These Laiki Rice Crackers taste like they should be bad for you, they’re that good. They’ve got a great crunch, flavor and just the right amount of salt I crave. And they’re made with just 3 ingredients, rice (red or black), oil and salt. They’re whole grain and baked so they really are good for you!!
Obviously these crackers are just great on their own. Or pair with any dip, hummus or salsa. But crush them and use them to coat fish, chicken or even vegetables and you’ve now gone to a whole new level. Because they’re made with rice, they’re completely gluten-free and gluten-free people often have difficulty with crispy coated proteins because flour and panko are not gluten-free.
So here, I crushed each .74 oz. bag to coat a fillet of flounder. I painted the fillets first with a hot Korean sauce I made, which added some nice flavor and heat. And then the crushed crackers added just the right amount of crunch. You could also use a Dijon mustard or even just olive oil and then pat on the crushed crackers.
You can see with my photos that I used crushed red and black rice crackers to test it out and both flavors were delicious and equally as good, so it’s really your choice.
Have fun with this cracker this holiday season. So many ways to use as an appetizer dipper and then crush them to replace any sort of panko or flour you might use as a coating.
Experiment and have fun!!
LAIKI RICE CRACKERS CRUSTED FLOUNDER – serves 3
1 Tbs. of Gochujang Hot Pepper Paste (Korean)
1 Tbs. all natural ketchup
1.5 lbs. fillet of flounder
Olive oil
.74 oz. bag of Laiki black rice crackers, crushed
.74 oz. bag of Laiki red rice crackers, crushed
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Wash and pat dry your fish.
Whisk together the hot pepper paste and the ketchup, or use 2 Tbs. Dijon mustard. Slick a rimmed baking sheet with oil.
Combine the crackers or keep separate, your choice. I coated ½ of the fish with each flavor.
Brush the ½ of the ketchup/hot pepper paste (or Dijon mustard) over one side of the fish. Coat with the cracker crumbs. Place fish, coated side down on the oiled baking sheet. Complete the top side with the ketchup paste and crumbs.
Bake in the oven for 15 – 20 minutes, until fish is white and cooked through.
Serve with LOVE and enjoy!!
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Melanie @ Melanie Cooks says
I never heard of Laiki rice crackers, they look so yummy and crunchy!
Mary Frances says
They are totally yummy and crunchy, Melanie!!
Amy says
Yes, please, your whole meal looks wonderful.
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Mary Frances says
Thanks Amy!! 🙂
Maria Gagliano says
What a great idea. These crackers were so good we just ate them right out of the bag. Best crackers I have ever tasted.
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Mary Frances says
Thanks Maria!! They are very easy to just eat up right away, right out of the bag!! No question about that.
Amira says
These crackers look so good and I like the way you used them.. I’ve never seen them around.
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Mary Frances says
Thanks Amira!! Well you can go to their site and order them…http://www.laikicrackers.com/buy/ They’re terrific!!
Raymund says
Interesting use of rice crackers, will definitely try them out with my leftover rice crackers. Thanks for such an amazing idea!
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Mary Frances says
Thanks Raymund – but you have to get these Laiki rice crackers – so much better!! You can buy them here: http://www.laikicrackers.com/buy/
Maureen | Orgasmic Chef says
I’ve never heard of these rice crackers either. You come up with the most creative dishes from interesting ingredients!
Merry Christmas!
Mary Frances says
Thanks Maureen!!! This is the fun part for me!!
So sorry I’m so late in responding.
Karen says
Great idea, but just so you know I read that Laiki crackers are both baked and fried, from a seller on amazon.
Mary says
The oil is used in making the crackers and we were told they are baked!