PAN-SEARED AND CRUSTED LING COD

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This is a simple and excellent way to serve ling cod or other bottom fish. It makes a delicious meal served with rice pilaf and Caesar salad.

Provided by Renee

Categories     Seafood     Fish

Time 1h10m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 8

3 tablespoons salt
1 ½ pounds lingcod, cleaned and boned
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 lemon
½ cup butter, divided
1 ½ cups bread crumbs
½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 teaspoon lemon pepper

Steps:

  • Dissolve 3 tablespoons salt in 8 cups of water in a bowl and brine lingcod at room temperature for 30 minutes. Drain brine and rinse and dry cod; season 1 side with salt and pepper.
  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
  • Cut lemon in half; zest 1 half and cut the other half into wedges.
  • Melt 1/4 cup of butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add cod; cook until fillets are golden brown on both sides, about 5 minutes per side.
  • Transfer fillets into a baking pan; squeeze zested half of lemon over cod.
  • Combine bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, lemon pepper, and lemon zest in a bowl. Top fillets with bread crumb mixture. Cut remaining butter into pieces and dot top of fillets.
  • Bake fillets in the preheated oven until bread crumb mixture is golden brown and cod flakes easily with a fork, 15 to 20 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 373.4 calories, Carbohydrate 21.8 g, Cholesterol 91.7 mg, Fat 19.5 g, Fiber 2.1 g, Protein 28.1 g, SaturatedFat 11.2 g, Sodium 4153.2 mg, Sugar 1.8 g

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