Possible Clues:

• Fried food is stodgy at first, in part
• Meat cake
• Minced meat or fish deep fried in egg and breadcrumbs
• Recipe is only for fried food
• Knight came back only for this dish
• Does the knight come up with the only thing he could eat?
• Gentleman brought up fish and meat dish
• Fried meat/breadcrumb ball
• Croquette
• Meatball fried in crumbs