Oven Fried Fish from Cooks Illustrated

Very tasty coating is worth the messy fingers! from Sept./Oct. 2008

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 4 -6  slices  white bread, slightly stale is best
• 2  tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
•  salt and pepper
• 2  tablespoons  fresh minced parsley
• 1  small shallot, finely minced
• 2⁄3 cup  approximately all-purpose flour
• 2  large eggs
• 3  tablespoons mayonnaise
• 1⁄2 teaspoon paprika
• 1⁄4 teaspoon cayenne
• 1 1⁄4 lbs  white  fish, at least 1 in. thick cut into 4 pieces (Cod or haddock is recommended)

Directions

1. heat oven to 350 degrees.
2. pulse bread, butter, 1/4 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp pepper in a food processor until coarsely ground.
3. spread on a rimmed baking sheet and bake until golden brown, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes.
4. remove and cool crumbs, toss with parsley and shallots, place in a pie plate.
5. increase oven temp to 450 degrees.
6. blend eggs, Mayo., paprika, Cayenne, 1/4 tsp pepper and 5 tbsp of flour in a second pie plate.
7. put remaining flour in a third pie plate.
8. spray wire rack with cooking spray and place in a rimmed baking sheet.
9. dry fish well and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
10. dredge first in flour, then egg mixture, then crumbs pressing into crumbs so that a nice thick layer sticks to the fish.
11. place on wire rack and repeat with remaining fish.
12. bake 18 - 20 minutes,or until internal temperature is 140 degrees.