Italian Breaded Lemon Cod
A breaded cod fillet pan fried in butter, onion, garlic and lemon. Perfect flavor. Ready in 30 minutes!
Equipment
- 1 large skillet
- 1 knife and cutting board
- 1 set measuring cups
Ingredients
- 5 pieces cod, boneless skinless filets I used individually wrapped frozen cod filets
- 1 large egg, whisked
- 1/4 C Italian bread crumbs gluten free, optional
- 1 large lemon, sliced thinly
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 4 T butter
- 1/4 C onion, minced
- salt and pepper to taste
- fresh parsley for garnish if you like
Instructions
- Add the egg to a bowl and whisk.
- Pour bread crumbs into another bowl.
- Add butter, minced onion, lemon slices, and garlic to a large skillet and saute.
- Dip each cod filet into egg and then into bread crumbs, coating all sides.
- Place coated cod into hot skillet and brown on both sides, being careful to turn to keep bread coating on.
- Season with a sprinkle of salt and pepper to taste.
- When fish has cooked completely, serve with your favorite side and enjoy!
- ***Feel free to top with a sprinkle of fresh parsley if you like.
Notes
A light and delicious dish that comes together quickly. It's sure to please all the fish lovers who have their feet under your table.