Best 6 Spicy Cornmeal Cod Lighter Recipes

CORNMEAL COATING

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine milk and lemon juice. Add cod fillets, and marinate 5 minutes. Heat oil in large heavy skillet over medium heat.
• In a shallow bowl, mix together cornmeal and flour. Season with paprika, black pepper, salt, garlic powder, thyme and cayenne pepper. Dredge fish in cornmeal mixture.
• Fry cod fillets in hot oil until golden brown.

SPICY CORNMEAL COD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 500°F.
• Cut fish fillet into 4x2-inch pieces. Mix remaining ingredients except eggs and butter. Dip fish into eggs, then coat with cornmeal mixture.
• Place fish on ungreased cookie sheet. Drizzle butter over fish. Bake 10 to 12 minutes, turning fish once, until golden brown.

MEMPHIS CORNMEAL BATTERED COD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, add flour, cornmeal, cayenne and sugar and mix together. Whisk in cold beer and honey until well incorporated and free of lumps.
• Preheat deep-fryer to 375 degrees F. with peanut oil.
• Season cod with salt and pepper and dredge in batter. Allow excess batter to drip off and place gently into the deep-fryer. Fry for 6 to 8 minutes until golden, crisp and delicious. Drain on paper towels. Place cod on a large serving platter or individual places and serve with Tartar Sauce.
• In a small bowl, mix all ingredients together.

SPICY COD WITH GRILLED LIME

Steps:

• Set up your grill for medium heat.
• In a small saucepan, combine the mirin, sake and sugar and bring to a simmer on the grill. Whisk until smooth and the sugar is dissolved. Remove from the grill and whisk in the miso, sriracha and rice vinegar. Cool.
• Place the cod fillets into a zip-top bag. When the miso mixture has cooled, pour over the cod, seal the bag and marinate in the refrigerator for 1 to 3 days. The longer fish marinates, the better.
• Set up your grill for indirect heat. If using a charcoal grill, build the coals on one side only. If using a gas grill, heat one side only. Allow the temperature to reach 400 to 450°F.
• Liberally grease the grates of your grill with the oil.
• Remove the fish from the marinade and allow the excess to drain off.
• Meanwhile, place the limes, cut-side down, onto the direct heat side of the grill and grill until charred, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from the grill and set aside.
• Place the fish, skin-side down, on the indirect heat side of the grill. Cover the grill and cook until the fish is flaky and cooked through, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Transfer the fish to a serving platter and squeeze 1 of the grilled limes all over the fish. Serve with the remaining grilled limes.

CRISPY OVEN-FRIED COD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 500°F.
• Combine bread crumbs, cornmeal, salt, and cayenne in a large sealable plastic bag and shake to mix.
• Season fish with salt and pepper on both sides and, working with 1 piece at a time, put fish in bag and shake to coat well with crumbs. Dip fish in eggs, then shake in crumbs again to coat. Transfer fish to a plate.
• Heat 3 tablespoons oil in a 12-inch heavy ovenproof skillet (preferably cast-iron) over high heat until hot but not smoking, then fry fish until undersides are golden brown, about 1 minute. Turn over, add remaining 3 tablespoons oil, and cook 1 minute more. Put skillet in upper third of oven and bake until fish is just cooked through, about 5 minutes.

SPICY CORNMEAL CRACKERS

Steps:

• In the bowl of a heavy-duty mixer use the paddle attachment to combine the water and oil.
• In another bowl, mix the flour, cornmeal, salt (not the coarse salt), and red pepper flakes.
• Turn the machine onto low and pour in flour mixture.
• Blend just until the dough comes together.
• By hand- mix flour, cornmeal, salt and pepper flakes in a large bowl.
• Mix oil and water in a separate medium bowl.
• Make a well in the flour mixture and pour oil/water into the center.
• Mix with a wooden spoon until just combined, as with muffins. (This may require some hand-kneading to combine thoroughly)
• On a lightly floured surface, pat dough into a flat rectangle.
• Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30-60 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 500°F.
• If using baking stone (preferred method) place stone in oven about 45 minutes before baking to heat.
• Place the rack in the center of the oven.
• Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment.
• Remove from refrigerator and dough into 2 equal pieces.
• On a lightly floured surface roll dough into a 16x12 inch rectangle.
• (If dough "resists and retracts" let is rest and work with the other piece of dough) Transfer your rectangles to your baking sheet by lightly rolling them around your rolling pin then spreading them on the baking sheets.
• Poke each rectangle all over with a fork.
• If you would like consistent shapes, score lightly with a sharp knife.
• Mist with water and sprinkle with the course salt.
• Bake for about 10 minutes until dough is set- one sheet at a time.
• Transfer on the paper onto a rack to cool.
• Let cool completely, then break into irregularly shaped crackers or break at score marks.
• Store into an airtight container for up to 3 days.