Crunchy Oven-Fried Fish

Ingredients

4 hearty slices white sandwich bread, torn into quarters
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
Salt and pepper
2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
1 shallot, minced
1⁄2 cup plus 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
2 large eggs
3 tablespoons mayonnaise
2 teaspoons prepared horseradish (optional)
1⁄2 teaspoon paprika
1⁄4 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)
1-1⁄4 pounds skinless cod, haddock, or other thick white fish fillets, 1 to 1-1⁄2 inches thick, cut into 4 pieces
Lemon wedges

Instructions

Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 350 degrees. Pulse bread, melted butter, 1⁄4 teaspoon salt, and 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper in food processor to coarse crumbs, about 10 pulses (you should have about 3-1⁄2 cups crumbs). Transfer to rimmed baking sheet and bake until deep golden brown and dry, about 15 minutes, stirring twice during baking time. Cool crumbs to room temperature, about 10 minutes. Transfer crumbs to pie plate and toss with parsley and shallot. Increase oven temperature to 425 degrees.
Place 1⁄4 cup flour in second pie plate. In third pie plate, whisk eggs, mayonnaise, horseradish (if using), paprika, cayenne (if using), and 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper until combined. Whisk in remaining 1⁄4 cup plus 1 tablespoon flour until smooth.
Spray wire rack with vegetable oil spray and place in rimmed baking sheet. Dry fish thoroughly with paper towels and season with salt and pepper. Dredge 1 fillet in flour and shake off excess. Using tongs, coat fillet with egg mixture, then coat with bread-crumb mixture, pressing gently so that thick layer of crumbs adheres to fish. Transfer breaded fish to prepared wire rack. Repeat with remaining 3 fillets.
Bake fish until fillets register 140 degrees, 18 to 25 minutes. Using thin spatula, transfer fillets to plates and serve immediately with lemon wedges.

Crunchy Oven-Fried Fish

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