BAKED COD WITH CRUNCHY LEMON-HERB TOPPING

BAKED COD WITH CRUNCHY LEMON-HERB TOPPING image

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 tbl butter
24 Ritz crackers, crushed into coarse crumbs (about 1 cup)
2 tbl minced fresh parsley or dill or basil
3 tbl mayonnaise
2 small garlic cloves,1 tsp grated zest plus 1 tbl juice from 1 lemon
4 skinless cod fillets (about 2 lbs)
salt and pepper
lemon wedges for serving

Steps:

1. Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 450 degrees. Greasse baking sheet with butter. Toss cracker crumbs and 1 tbl parsley (or dill or basil) together in medium bowl. Mix remaining 1 tbl herb, mayo, garlic, lemon zest, and lemon juice together in small bowl. 2. Pat fish dry with paper towels then season with salt and pepper. Place on buttered baking sheet, spacing pieces about 1/2 inch apart. Brush tops and sides of fish with mayonnaise mixture, then press cracker crumbs into mayonnaise. 3. Bake until crumbs are goldent brown and fish flakes apart with fork, about 15 minutes. Serve with lemon wedges.