Baked Cod

Peter's Baked Cod with Seasoned Bread Crumbs and Lemon pairs perfectly with Peter Vella Blush.

Ingredients (serves 6-8)

12 oz.	Cod filet, about 1 inch thick (You may also use any fresh fish such as haddock, Pollack or Hake.)
1 Tbsp.	Vegetable oil
2 tsp.	Clarified butter
1/2 cup	Bread crumbs, plain not seasoned
2 dashes	Paprika (mix with the bread crumbs)
1 Tbsp.	Parsley, chopped (mix with the bread crumbs)
1 pinch	Salt
1/2	Lemon cut into wedges

Directions

Set oven to 450 degrees F.
Dip Cod in oil and then in bread crumbs on the cut side, not the skin side. (Crumbs should have the paprika and parsley mixed in with them.)
Place on a baking pan, drizzle with 2 teaspoons clarified butter and sprinkle with salt. Bake until golden, about 8 minutes. Place under broiler to brown more if you like. (About another 2 minutes.)
Place on plate with the pan juices, and lemon wedges.
Serve on a bed of par-boiled green beans and snap peas for a more formal presentation.

This fish recipe pairs perfectly with our Blush, a light-bodied wine that exhibits pleasing notes of red berry fruit and then finishes crisply-easily one of our most refreshing wines.