Coconut Breaded Cod

Name: Coconut Breaded Cod
Ingredients: 1 1/4 lbs thick cod fish fillets, boned,cut into 4 pieces; 3 tablespoons lime juice; 1 cup fine dry breadcrumb; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon ground mace; 1/2 teaspoon cayenne, to taste; 2 eggs; 3 tablespoons water; 2 cups finely grated unsweetened coconut; 2 tablespoons butter

10 ingredients

15 steps

Ingredients

1 1/4 lbs thick cod fish fillets, boned,cut into 4 pieces
3 tablespoons lime juice
1 cup fine dry breadcrumb
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground mace
1/2 teaspoon cayenne, to taste
2 eggs
3 tablespoons water
2 cups finely grated unsweetened coconut
2 tablespoons butter

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2

Rinse off cod fillets well under cool water.
3

Sprinkle well with lime juice and set aside.
4

Mix together bread crumbs, salt, mace, and cayenne.
5

Pour into a shallow dish suitable for dredging.
6

Beat together eggs and water.
7

Put coconut in a shallow dish suitable for dredging.
8

Melt butter and pour into bottom of a baking dish.
9

(Or spray baking dish with cooking spray.) Dredge each piece of limejuice-covered fish in the crumb mixture.
10

Then dip in egg.
11

Dredge in coconut.
12

(You may repeat the egg/coconut step if you like a thicker coating.) Lay thoroughly-coated pieces of fish in baking pan.
13

Bake for about 25-30 minutes or until fish flakes easily.
14

Serve with good tartar sauce.
15

Also good served along with baked bacon-wrapped shrimp.