Crispy Baked Fish Fillets

Name: Crispy Baked Fish Fillets
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 egg; 30 RITZ Crackers, finely crushed (about 1-1/4 cups); 2 tsp. dried oregano leaves; 1 tsp. chili pepper; 6 catfish fillets (1-1/2 lb.); ⅓ cup mayonnaise; 2 tsp. serrano chiles

You love RITZ Crackers for snacking, but they're also the secret to a perfect baked fish coating. They add a crisp yet buttery crust to this flavorful baked catfish.

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Servings:

Makes 6 servings.

Ingredient list

1 egg
30 RITZ Crackers, finely crushed (about 1-1/4 cups)
2 tsp. dried oregano leaves
1 tsp. chili pepper
6 catfish fillets (1-1/2 lb.)
⅓ cup mayonnaise
2 tsp. finely chopped seeded serrano chiles

Directions

Heat oven to 350°F.

Beat egg in pie plate. Mix cracker crumbs and seasonings in separate pie plate. Dip fish, 1 fillet at a time, in egg then in crumb mixture, turning to coat both sides of each. Place in foil-lined 15x10x1-inch pan sprayed with cooking spray.

Bake 15 min. or until fish flakes easily with fork. Meanwhile, mix mayo and chiles.

Serve fish with mayo mixture.

Recipe Tips

How to Determine When Fish is Cooked
Fish is done when it looks opaque and flakes easily with a fork. Undercooked fish looks translucent, while overcooked fish looks dry and falls apart.
Purchasing and Storing Fresh Fish
Look for fresh fish fillets and steaks with a firm texture, moist appearance and fresh mild odor (they should not smell fishy). Whole fish should have bright clear eyes and red to bright pink gills. Store in the coldest part of the refrigerator up to 2 days.
Substitute
Prepare using any mild white fish fillets.