This is a recipe I got from a buddy that has a fishing camp down in Grand Isle Louisiana. When you fish every weekend, you get tired of eating fried fish. Don't get me wrong-I do love fried fish....especially when fresh...but even I can't eat it every weekend. He created this recipe with what was in the pantry at the camp and lemme tell ya-it's a home run! Using Italian salad dressing as a marinate for anything is almost cliche'; but it really works for this dish. You need the oil to help seal the coating while baking and the acid in the dressing really makes the fish dance on the taste buds. This was dinner tonight at the firehouse for the guys....
(4) redfish fillets skin off, red line removed and clean of all red meat; cut into 3-4" pieces.
2 T. olive oil (or a little oil off the top of the dressing)
1 small bottle italian dressing
2 cups Italian bread crumbs
3/4 stick of butter
2 cups grated Parmesan cheese
Make the marinara. I make homemade canned marinara with tomatoes from my garden, but you can just warm up store bought on the stove.
Next, marinate the fish pieces in the dressing while you wait for the oven to preheat to 375*F.
When the oven is ready and the fish has marinated for about 10 minutes, dredge each fillet in a shallow pan with the Italian bread crumbs.
Press the bread crumbs on tight for a thick coating and place on greased sheet pan (with the olive oil). place thin pats of butter on the fish...
Then bake for 15 minutes. Start pasta water warming when you put the fish in the oven. When the timer on the fish is about done, start boiling the linguini pasta. When timer is up, remove fish from oven and cover with the Parmesan cheese.
Bake for another 10 minutes and it's ready to serve.
Drain pasta and let fish cool a few minutes...
So simple, but man it is so good! Will work with any white flesh fish....fresh is the best though. Serve with garlic bread.
(4) redfish fillets skin off, red line removed and clean of all red meat; cut into 3-4" pieces.
2 T. olive oil (or a little oil off the top of the dressing)
1 small bottle italian dressing
2 cups Italian bread crumbs
3/4 stick of butter
2 cups grated Parmesan cheese
Make the marinara. I make homemade canned marinara with tomatoes from my garden, but you can just warm up store bought on the stove.
Next, marinate the fish pieces in the dressing while you wait for the oven to preheat to 375*F.
When the oven is ready and the fish has marinated for about 10 minutes, dredge each fillet in a shallow pan with the Italian bread crumbs.
Press the bread crumbs on tight for a thick coating and place on greased sheet pan (with the olive oil). place thin pats of butter on the fish...
Then bake for 15 minutes. Start pasta water warming when you put the fish in the oven. When the timer on the fish is about done, start boiling the linguini pasta. When timer is up, remove fish from oven and cover with the Parmesan cheese.
Bake for another 10 minutes and it's ready to serve.
Drain pasta and let fish cool a few minutes...
So simple, but man it is so good! Will work with any white flesh fish....fresh is the best though. Serve with garlic bread.
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