Crispy Baked Fish Food

CRISPY BAKED FISH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 500 degrees.
• Coat wire rack with cooking spray--place on a baking sheet.
• Pat fish dry.
• Mix lemon juice, oil, and spices. Dip fish into this mixture, and then into the bread crumbs.
• Sprinkle with cheese.
• Bake about 10 minutes.
• Serve with a sliced lemon.

MY SPECIAL CRISPY BAKED FISH

Steps:

• Rinse and pat dry fish. Cut into 4 serving size pieces if needed.
• Measure thickness of each piece. This will determine cooking time.
• Create an assembly-type line with milk in one dish, flour in another.
• In the last dish, combine bread crumbs, parmesan, dill, and black pepper. Add melted butter, stir until forms small crumbs.
• Dip fish in milk (this helps the flour stick to fish).
• Then dip in flour.
• Dip again in milk.
• Then dip into bread crumb mixture. Press crumbs into fish if not sticking.
• Place fish on GREASED baking sheet.
• Bake uncovered at 450 degrees for 5 minutes per 1/2 inch thickness of fish. If the thickest part of fish is 1 inch thick, bake for 10 minutes. Check doneness by inserting fork and if fish flakes easily.
• I place rings of onion and lemon juice on bottom and top of fish while baking for extra flavor.

YUMMY CRISPY BAKED FISH

Steps:

• Mix milk, vinegar and mustard and let set for 15 minutes. This will make a mustardy, buttermilky dressing to coat the fish.
• In a separate bowl mix cornmeal or panko with all the seasonings.
• Dip fish fillets in the milk mixture and then in the dry mixture.
• Spray broiling pan with cooking spray or brush with a little olive oil.
• Place fillets on prepared pan and place pan under broiler 4 inches from heat.
• Broil for 4 minutes per side or until fish flakes easily with a fork. (Thicker filets will take longer. This timing is for tilapia)
• Serve with lemon wedges if desired.

CRISPY BAKED FISH FILLETS

Steps:

• Mix together first 4 ingredients and brush over fillets. Dredge fillets in crumbs and place on a lightly greased baking sheet.
• Bake at 450º for 10 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork.

CRISPY BAKED FISH WITH TARTAR SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 400 degrees and set a rack in the upper part. In a medium bowl, stir together the mayonnaise, capers, pickles, herbs and Worcestershire sauce. Using a Microplane, finely grate the garlic into the bowl, then grate in the zest of the lemon. (Hold onto the lemon; you'll use the juice later.) Stir to combine and season the tartar sauce to taste with salt and lots of pepper.
• In a small bowl, stir together the panko and olive oil; season with salt and pepper.
• Pat the fish dry on all sides and season lightly all over with salt and pepper. Transfer to a lightly greased or foil-lined sheet pan. Coat the top with a thin layer of the tartar sauce (a scant tablespoon per fillet). Sprinkle the panko evenly on top (about 2 tablespoons per fillet), pressing gently to adhere.
• Bake the fish on the top rack until almost cooked through, 10 to 15 minutes for fillets between ½- and ¾-inch-thick (though you should check earlier, if using a thinner fish). An instant-read thermometer should read somewhere between 125 and 130 degrees when inserted into the thickest part of the fish.
• Meanwhile, add 1 tablespoon juice from the lemon to the tartar sauce and cut the remaining lemon into 4 wedges for serving.
• When the fish is nearly cooked through, switch the oven to broil. Broil the fish on the top rack until the bread crumbs are golden and the fish flakes easily and registers 140 degrees in the thickest part, 2 to 3 minutes. Eat with a spoonful of tartar sauce, more black pepper and a squeeze of lemon. (Any extra tartar sauce will keep for up to a week in the fridge.)