crispy oven-fried cod fish

Ingredients:

• 4 tilapia fillets
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 cup bread crumbs
• 2 limes, zested and juiced
• 2 tablespoons chili powder, a couple of palmfuls
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder, 2/3 palmful
• 2 teaspoons onion powder, 2/3 palmful
• 2 tablespoons fresh chopped thyme leaves or 2 teaspoons dried
• 1/4 cup vegetable, canola or safflower oil

Preparation:

• Season the fish with salt and pepper.
• Arrange 3 shallow dishes.
• Put the flour in 1 dish and add the eggs to the second dish.
• Combine the bread crumbs in the third dish and season with 1 tablespoon of lime zest, 2 tablespoons of chili powder, the garlic powder, onion powder and thyme.
• Coat the fish in the flour, then the egg and then the bread crumbs.
• Heat the oil, about 1/4 cup, in large skillet over medium to medium-high heat.
• If your pan is not large enough to fry 4 fillets, in a single layer, heat the oven to 275 degrees F and put a cooling rack on a baking sheet.
• As you fry the fish, transfer them to the rack in the oven to keep warm.
• Fry the fish until deeply golden and crispy and transfer to a serving platter.
• Season with a little extra salt, top with lots of lime juice and serve.

Note:

• i skipped the fan frying stage of this recipe and decided to only bake the cod. not sure if this is what caused it to not be a great recipe, but although it wasn't bad, i probably wouldn't make it again (or if for some reason i did, I would do the fan frying stage)

Prepared: 2013-04-20

Categories: fish

Makes: 6 servings

Source: food.com