The poor Students Cookbook - Fried Fish Sandwiches

Those who know us also know that we love to cook. Unfortunately, like many students out there, we don't have money for good ingredients and we don't have time to cook really good meals. Occasionally, we'll post some of our favorite "student" recipies here (anything that's cheap and quick to make). We had some thawed fish on hand, some bread, and a few other miscellaneous ingredients. The result? Fried fish sandwiches.

Ingredients:
2 Fish filets (each about the size of about half a piece of bread)
2 slces of bread
Bread crumbs
Olive oil

(Optional)
Eggs
Flour
Cocktail sauce

Directions:
Start by coating the bottom of a non-stick frying pan with olive oil. Turn the heat onto medium and let the oil warm up. Turn the oven to broil. Place two slices of bread on a baking sheet and place some butter on top.

We bought a pack of frozen fish that we thawed before cooking the sandwich, but any fish filet will do. If you want, you can probably even substitute fish sticks for fish filets and skip this section entirely. Start by making sure the fish is completely thawed (if frozen). If you have eggs and flour on hand, dry the fish completely, roll it in flour, dip it in egg, and then roll it in bread crumbs. If you don't have eggs or flour, leave the fish damp and roll it in bread crumbs.

Place the fish in the hot oil and allow to cook for four or five minutes on each side. After flipping the fish, place the baking sheet in the oven. Keep an eye on the bread as it has a tendancy to burn easily. About one minute or so should do the trick.

Place the toasted side of the bread down and place the fish filets on top. If you have some cocktail sauce on hand, drizzle some over the top of the fish and place the second slice of bread over the top (toasted side up this time). Enjoy.