Coconut Lime Fillets

Name: Coconut Lime Fillets
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 24 Servings
Ingredients: 6 Eggs; 2 cups Coconut milk; 4 1/2 cups Fine breadcrumbs; 3 cups Flaked unsweetened coconut; 2 T Lime zest, minced; 24 Red snapper fillets; Salt, to taste; Ground black pepper, to taste; 2 1/2 cups Mustard Lime Sauce (recipe follows); 1 1/2 cups Reduced calorie mayonnaise; 1/4 cup Dijon mustard; 3/4 cups Lime juice

Author:: Jamie Geller Test Kitchens
Publish date:: Mar 20, 2010

Say hello to the tropics with a coconut lime fillet of fish. Easy dinner for anytime.

25minDuration
15minCook Time
10minPrep Time
24 ServingsServings

Ingredients

6 Eggs
2 cups Coconut milk
4 1/2 cups Fine breadcrumbs
3 cups Flaked unsweetened coconut
2 T Lime zest, minced
24 Red snapper fillets
Salt, to taste
Ground black pepper, to taste
2 1/2 cups Mustard Lime Sauce (recipe follows)

Mustard Lime Sauce

1 1/2 cups Reduced calorie mayonnaise
1/4 cup Dijon mustard
3/4 cups Lime juice

Preparation

1 Combine egg and milk in a shallow dish.

2 Set aside. Combine breadcrumbs, coconut and lime in a separate shallow dish and set aside.
3 Lightly season fillets with salt and pepper, dip into egg mixture, then dredge in coconut mixture.
4 Arrange fillets on a lightly greased parchment-lined sheet pan.
5 Bake at 450 degrees for 15 minutes until fish flakes easily.
6 Serve each fillet with approximately 11/2 tablespoons of Mustard Lime Sauce.
7 Mustard Lime Sauce: Whisk together ingredients until smooth.

Source: National Fisheries Institute