Shelly's Recipe

BAKED HALIBUT WITH MAITRE D HOTEL BUTTER

Category: Fish and Seafood

Fish
1/3 cup flour
1/4 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp salt
1 egg
2 tbsp water
2/3 cup bread crumbs
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper

Four medium filets of white fish such as halibut, haddock or snapper

Maitre d Hotel Butter
4 tsp butter
1/2 tbsp finely chopped parsley
2 tsp lemon juice
Pinch pepper

Preheat the oven to 425. Place an oven-proof cooling rack on a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil. The cooling rack should sit about an inch off the pan to allow air to circulate under the fish and cook from below as well as above.

In one bowl, combine the flour, pepper, and salt. In another bowl, whisk the egg and water together. In a third bowl, combine the bread crumbs and cayenne pepper. Arrange the three bowls in this order: flour mixture, egg mixture, and bread crumb mixture.

Dredge the fish pieces in the flour mixture, then the egg mixture, and then in the bread crumb mixture. Place the coated fish on the rack. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes or until the fish flakes easily with a fork. Baking times will vary with the thickness of the fish.

While the fish are baking, beat the butter on low speed until creamy. Add the parsley, lemon juice, and pepper. Beat until thoroughly combined.

After fish pieces are done cooking, spread the butter mixture on top of fish. Serve hot.