Simple Broiled Haddock
This is a quick-and-easy recipe for broiled haddock, cod, or pollock moistened with butter, topped with breadcrumbs, and served with lemon.
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- Serves: 6 persons
Ingredients
- 4(4-ounce) haddock fillets (or 2 (8-ounce) fillets)
- Salt to taste (kosher)
- 2to 3 tablespoons butter
- 4to 6 tablespoons breadcrumbs
- Black pepper to taste
- Garnish: lemon wedges
Instructions
Step 1
Heat the broiler.Step 2
Lay the fillets skin-side down—even if there is no skin—on a buttered broiler pan. A fish pan is ideal, but any heavy broiler pan will do. Cover it with foil to make cleanup easier.Step 3
Salt the fish well, then slice the butter thinly and lay the pats on the haddock fillets . Top with a generous sprinkling of breadcrumbs.Step 4
Broil for 10 minutes per inch of thickness of the fish , based on how wide the fillet is at its widest point. It'll take at least 5 minutes, even for thin fillets like sole.Step 5
Remove and grind black pepper over the fish, add more butter if you wish, and serve piping hot with lemon wedges. I like crusty bread and a simple salad to go with this recipe.Step 6
What kind of wine should drink with this fish? Chardonnay would be nice, as would a crisp Italian white such as pinot grigio.