Panko Crumbed Hake Bites with Sweet & Spicy Dipping Sauce

Sweet and Spicy Dipping Sauce

1. For the sauce, mix all the ingredients into a small bowl and whisk well to combine.

Panko Hake Bites

1. Set out 3 bowls and put the flour, salt and pepper in one bowl and mix well to combine.
2. Put the eggs into another bowl and then the Panko crumbs into the last bowl.
3. Using your left hand take a medallion piece and roll it into the flour then use your right hand and dunk it into the egg and then transfer it to the Panko.
4. Use your left hand to roll it around the Panko to evenly crumb and then place the crumbed ball onto a wire rack. Repeat this process until you have crumbed all of the medallions.
5. Preheat the oven to 120 ºC. Fill a large dutch or a deep fryer just over half with vegetable oil and bring up to frying temperature. Check the temperature periodically until it reaches 180 ºC.
6. Carefully fry the Panko crumbed fish pieces in batches of 4-6 pieces depending on how big your pot/deep fryer is until they are golden brown.
7. Drain the fried dish on some kitchen towel and season immediately with salt and pepper.
8. Pop the fried fish into the oven to keep warm while you continue frying. Garnish the Panko hake bites with chopped chives and serve warm with the dipping sau