An easy weeknight fish dinner that feels oh so fancy. This baked cod dish comes together in 20 minutes from fridge to table and is healthy, light, and packed with flavor.
Prep Time5mins
Cook Time15mins
Total Time20mins
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Keyword: baked cod
Servings: 3people
Author: Marianne
Ingredients
Cod Ingredients
3cod filets - about 1 lb total
1Roma tomatosliced into half moons
¼cupwhite wine
¼teaspoonSalt
⅛teaspoonPepper
2TablespoonsButter
Juice from ½ lemon
3tablespoonstoasted panko
Toasted Panko Ingredients
¾cuppanko or bread crumbs
2Tablespoonsolive oil
1teaspoongarlic powder
⅛teaspoonsalt
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 400°F.Place an oven safe dish that is JUST large enough to fit your fish pieces in oven with 1 Tablespoon of the butter. Remove the dish when butter melts - after about 2 minutes in the oven. Swirl the melted butter around in the dish to coat the bottom.
Arrange the raw fish in the dish. Place 1 teaspoon of butter on top of each filet. Place sliced tomatoes on top of that. Squeeze the ½ lemon over all three filets and season with salt and pepper.
Pour the wine into the dish and bake for 10 minutes. Remove the dish from the oven and top each filet with the toasted breadcrumbs ( 1 Tablespoon per filet, recipe below). Put the dish back into the oven and bake for 4 minutes. Serve.
To Make the Toasted Breadcrumbs
Heat up 2 Tablespoons of olive oil in a small pan set over medium high heat. Add the breadcrumbs and garlic powder to the pan and stir to coat it all in the oil. Stirring often, cook the mixture together until it becomes fragrant and just starts to brown. Remove from heat. The breadcrumbs will continue to brown in the hot pan off of the heat until you are ready to use them. Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to three weeks.
Notes
The panko recipe makes way more panko than you will need, but it keeps for several weeks in the fridge and is wonderful on all kinds of other dishes, from pasta to cooked veggies!