San diego catch from mr. food
4 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| ½ | cup | Cornmeal |
| 2 | teaspoons | Chili powder |
| 1 | teaspoon | Salt |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Pepper |
| 1 | Egg, lightly beaten | |
| 1 | pounds | Fish fillets |
| ¼ | cup | Oil |
Directions
In a shallow dish, combine the cornmeal, chili powder, salt and pepper. Place the beaten egg in another shallow dish. Dip the fish in the egg, then dredge in the cornmeal mixture; shake off the excess. In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat until hot. Add the fish and saute until lightly browned on both sides; 3-4 minutes. Drain on paper towels before serving.
Mr. Food's notes:Flounder and sole work well here. And, for a special treat, orange roughy prepared this way is out of this world! Lin's notes: We used orange roughy, and he was RIGHT!!! Source: Mr. Food Cooks Real American Typed in MM format by Linda Fields, Cyberealm BBS, Watertown NY 12/31/95 315-786-1120