How to Make Pecan Crusted Fish
We are trying to eat more fish in our household and lucky for me, my girls are starting to enjoy seafood too. This is a very simple recipe I adapted from Paula Deen's version that can be used with any flaky white fish including grouper, flounder, flute, tilapia, mahi-mahi, and snapper.
You are looking for fillets that are about 1 inch thick and weigh about 4 to 6 ounces each. Try to buy fish with the same thickness so it cooks evenly. If you do find yourself with a thin piece at the end, just fold it under itself to make it thicker.
For this dish, I used grouper and you can find the recipe for Remoulade Sauce here.
📖 Recipe
Simple Pecan Crusted Fish with Remoulade Sauce
Ingredients
- 4 fillets grouper cut about 1 inch thick
- ½ cup butter melted, plus an extra tablespoon
- 1 cup pecans
- 1 tablespoon oil
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 lemon cut up into 4 wedges for garnish
Instructions
- Start by preparing the Remoulade Sauce as described in my post.
- Preheat the oven to 350° F.
- In a food processor or blender, grind the pecans into the size of breadcrumbs and reserve.
- It's always a good idea to rinse off any fresh fish you purchase at the market and it is just as important to dry it thoroughly before cooking. If the fish is not dry, there is the possibility of steaming rather than frying it.
- Season with salt & pepper.
- Dredge the fish fillets in the melted butter and coat them with the ground pecans. An easy way to do this is to use a plate or one of those rectangular storage containers. Be sure to coat both sides.
- Pre-heat a fry pan large enough to hold all the fillets and able to go into the oven. If you don't have one large enough, you can cook them in batches and use a sheet pan to finish in the oven.
- Once the pan is hot, add the tablespoon of butter and the tablespoon of oil and as soon as the butter begins to sizzle, add the fish and cook about 3 minutes per side.
- Transfer the fry pan to the oven and finish cooking for about 8 minutes in the oven.
- Transfer the fillets to plates along with your side dishes and lemon wedges. You can serve the remoulade sauce on the side or as I did, right on the fish. I served my grouper with roasted potatoes and Brussels sprouts.
Notes
Kathleen Johnston
This dish was absolutely wonderful. I was raised and now live in Louisiana and this dish reminds me of my home. We have the best pecans and remoulade sauce that one can imagine. II served it with roasted merlitons a native Louisiana vegetable (similar to a hard squash). In any case what a great dish, thanks bunches.....