If you know me, you know fish and chips are one of my all-time favorite bar foods. And one of my guilty pleasures is a box of Gorton’s crispy battered fish fillets straight from the freezer aisle. So when I spotted the Sea Cuisine battered fish strips at Costco, I had to grab a box and put them to the test. Can they compete with my go-to favorite? Let’s find out how these Sea Cuisine battered fish strips stack up. Is it a hit or a miss?
Product Overview
A box was $12.99 with 8 servings per container. Each serving is around 2.5 pieces. It is full of Alaska polluck in a crunchy better batter with the taste of Guinness stout. It has a certified sustainable seafood MSC label. This seafood comes from a fishery that has been independently certified to the MSC’s environmental standard for fishing. msc.org. MSC-C-50522.
Rating and Review
Each piece was much smaller than I expected, so the 2.5 pieces per serving size makes more sense once you see them. The beer batter, however, did not crisp up the way I hoped. I tend to prefer brands like Gorton’s because their coating gets noticeably crunchier. Since these fillets were on the smaller side, the batter-to-fish ratio felt a bit too heavy for me. That said, there is a pleasant barley aftertaste from the beer batter that adds a subtle depth of flavor. It is not bad by any means, but it is also not impressive enough for me to repurchase. On the positive side, the value is great — the box comes with a full 2 pounds of product at a very reasonable price, which makes it budget-friendly for families or quick meals.
Ingredients
[Alaska Pollock, water, enriched wheat flour (flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), modified corn starch, vegetable oil (canola oil, cottonseed oil, and/or soybean oil), yellow corn flour, beer (water, malted barley, barley, roasted barley, hops, yeast), contains less than 2% of the following: palm oil, salt, sugar, barley malt extract, maltodextrin, onion powder, leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate), yeast extract, dextrose, gum arbic, natural flavors, garlic powder, modified cellulose gum, caramel (color), spices, gelatin, paprika extract (color).
Contains: Pollock (fish), wheat
Nutrition Facts
- 8 Servings per container
- Calories: 190
- Serving size: 4 oz (about 2.5 pieces)
- Total Fat: 7g
- Total Carbohydrate: 17g
- Protein: 12g
Cooking Instructions
Air Fryer:
Preheat air fryer to 400F. Arrange frozen fish strips in a single layer and air fry for 7-9 minutes.
Conventional Oven:
Preheat oven to 425F. Place frozen fish strips on a non-stick pan. Bake for 8-10 minutes, flipping halfway.
Convection Oven:
Preheat oven to 400F. Place frozen fish strips on a non-stick sheet pan. Bake for 7-9 minutes, flipping halfway.
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