Ingredients:

This breading for fish uses

• 3 cups panko bread crumbs
• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup chopped macadamia nuts
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil leaves
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup coconut milk

Directions:

Believe it or not, there's an art to breading fish, and Chef Jason Hill shows it how it's done in this episode of "Chef Tips."

The trick is to use one hand for wet items, and the other hand for dry items. Use the wet hand to coat the fish in the egg wash, while the dry hand works for the flour and panko bread crumbs coating. This way, you won't end up with unwanted finger puppets.

This fried fish breading is perfect for macadamia crusted mahi mahi — or any other firm white fish.