What kind of fish?

Sear or broil. Poaching also is nice.

Instead of batter and deep fry, you could dredge in seasoned flour and shallow fry.

Tempura and beer batter are for deep frying. It's a terrific treat once in awhile.

Unless it's a very coarse kind of fish or very thick, I'd rather bake than broil. Breadcrumbs, butter, lemon are all you need, and I don't usually add breadcrumbs, even. Fish is thin, it bakes fast.

Cod or similar is yummy wrapped in prosciutto and baked.

Salmon is good with a mayo, Dijon mustard, salt and pepper mix spread on top and baked until the mix is browned.

Whole trout is delicious wrapped in foil with butter, olive oil, salt and lemon slices then grilled.

If I wanted to oven "fry" fish, I'd probably use cod or similar and dredge it in milk then in planko crumbs. Then spray them with oil and bake at a high temp. But that's made up, you can probably find better recipes.

I made homemade fish sticks for my niece very similar to what Crl mentioned above. I coated the cod "fingers" in flour (with salt, pepper, touch of cayenne) then dipped/coated in egg wash, then bread crumbs/panko and baked. They turned out really well.

How about a parmesan crust? I have made this recipe.

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/103991/broiled-grouper-parmesan/

I think the panko. It's crunchy and yet the fish is still fish. I WANT Mrs. Paul's batter dipped fish but the grease is a bit much even though it is baked. There must be a lot of oil in the coating. And it's expensive considering at least half of it is breading.

I'll take catfish filets, dip in egg, then in cornmeal, and fry. Actually catfish is about the only fresh fish I eat besides salmon.

With a thick piece of cod, make a mixture of 50/50 cornmeal and breadcrumbs with some seasoning, whatever you like. Dredge fish in breadcrumbs -> beaten egg -> breadcrumbs again to get a nice thick coating. Fry in a touch of oil in a nonstick pan, transfer to a preheated cookie sheet in the oven at about 375 to finish cooking the fish all the way through. Top with lemon.

If you're baking fish - Costco sells a salt free citrus and dill salmon seasoning that is really good. Discovered Olde Thompson Fish and Seafood Seasoning at Target for tilapia that comes in a grinder bottle. Amazon also sells.

We like tilapia. Coat with a bit of soy sauce and olive oil, then press sesame seeds on all surfaces. Fry quickly in a little more olive oil. Takes about 5 minutes per side.

It's a good thing I have a whole box of fish! I can try all of these.

I generally do blackened on top of the stove in a skillet with just a little bit of evoo. I buy zaterains blackened seasonings, dry the fish sprinkle liberally with the blackened seasonings, when oil is hot lay the fish in wait 3 minutes flip sides. You can dredge in panko and the seasonings do the same and get a crunchy coating. Wonderful no matter what kind of fish. Squeeze some lemon or lime when done