Basic Baked Fish Easy Dressing Recipes

SIMPLE BAKED FISH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425. Lightly grease or spray a 13" x 9" (or larger) baking dish.
• Rinse fish filets and pat dry. Set them in a single layer in the prepared baking dish.
• In a small bowl, combine melted butter, lemon juice, garlic, sugar, pepper, thyme and parsley. Stir well. Pour evenly over fish filets.
• Sprinkle with the breadcrumbs.
• Bake at 425 for about 20 minutes or until filets are opaque and flakey.

BASIC BAKED FISH -EASY DRESSING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 475-500 degrees.
• Blend the ingredients, except for the fish and baste the fish with the sauce.
• If the fish is an oily or "stornger" type of fish (Bluefish), season further with any commercial seafood seasoning.
• Bake fish in a single layer in a shallow pan for 6-7 minutes for fish 1/2" thick or for 7-9 minutes for fish 3/4" thick.
• Remove from oven as soon as the fish whiten inside and begins to flake when fork-tested.
• Above all, do not overcook.

"SIMPLE IS BEST" DRESSING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250°F. Butter a 13x9x2" baking dish and set aside. Scatter bread in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet. Bake, stirring occasionally, until dried out, about 1 hour. Let cool; transfer to a very large bowl.
• Meanwhile, melt 3/4 cup butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat; add onions and celery. Stir often until just beginning to brown, about 10 minutes. Add to bowl with bread; stir in herbs, salt, and pepper. Drizzle in 1 1/4 cups broth and toss gently. Let cool.
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Whisk 1 1/4 cups broth and eggs in a small bowl. Add to bread mixture; fold gently until thoroughly combined. Transfer to prepared dish, cover with foil, and bake until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of dressing registers 160°F, about 40 minutes. (Note: Dressing can be made one day ahead up to this point. Uncover the dressing, let cool, then cover again and chill. The next day, proceed with the final bake as described below.)
• Bake dressing, uncovered, until set and top is browned and crisp, 40-45 minutes longer (if chilled, add 10-15 minutes).

FAST BAKED FISH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. Place fish in a greased 11x7-in. baking dish. Sprinkle with seasoned salt, pepper and paprika if desired. Drizzle with butter. , Cover and bake until fish just begins to flake easily with a fork, 15-20 minutes.

SIMPLE ITALIAN FISH & VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Pour 3/4 cup of the dressing over fish and vegetables in shallow glass or plastic dish; cover.
• Refrigerate 30 minutes to 1 hour to marinate. Drain; discard marinade.
• Preheat greased grill to medium heat. Grill fish and vegetables 15 minutes or until fish flakes easily with fork and vegetables are crisp-tender, turning and brushing occasionally with the remaining 1/4 cup dressing.

EASY BREADED FISH FILLETS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray shallow baking pan with nonstick cooking spray. In shallow dish or pie pan, combine croutons, cheese, parsley flakes and paprika; mix well. In another shallow dish, combine egg, lemon juice and water; beat well.
• Cut fish fillets into serving-sized pieces. Dip in egg mixture, tucking thin ends of fish under to form pieces of uniform thickness. Dip fish in crouton mixture, patting gently to coat; place in sprayed pan. Spray fish with cooking spray for about 5 seconds.
• Bake at 350°F. for 10 to 15 minutes or until fish flakes easily with fork.