Quick Oats Fish Sticks
This recipe is a quick oat, meat substitute derived from our Depression Era Sausage Patties. These fish sticks are quick and easy to put together without a lot of specialty ingredients. This recipe will make 8 fish sticks but you can easily double, triple, quadruple... the ingredients to make a larger batch that can be frozen and used at a later time. Try them with ketchup tarter sauce or just a twist of lemon and don't forget the fries on the side.With some simple variations you can make a variety of other vegetarian meat substitutes. Check out some of the other amazing recipes made using this versatile base:Depression Era Sausage PattiesChicken Nuggets or PattiesBurger PattiesItalian MeatballsGround Meat
Equipment
- 1 medium bowl
- 1 medium saucepan or pot
- 1 8-12 inch frying pan
Ingredients
BASE
- 1 cup quick oats
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1/4 cup water
SEASONING
- 1 tsp onion flakes
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp bay seasoning
BROTH
- 2 cups water
- 1 tbsp worcestershire sauce
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
Instructions
- Mix the BASE & SEASONING ingredients in a medium sized until thoroughly blended
- Cover the bowl and refrigerate for 2 hours or overnight
- Remove from refrigerator and form into 8 sticks or nuggets
- Mix the BROTH ingredients into a medium saucepan or pot and bring to a low boil over medium heat
- Lightly oil a frying pan, and lightly brown the sticks on all sides (about five minutes)
- Once lightly browned, transfer to the pot of broth, cover and reduce to simmer for 20 minutes
- Remove from broth and pan fry another 2 minutes per side or until golden brown
Notes
Try battering them after the broth bath. Then deep fry to make these even more amazing.
These "fish" sticks will keep in the refrigerator for up to a week or in the freezer for about 1 year. If frozen, simply thaw and heat before serving.