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Cornmeal Fried Cod Rice Bowl

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  • Author: Lilies and Loafers
  • Prep Time: 30 minutes
  • Cook Time: 10 minutes
  • Total Time: 40 minutes
  • Yield: 4 1x
  • Category: Dinner
  • Cuisine: Southern

Ingredients

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Pickled Red Onions

  • 1/2 cup red wine vinegar
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 1 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 medium red onion, sliced into strips

Collard Greens

Tartar Sauce

  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • 5 tbsp white onion, chopped
  • 1/4 cup sweet pickles (bread and butter), chopped
  • 2 tbsp dill pickles, chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • Kosher salt
  • Black pepper

Fried Cod

  • 1lb cod, cut into 4-5 filets
  • 1/2 cup cornmeal
  • 1/4 cup flour
  • 1 tsp lemon pepper spice
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp parsley
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • 1 egg
  • Vegetable oil for frying

Instructions

  1. For this bowl, make a pot of rice, collard greens (see link above for recipe), and start pickling those red onions.

Pickled Red Onions

  1. Combine red wine vinegar, sugar, and salt in a container with a lid (preferably a jar like a 16oz mason jar). Stir the mixture really well, or screw the lid on and shake, shake, shake.
  2. Carefully drop in the red onion slices and push them down to submerge in the liquid.
  3. Cover and place in the fridge for at least 2 hours or overnight (preferred).

Tartar Sauce

  1. Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl. Mix well.
  2. Cover and chill in the fridge.

Cornmeal Fried Cod

  1. Pour vegetable oil in a cast iron skillet about two inches, and heat over medium-high heat.
  2. In a shallow bowl, combine cornmeal, flour, lemon pepper, salt, parsley, and black pepper. Mix altogether.
  3. In another shallow bowl, crack and lightly scramble the egg.
  4. Working one filet at a time, dip into the egg, shake off excess, and dip into the cornmeal mixture. Generously cover the filet in the cornmeal mixture. Set aside on a plate and repeat with remaining filets.
  5. Once oil is hot, place filets in oil. Fry for about 3 minutes or until golden. Flip and fry for another 2-3 minutes.
  6. After frying, place filets on a paper towel lined plate and let oil drain.
  7. To arrange the bowls, fill bottom quarter with rice, top with collard greens, then cod, top cod with tartar sauce and pickled onions.