Sea bass crusted with pepitas and coriander

1 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 tablespoons Whole coriander seeds
1⅓ cup Fresh breadcrumbs made from crustless
; sourdough bread
½ cup Shelled pepitas; toasted
1 teaspoon Salt
½ cup All purpose flour
2 larges Eggs
4 Sea bass fillets; (6-ounce)
4 tablespoons Butter; (1/2 stick)
2 tablespoons Olive oil
Lemon wedges

Directions

Heat heavy small skillet over medium heat. Add coriander; stir about 2 minutes. Transfer coriander to blender and blend until coarsely ground. Add breadcrumbs, pepitas and salt to blender; pulse until pepitas are coarsely chopped. Transfer mixture to baking sheet.

Place flour in pie dish. Whisk eggs to blend in medium bowl. Sprinkle fish with pepper. Dip both sides of each fish fillet into flour; shake off excess. Dip fish into eggs, then into breadcrumb mixture, coating completely.

Melt 2 tablespoons butter with 1 tablespoon oil in each of 2 heavy large skillets over medium-high heat. Add 2 fish fillets to each skillet and cook just until fish is opaque in center and coating is golden brown, about 3 minutes per side. Serve fish with lemon wedges.

Makes 4 servings.

Bon Appetit October 1999

Converted by MC_Buster.

Per serving: 1277 Calories (kcal); 92g Total Fat; (65% calories from fat); 107g Protein; 1g Carbohydrate; 710mg Cholesterol; 3062mg Sodium Food Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 15 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 15½ Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates Converted by MM_Buster v2.0n.

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