Fried Fish with Agristada sauce

Ingredients for fish:

·        1 kg fish filet (Nile perch, boneless)

·        1 C milk for marinade

·        1/2 C flour

·        2 eggs

·        1 tsp mustard

·        pinch of salt, pepper, paprika

·        oil for frying

Ingredients for sauce:

·        2 eggs

·        2 Tbs flour

·        2 Tbs oil

·        1/4 C fresh squeezed lemon juice

·        1 tsp salt

·        1.5 C water

  

Directions for fish:

1. Cut it into small portions (~4x5 cm each)
2. Place the fish on a shallow bowl and marinate with milk for at least 1 hour
3. Drain well the fish 
4. Add salt, pepper and paprika to the flour
5. Dip fish filets into the flour
6. Beat the eggs with mustard
7. Dip in beaten eggs to coat completely
8. Fry the fish in hot oil until golden brown and cook through about 3 minutes per side
9. Put the fried fish on a platter covered with paper towel to drain  

Directions for sauce:

1. Heat the oil in a small saucepan. Stir in the flour. Cook on low heat .
2. After ~1 minute, add the water stirring constantly with a wire whisk or wooden spoon.
3. Add the  beaten eggs , lemon juice, salt and stir well until thickened.  
4. Pour the sauce into a shallow bowl.
5. You can pour over the sauce 1 tbs of the oil that you fried the fish with. You have to pass the oil through a sieve.