliminate the dark filament of the intestine.
3. Clean the artichokes by removing the tougher outer leaves, the tip and the internal fluff, then cut them into wedges.
4. Coat the fish with rice flour and fry it in plenty of hot oil (170-180°C).
5. Cook until golden, but be careful that it does not turn brown (an indicator of the formation of acrylamide, a substance that is the enemy of our health).
6. Drain the fish well from the oil and pat dry on kitchen paper, changing the paper 3 times.
7. Meanwhile, flour the artichokes, then fry them and pat them dry in the same way.
8. Salt and serve the fried fish with the artichokes.

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