Oven baked cod with Ritz cracker topping with lemon, butter and parsley is a delicious fish recipe that you can put together in about 20 minutes! Join Eric from Simply Elegant Home Cooking as he demonstrates this New England classic. It is very important to buy the highest quality fish you can find, and be sure you get wild caught fish. The cod can be substituted for other white fish such as halibut or haddock. Also, be sure to use Ritz crackers, which have a delicious buttery flavor and consistency. Other types of crackers will not taste as good!
Ingredients:
-2 pieces of thick cut wild caught cod or other white fish
-2 tablespoons butter
-1 small pack of Ritz crackers (approximately 14 crackers)
-1/2 lemon, cut into slices
-1 large handful of chopped Italian parsley
-Salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
-Remove the cod from the fridge 30 minutes before you plan to cook. Pat it dry with a paper towel.
-Crush the Ritz crackers into large crumbs. This can be done either in their packaging or by placing into a freezer bag and using either your hands or a rolling pin. Be sure not to crush too much. You want large crumbs, not a fine powder.
-In a small skillet, melt the butter over a low heat. Once butter is melted, turn off the heat and add the crushed Ritz crackers, along with the parsley, salt, and pepper.
-In either another skillet or sheet pan, melt a small amount of butter to prevent sticking. While the butter melts, season the cod with salt and black pepper.
-Place the cod into the buttered skillet or sheet pan, and spoon over the Ritz cracker and butter mixture. Do not worry if some of it falls off on the sides.
-Place the skillet into a preheated 375 degree F oven, and cook for about 18-20 minutes or until desired doneness.
-Serve and enjoy with the sliced lemon!
21 Comments
You make disgusting sounds when you eat. I don't like how you have to touch the butter. It is stupid how you squeeze the lemon and barely get it any place, and the classless way you throw it aside. You have kind of gay hands. We could never friends.
Loved this recipe so easy, my only addition was a clove of garlic chopped when I melted the butter in the pan!
Looks delicious can't wait to try it👍
Love mi some cod n Haddock! Nice recipe brother 🙂
Wow
Tried it and it turned out great!! Thanks:)
Thank you! Looks great!
I really like this channel! This gentleman has a nice way of speaking and he is the best! My cod is in the oven now cooking!
Perfect making today
I have my Sitka Salmon Shares box that has wild caught cod and black cod (sablefish). Having guests tonight and trying this recipe. It looks great!
Serving with a side of Farro, tomato, and basil from Smitten Kitchen and steamed great beans.
(That Hollywood creeper’s comments infuriates me. The world has no room for that hate!)
I love how simple and to the point your video is. Thank you 🙂
I am sure the recipe tastes decent and the ideal of putting crackers on fish does sound a little uncivilized and barbaric.
YouTube might flag you for how you suggestively broke up that bag of crackers….stay strong! Watch out for the cancel culture!!!!
My sister made this for me and it was delicious! Top food. I felt like I was eating at a fine dining seafood restaurant like the one I grew up down the road in Maine! Loved it! Looked up the recipe for my husband and me to have tonight!
Our family & friends love this recipe TY it’s now a favorite.
More butter!!!
Use the sodium free Ritz crackers better
Put some Old Bay in there and some apple sauce in a little mayonnaise and y'all have an amazing stuffing cut up some crab meat little shrimp little scallops
Could I use fresh bread crumbs that I have crumbed myself with 2 days old white bread and added lemon pepper parsley salt &pepper chilly flakes.
He overcooked the fish, lol.
It's delicious.