Recipe: Oven “Fried” Fish

Ingredients

• 1-2 lbs boned fish filets or chunks
• 1/2 C Breadcrumbs
• 1/2 C Cornmeal
• 1/2 tsp Dried Dill
• 1 tsp Garlic Powder (or granulated-either one)
• 1 tsp Season Salt
• 1/4 tsp Black Pepper
• 1/2 C Flour
• 1 Egg
• 1/4 C Milk
• 2 TBS Butter

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees and lightly oil the bottom of a 9X13 baking sheet.
• Set up three containers (I like to use those disposable pie tins-which of course I wash & reuse over and over) for your dredge stations.
• In the first container put your flour.
• In the second container lightly beat together your egg and milk
• In the third container combine your bread crumbs, cornmeal, dill, garlic, season salt and black pepper.
• Dredge your fish in the flour, then the egg wash, then the breadcrumbs. Lay in your oiled pan.
• Melt butter and drizzle over the top of the breaded fish.
• Bake at 450 degrees for 10 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork.
Variations:
• Use homemade breadcrumbs (like I do)--mine are a combination of crackers, chips, unsweetened cereal, bread etc
• Change up the seasonings in your cornmeal/breadcrumb mixture. You can add anything--Cajun spices, Italian seasoning mix, dry ranch dressing, or lemon peel for example.
• Instead of an egg wash use your favorite salad dressing--ranch, Dijon mustard, thousand island. . . just make sure you consider how that flavor will meld with the seasonings you put in your cornmeal/breadcrumb mix
• Don't like cornmeal? Use flour instead.