Coconut-Crusted Fish

[fitfool]

I rarely cook fish at home since I'm too afraid of messing it up. Recommendations for easy fish recipes are welcome. (especially non-salmon dishes since B doesn't like salmon.) This one was easy to prepare and tasted pretty good although it didn't look very pretty. I served it with Bahia Butternut Mash. The drink in the background is a Malibu Bay Breeze. I included that drink recipe too.

Coconut-Crusted Fish

1 lb white flesh fish filets (perch, tilapia, butterfish, cod, sole)
salt and pepper
2 Tbsp lemon juice
1/3 cup coconut flakes
3/4 cup panko bread crumbs

1. Preheat oven to 350F
   
   
2. Oil a glass pan with 1 Tbsp olive oil.
   
   
3. Place fish in pan in a single layer. Add salt & pepper
   
   
4. Pour 2 Tbsp lemon juice over fish filets in pan.
   
   
5. Combine 1/3 cup coconut flakes and 3/4 cup panko and then sprinkle generously over fish.
   
   
6. Bake 15-25 minutes until done.
   

Malibu Bay Breeze

1 1/2 oz Malibu rum
4 oz pineapple juice
1 1/2 oz cranberry juice
lime wedge, for garnish
freshly grated nutmeg, garnish

Build in a highball glass and garnish with the lime wedge.

Variation: Pour 1 1/2 oz Malibu rum in a mixing glass. Add 1 oz each of pineapple and cranberry juices. Shake it very hard until the pineapple juice makes nice foam on top, then strain it into a chilled martini glass. Grate fresh nutmeg on top.

Comments

Quick recipe for you

[bluegrrl314.livejournal.com]

Easy and tasty fish recipe that even my "I don't like seafood" boyfriend loves. :)

2 Tilapia Fillets
2 tsp minced garlic (or 2 cloves of garlic, we have a jar of minced, so that's what I use)
2 tbsp butter
Dash of salt and pepper
Pinch of paprika and parsley

Make sure the fillets are thawed. The recipe does work when they're frozen, but the time in the oven is longer. Melt the butter on the stove in a small pot, mixing with the garlic, parsley salt, pepper and paprika. Spread roughly 1/2 of the mix on the bottom of your baking dish. Put the fillets on top, then pour the rest of the mixture on top of the fillets. Bake in a 350F oven for 12-15 minutes, until the fish flakes when forked (my favorite phrase). Very tasty!! :) I usually serve this with risotto.

I know I found this recipe online, but I don't remember where. It definitely is a nice change from when we do fix salmon. (I do foil packet salmon...2 pats of butter and a generous shaking of Everglade Seasoning or Emeril's Seasoning on top, in 350F oven for ~15 minutes.)

Re: Quick recipe for you

[fitfool.livejournal.com]

Baked fish sounds like the way to go. Thanks for the recipe!