Coconut Breaded Cod

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Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 lbs thick cod fish fillets, boned,cut into 4 pieces
  • 3 tablespoons lime juice
  • 1 cup fine dry breadcrumb
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground mace
  • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne, to taste
  • 2 eggs
  • 3 tablespoons water
  • 2 cups finely grated unsweetened coconut
  • 2 tablespoons butter

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Rinse off cod fillets well under cool water.
  3. Sprinkle well with lime juice and set aside.
  4. Mix together bread crumbs, salt, mace, and cayenne.
  5. Pour into a shallow dish suitable for dredging.
  6. Beat together eggs and water.
  7. Put coconut in a shallow dish suitable for dredging.
  8. Melt butter and pour into bottom of a baking dish.
  9. (Or spray baking dish with cooking spray.) Dredge each piece of limejuice-covered fish in the crumb mixture.
  10. Then dip in egg.
  11. Dredge in coconut.
  12. (You may repeat the egg/coconut step if you like a thicker coating.) Lay thoroughly-coated pieces of fish in baking pan.
  13. Bake for about 25-30 minutes or until fish flakes easily.
  14. Serve with good tartar sauce.
  15. Also good served along with baked bacon-wrapped shrimp.

Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)

672 kcal 34% DV
Protein Fat Carbs

Macronutrients

Protein 14.5g 29% DV
Total Fat 49.9g 64% DV
Carbs 53g 19% DV
Fiber 14.2g 51% DV
Sugar 4.5g 9% DV

Electrolytes

Sodium 10713.8mg 100% DV
Potassium 1000mg 21% DV
Cholesterol 160.8mg 54% DV

Vitamins & Minerals

Vitamin A 549.3mcg 61% DV
Vitamin C 26.9mg 30% DV
Vitamin D 0.4mcg 2% DV
Calcium 230mg 18% DV
Iron 7.8mg 43% DV

* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).

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