Baked Black Cod

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 (6 ounce) cod fish fillets, with skin
• 1/2 cup sweet sherry
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil, plus
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• fresh ground black pepper
• 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 -2 garlic clove, peeled, flattened
• 1/4 cup panko breadcrumbs (or regular breadcrumbs, ground fine)
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
• kosher salt

Recipe

• 1 using a sharp knife, make 3 1/4" deep, 2 1/2" long diagonal cuts in skin of each fish fillet. arrange fillets in a single layer, skin side up, in a 15"x10"x2" glass baking dish. pour sherry and 1/4 cup olive oil over fish; sprinkle with pepper. cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours and up to 6 hours, turning every so often.
• 2 preheat oven to 425*f. combine butter and garlic in a heavy medium saucepan. cook over medium heat till butter melts and garlic begins to brown, about 12 minutes, stirring occaionally. discard garlic cloves. add panko to butter(mix will bubble); cook till golden brown, about 3 minutes. add the lemon juice; remove from heat. stir in smoked paprika. season sauce to taste with salt and pepper. cover to keep warm while preparing fish.
• 3 remove fish from marinade and drain. sprinkle fish with coarse salt. heat remaining 1 tbls. oil in a large ovenproof skillet over medium high heat. add the fish, skin side down, and cook until lightly browned, about 1 minute. turn fillets over; place skillet in the oven and roast until fish is just opaque in center, about 2 minutes.
• 4 if serving with roasted sweet and sour onions, spoon the onions into the center of 6 plates. top each serving with 1 fish fillet. spoon sauce over and serve. enjoy!