Community Recipe
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Faux-Fried Fish Dinner

• Red potatoes with herbed vinaigrette Place 1 1/2 pounds quartered red potatoes in a medium saucepan. Cover with cold water; bring to a boil. Cook 8 minutes or until tender; drain. Cool. Combine 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar, 1 tablespoon extravirgin olive oil, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper in large bowl, stirring well. Add potatoes, 1/4 cup sliced green onions, and 2 teaspoons chopped fresh parsley to vinegar mixture; toss.

• Steamed broccoli

GAME PLAN

Total time: 42 minutes

1. While oven preheats:
• Cook potatoes.
• Prepare fish.

2. While fish cooks:
• Finish potatoes.
• Steam broccoli.

Garlic-and-Herb Oven-Fried Halibut

A quick pan-fry adds a crispy coating to flavorful and light halibut fillets. This fish recipe mimics fried flavor without the added fat.

Batter your fillets in crunchy, Japanese-style breadcrumbs called panko–they bake up so crispy, you'll swear these tender halibut fillets are deep-fried.

Photo by: Beau Gustafson

Ingredients

1 cup panko (Japanese breadcrumbs)
1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil
1 tablespoon chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1 large garlic clove, minced
2 large egg whites, lightly beaten
1 large egg, lightly beaten

2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
6 (6-ounce) halibut fillets
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
Cooking spray

Preparation

Preheat oven to 450°.

Combine first 5 ingredients in a shallow dish. Place egg whites and egg in a shallow dish. Place flour in a shallow dish. Sprinkle fish with salt and pepper. Dredge fish in flour. Dip in egg mixture; dredge in panko mixture.

Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add 3 fish fillets; cook 2 1/2 minutes on each side or until browned. Place fish on a broiler pan coated with cooking spray. Repeat procedure with remaining 1 tablespoon oil and remaining fish. Bake at 450° for 6 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork or until desired degree of doneness.

Cooking Light AUGUST 2007