Mouth-Watering Oven-Fried Fish

heart healthy recipes

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 6
• Yields: 6 slices

Ingredients

• 2  lbs  fish fillets
• 1  tablespoon lemon juice, fresh
• 1⁄4 cup skim milk or 1⁄4 cup 1% fat buttermilk
• 2  drops  hot pepper sauce
• 1  teaspoon garlic, fresh, minced
• 1⁄4 teaspoon white pepper, ground
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon onion powder
• 1⁄2 cup  corn flakes, crumbled or 1⁄2 cup  regular  breadcrumbs
• 1  tablespoon  vegetable oil (for greasing baking dish)
• 1  lemon, fresh, cut in wedges

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 475°F.
2. Wipe fillets with lemon juice and pat dry.
3. Combine milk, hot pepper sauce, and garlic.
4. Combine pepper, salt, and onion powder with cornflake crumbs and place on a plate.
5. Let fillets sit in milk briefly.
6. Remove and coat fillets on both sides with seasoned crumbs.
7. Let stand briefly until coating sticks to each side of fish.
8. Arrange on lightly oiled shallow baking dish.
9. Bake 20 minutes on middle rack without turning.
10. Cut into 6 pieces.
11. Serve with fresh lemon.