Cornmeal Breaded Snapper

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 4 fillets
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon hungarian paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon pepper
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
• 1/2 cup cornmeal
• 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese
• 1 pinch dried oregano
• 1 pinch dried basil
• pepper
• 2 -3 tablespoons oil

Recipe

• 1 rinse fillets under cold cold water. lay on plate & pat dry with paper towels.
• 2 remove 3 shallow bowls from cupboard (here's where the messy bit starts).
• 3 in one of the bowls, mix together flour, paprika and lemon pepper. fluff together with fork.
• 4 in another bowl stir together the 2 eggs until frothy.
• 5 in the 3rd bowl mix the breadcrumbs, cornmeal, parmesan cheese, oregano, basil and pepper.
• 6 heat oil in pan.
• 7 dip each fillet first into the flour mixture. coat evenly on both sides, then dip into the egg mixture, then the breadcrumb/cornmeal mixture.
• 8 when oil is hot lay the filets gently in the pan. do not crowd.
• 9 cook fillets until golden brown on both sides. i do mine in a texas skillet. (large frypan), but if you have to do it in two batches, you can keep them warm for awhile in a 230°f oven on a plate lined with paper towel.
• 10 serve with a little tartar sauce, seafood sauce or brown butter.
• 11 enjoy!