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

I loooove fish!

[koibito007.livejournal.com]

Fish is a staple at my home, served 2-3 times a week, and my preferred cooking method is broiling in a stone-ware flat pan, for several reasons:

1. Fish is usually so thin it cooks quickly. (If not, such as with thick cuts of salmon, I bake it for about ten minutes at 350F then broil it.)

2. It healthier than frying and you still get that crunchy crust, or if you are using a glaze you get that slightly browned effect similar to grilling. (Yummy, and makes for a beautiful presentation.)

3. It's practically fool proof. There's less chance you'll burn it or dry it out.

From there, you can use all sorts of recipes for marinades, sauces, and glazes to compliment your fish of choice.

Re: I loooove fish!

[fitfool.livejournal.com]

That often? Wow. So when you say fish cooks quickly...how long is that? Less than 10 minutes in the broiler? My fear is that I'll undercook the fish and poison myself or else overcook it and make it all dry and yucky.