Garlic Breaded Sea Bass

Garlic Breaded Sea Bass

Ingredients

5-ounce sourdough bread or other leftover bread

1 tablespoon butter, plus 1/2 stick unsalted butter

4 (6-ounce) sea bass fillets

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

3 tbs lemon juice or 2 fresh lemons to squeeze

3 cloves garlic Fresh

1/2 cup fresh parsley leaves

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Pulse the bread in a food processor to get slightly coarse bread crumbs.

Coat a casserole dish just large enough to hold the fillets with 1 tablespoon butter. Place the fillets in the dish and season with salt, pepper, and lemon juice.

Melt the butter in a large skillet. Then add the smashed garlic. The butter should start to bubble reduced heat let the garlic infuse with the warm butter. Then remove any chunks of garlic if desired.

Add the bread crumbs mix slowly until all the butter has been absorbed. Remove from heat and stir in the parsley add salt and pepper if desired for taste.

Spread a layer of bread crumb mixture over the top of each fillet and bake for 12 to 15 minutes until bread crumbs are golden brown and fish is cooked through.