Crispy Baked Grouper

Ingredients

• 1/4 cups ready-to-serve chicken broth or water
• 2 lbs. grouper or snapper, or substitute, fillets
• (8 oz. each), skin on
• 1/4 cup margarine or butter, melted, divided
• 1 cup unseasoned dry bread crumbs
• 1/4 cups, plus 2 tablespoons, ground blanched almonds
• 2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
• 1 tablespoon, plus 1 teaspoon, lemon juice
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 cup sliced almonds

Directions

Heat oven to 375 degrees F.
Spray 11 X 7 inch baking dish with non-stick vegetable cooking spray
Pour broth into prepared dish
Arrange fillets skin-sides-down in prepared dish
Set Aside

In medium mixing bowl, combine 1 tablespoon margarine,
bread crumbs, ground almonds, peel, juice, salt and pepper
Set Aside

Brush fillets with 1 tablespoon remaining margarine
Pat crumb mixture evenly on fillets
Drizzle with 1 tablespoon remaining margarine
Sprinkle almond slices evenly over crumb mixture

Bake, uncovered, for 10 minutes
Drizzle with remaining 1 tablespoon margarine
Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until fish is firm and opaque and
just begins to flake, and topping is golden brown

Submitted 6/13/05.
Source: http://www.ewol.com/redman/fav_recp.htm
Submitted By: Teresa Johnson
techgoddess@worldnet.att.net
Crispy Baked Grouper