Spicy Coconut-Crusted Cod
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Recipe type: Dinner
Cuisine: American
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Serves: 2
 
This is a quick main dish option for any night of the week.
Ingredients
  • 1 lb fresh cod fillet, ideally 1-2 inches thick, cut into even pieces
  • ⅓ cup coconut flour
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • ½ tsp black pepper
  • ½ tsp Berbere spice (it's like a spicy curry spice)
  • 1-2 eggs
  • 2-3 Tbl coconut oil for pan
Instructions
  1. Mix the coconut flour, salt, pepper and berbere spice in a medium bowl
  2. Whisk 1 egg in a small bowl, add a tiny pinch of salt to help break up egg whites
  3. Place fish pieces on a plate large enough that pieces don't overlap
  4. Heat your large saute pan over low-med heat and add coconut oil (enough to generously coat pan)
  5. While pan heats: with ONE hand (this will be your wet hand), dip a fish piece into the egg and flip to coat evenly
  6. Allow excess egg to drip off fish, then place in bowl with coconut flour.
  7. Use your other hand (dry hand) to coat fish evenly with flour, shake off excess and return fish to plate.
  8. Repeat with remaining fish.
  9. Turn pan up to medium heat, place pieces of fish gently into pan, careful not to overcrowd.
  10. Sear 4 minutes until coating is brown, and GENTLY flip fish with a spatula and sear bottom side for 3 more minutes, just until brown.
  11. Careful not to overcook. Fish cooks faster than you think :)
Recipe by Grace Brinton at http://www.gracebrinton.com/spicy-coconut-crusted-cod/