Pan-Seared and Crusted Ling Cod
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Description
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.
Ingredients
- 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
Directions
- 1. 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.
- 2. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- 3. Cut lemon in half; zest 1 half and cut the other half into wedges.
- 4. 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.
- 5. Transfer fillets into a baking pan; squeeze zested half of lemon over cod.
- 6. 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.
- 7. 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
serving: 6 4-ounce fillets
calories: 373.4 kcal
carbohydrates: 21.8 g
protein: 28.1 g
saturated fat: 11.2 g
cholesterol: 91.7 mg
sodium: 4153.2 mg
fiber: 2.1 g
sugar: 1.8 g