CRISPY OVEN-FRIED COD FISH -- BONNIE'S

Recipe Rating:	5 Ratings5
Categories:	Fish, Quick & Easy
Keywords:	crispy, cod, Fried, bonnie's, oven
Serves:	Serves up to 6 depending on amount of fillets
Prep Time:	10 Min
Cook Time:	20 Min

Ingredients

6	cod fish fillets
	about 7 tablespoons corn oil for frying
DRY MIX IN SHALLOW BOWL #1
1 1/2	cups dry panko breadcrumbs.
1 1/2	cups yellow cornmeal
2 1/2	teaspoons seasoning salt
1 1/2	teaspoons lemon pepper
1 1/2	teaspoons garlic powder
1/2	teaspoon cayenne pepper
WET MIX IN SHALLOW BOWL #2
3	large eggs slightly beaten

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Bonnie D.

Cooked to Perfection

St. George, UT (pop. 72,897)

Utahn

Member Since Jul 2010

Bonnie's Notes:

I found this recipe on the web by Kittencalskitchen, tweaking it to suit our tastes. I love the simplicity of this cooking method, and it is a definite keeper in this house. This is very crispy fish without deep frying, no mushiness either. For oven-fried fish, this is as good as it gets. I make it in a cast iron skillet. Enjoy!

Directions

Pre-heat oven to 475 degrees and set the oven rack to second-lowest position.

Mix the cornmeal, bread crumbs, and seasonings in the first shallow bowl. Beat the eggs in the second shallow bowl.

Add one piece of fish to the DRY bowl, coat well and remove and dip the fish in the WET bowl. Return to the DRY bowl and coat again. Do this with all the fish pieces. It is a 3-step process: dry, wet, finishing with dry. Transfer all breaded fish to a plate.

Heat the oil in a large cast iron skillet, or any oven-proof skillet. Cast iron just browns better. Fry the underside of the fish until it is brown 1 or 2 minutes, then turn and fry the other side. When all of the pieces are browned, put the skillet and the fish in the hot oven. Bake about 5 or 6 minutes until just cooked through.

Here is what it looks like. Serve immediately.

I have an excellent recipe for tartar sauce posted on this site. TARTAR SAUCE

Cook's tip:
Pie plates make great shallow breading dishes.
Next time I plan on using white cornmeal. I fry a lot of catfish using white cornmeal, and we prefer it over the yellow. It is not as coarse. I will let you know what happens when I do. Enjoy!

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Bonnie D. Utahn

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I tried this recipe and say it's Family Tested & Approved!

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Leila Rockwell leilaroc

Oct 3, 2011

That looks delicious. I think my favorite fish is Cod.

Bonnie D. Utahn

Oct 3, 2011

thank you, Nikita and Leila. I hope you like it!♥

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Beth M. BakinTime

Oct 4, 2011

Thanks Bonnie! This looks like the kind of method I prefer, less oil and spattering, and I prefer Codfish over most other kinds. It's our Bay State symbol I think also!