BAKED COD WITH PESTO & GARLIC LEMON BUTTER BY NOREEN

Steps:

• 1. Soak Cod in Milk for 30 minutes. This helps to sweeten the fish. You can skip this step if you want. Simply just rinse and pat dry the fish. Heat oven to 400 degree's. Take out all ingredients needed. Combine breadcrumbs, paprika, parsley, oregano, basil,salt, pepper and cheese together in a bowl. Toss crumbs with 3 TB melted butter.
• 2. Place filets in a buttered casserole or pan. Place Skin side down. Divide and Spread pesto sauce over each fillet. You just want a very thin amount of pesto. Pesto a strong goes along way. Pat the breadcrumb mixture on top of the pesto onto the fish fillets.
• 3. Melt the 2 TB butter and drizzle over fish. Place in oven uncovered. Bake about 20 minutes. Fish should flake when cut with fork.
• 4. in a small pan. Add olive oil. Heat pan to medium high. Add the crushed cloves of garlic to the pan. Stir constantly until garlic is light golden brown. Do not let it brown to much. It sjould take less than 15 seconds. Uou want it to barely get brown. Remove from heat. Add green onion, and crushed red pepper if wanted.
• 5. Stir in the wine or stock. Add the lemon juice. Cook and stir until sauce reduces to 1/2. I There won't be a lot of sauce after It reduces. Remove from heat. Add 4 TB's of chopped butter. Keep stirring until butter melts and sauce thickens.
• 6. Remove fish from oven. Plate fish. Drizzle butter sauce around each serving.