Sea Bass Crusted with Pepitas and Coriander
- 2 tablespoons whole coriander seeds
- 1 1/3 cups fresh breadcrumbs made from crustless sourdough bread
- 1/2 cup shelled pepitas, toasted
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 2 large eggs
- 4 6-ounce sea bass fillets
- 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- Lemon wedges
- 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.
coriander seeds, fresh breadcrumbs, salt, flour, eggs, bass fillets, butter, olive oil, lemon wedges
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/sea-bass-crusted-with-pepitas-and-coriander-102319 (may not work)