Bold Baked Cod is the seafood sensation you need in your life! Who wants an expensive, long trip to the coast when you can whip up this savory, golden-brown, crispy, and flaky goodness in the comfort of your own kitchen?! Not you, that’s who! Soon you’ll be salivating over the smells alone, wisping throughout your home. And when it’s time to eat, man, oh, man, you’re in for a buttery treat. Put your suitcase away and grab your cast-iron skillet! Bold Baked Cod is about to take your tastebuds to a delicious place they didn’t know existed!
Ingredients
- 5 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 7 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 3/4 teaspoon sweet Spanish paprika
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cumin
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 1/2 pounds cod fillets
- 5 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley leaves, chopped
Directions
Step 1 -Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Step 2 -In a shallow bowl, mix the lemon juice, 5 tablespoons of the olive oil, and the butter together.
Step 3 -In another shallow bowl, mix the flour, the coriander, the paprika, the cumin, the salt and the pepper together.
Step 4 -Pat the cod fillets dry.
Step 5 -Dip each of the cod fillets into the lemon sauce and then into the flour mixture. Shake off the excess flour. Reserve the remaining sauce.
Step 6 -In a cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat, heat the remaining olive oil.
Step 7 -Add the coated fillets to the oil and sear on each side until there is color, but they are not fully cooked.
Step 8 -Add the minced garlic to the remaining sauce and mix.
Step 9 -Drizzle the lemon sauce over the cod fillets.
Step 10 -Bake the cod fillets until they flake easily with a fork and the internal temperature reads 145 degrees F, about 10 minutes.
Step 11 -Sprinkle the fillets with the parsley and serve.
