Baked Cod Recipe with Lemon Garlic Sauce

 { always make extra cod, so I have leftovers to make codfish cakes. A family favorite.

Ingredients

1.5 lb Cod fillet pieces, 4-6 pieces

1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley leaves

Lemon Sauce

5 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

2 tablespoons  extra virgin olive oil

5 tablespoons  melted butter

5 garlic cloves, grated

For Fish Coating

1/3 cup all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon ground coriander

3/4 teaspoon  sweet Spanish paprika

3/4 teaspoon ground cumin

3/4 tsp black pepper

2 tablespoons olive oil

Directions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

Mix the lemon juice, olive oil, and melted butter in a shallow bowl (do not add the garlic yet). Set aside.

In another shallow bowl, mix the all-purpose flour, spices, salt and pepper. Set next to the lemon sauce.

Pat the fish dry. Dip the fish in the lemon sauce then dip it in the flour mixture. Shake off excess flour. Reserve the lemon sauce for later.

Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a cast iron skillet or an oven-safe pan over medium-high heat (watch the oil to be sure it is shimmering but not smoking). 

Add the fish and sear on each side to give it some color, but do not fully cook (about 2 minutes on each side). Remove the skillet from heat.

To the remaining lemon sauce, add the minced garlic and mix. Drizzle all over the fish fillets.

Bake in the heated oven until the fish flakes easily with a fork ( about 10 minutes, but begin checking earlier). 

Remove from the heat and sprinkle chopped parsley. Serve with roasted potato wedges and a green vegetable.