Pan Fried Cod Fillets - Traditional Newfoundland
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Fresh cod work well when making this delicious meal, also cod with the shin on one side, if your cod fillets are frozen thaw them first part dry with some paper towels and then follow the instructions for the recipe.
You can serve so many different side dishes with these delicious pan fried cod fillets or just have it on its own with some freshly baked Sweet Molasses Raisin Bread
Traditional Newfoundland Sweet Molasses Raisin Bread
If you have cod fillets with the skin on is the best for PAN FRIED COD but if you only have access to the plain cod fillets thats ok. Just make sure your frying pan is hot and they won't stick to the pan while frying.
Continue on to our recipe and print it off and save for another use. 🙂
Ingredients
- Cod - 6 Fillets
- Egg - 1 Large
- Milk - 1 Cup
- Bread Crumbs - 1 Cup Stale
- Flour - 1 Cup
- Sea Salt - 1 Tbsp
- Black or White Pepper - 1 Tbsp
- Garlic or Garlic Powder - 1Tsp
- Onion Powder - 1 Tsp
- Olive Oil - 1 Tbsp more if needed
Instructions
1 - In a bowl mix egg and milk together, add a pinch of your seasonings , in another dish put your bread crumbs , then in another dish put flour and a pinch of your seasonings together.
2 - Season your cod with a pinch of salt, pepper, onion powder and garlic. Start rolling your cod in the egg mixture then roll your cod in the bread crumbs then after roll in your flour mixture.
3 - Preheat frying pan on medium heat for couple of minutes , then add one tbsp of olive oil after it starts to warm place your cod filets to pan start frying.
4 - Fry cod for 5 minutes on one side or until it's golden brown. Flip to other side and fry for another 5 minutes or until golden brown add more oil if needed.
5 - After all cod have been fried you can season again if needed , if you are not ready to serve your cod put on glass plate or rack and place in your oven on 170° , don't cover.
This will keep your cod from going soggy and it will stay crisp.
"Please note you can leave out the bread crumbs if you only like to fry your fish in flour."
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Next I boiled a couple of carrots and one turnip together until cooked then drained the water off and mashed it together with one tbsp of butter, I love serving vegetables with every meal. Keep your vegetable broth for another meal or a boiler of soup.
This meal years ago was made every second day in most Newfoundland homes because cod was plentiful but this day in age cod is not so plentiful, it’s more seasonal. So when I can I try to stock up on the cod fillets and freeze for special occasions. Cod is one of my favourite fish to eat, I have so many recipes available with cod in them.
Traditional Newfoundland Cod au Gratin, Traditional Newfoundland Stuffed Cod, Tomato Based Seafood Chowder, Traditional Newfoundland Pan Fried Cod Tongues, Traditional Newfoundland Cod Casserole, Traditional Newfoundland Seafood Chowder, Traditional Newfoundland Fish Cake, Traditional Newfoundland Fish and Brewis,
These are a few reasons why you should have lots of cod available in your fridge or freezer because we have so many delicious dishes you can make with cod in them.
This recipe for Pan Fried Cod is featured in our cookbook available at this link https://www.bonitaskitchen.com/cookbook.
Dear Bonita,
Thank you for all of your great recipes!
Please allow me to offer a suggestion to the fried cod recipe:
Mix the garlic and onion powder into the flour
Dredge the cod in the flour mixture first
Then in egg
Then in bread crumbs
This will stick to to fillet better
Cheers,
Brad from Alberta
Hi Brad and thank you for your message and visiting Bonita’s kitchen, that is a lovely suggestion there is so many delicious ways to pan fry fish and I do appreciate your suggestion. Thank you once again Bonita
It’s Newfie Cod Brad.. lol
Hi and thank you for your message, not sure what your message meant but the Cod is NL Cod and it was very delicious. Enjoy Bonita
Hi Bonita,
After having visited Newfoundland and enjoying pan fried cod at friends’ houses and in restaurants, a few years ago, I tried to make it myself when I returned home. I tried egg and breadcrumbs, next time I tried egg and flour, but could never get that crispness. Also, the flavor was not the same even apart from the crispness.
Tonight I wanted to try again, so googled and found you and your nice clear video and instructions.
Just finished eating … FINALLY ! It was DE-Licious.
Thanks so much for sharing the recipe …. I’ll be giving some of your others a try too.
Hi Kate: Thank you so much for your message and for visiting my channel, I’m so glad you enjoyed this recipe. When cooking any fish it is nice to have it lightly seasoned first to lock in the delicious fish flavour. Never over cooking your fish and having a lovely side dish, I have over 100 recipes on this site and Youtube.I’m glad you got to visit Newfoundland and enjoy a nice pan fried cod meal. Enjoy your day 🙂 Bonita
So glad I found your recipe. I’ve never pan fried cod before and was a bit worried until I saw your video. I omitted the breadcrumbs this time as I didn’t have any and it was still great. I’ll try the breadcrumbs next time. Added sides of corn, baked potato and mustard pickles 🙂
Hi Kelly: Thank you for your message and for visiting my website, I’m so glad you enjoyed this recipe for Pan fried Cod, sometimes trying new ways to cook fish is nice, and just even rolling it in egg wash and seasoned flour is lovely too. 🙂 Bonita
Thanks for the Newfoundland Pan Fried Cod recipe and instructions. With no bread crumbs on hand, I used Panko. Worked great. It added a bit more crispiness to the coating.
Hi Mike: Thank you for your message and for making this lovely pan fried cod recipe, that sounds delicious using panko I will have to give it a try myself. Have a lovely day. Bonita
You can say “I stumbled upon your website today” and I found the panfried cod recipe . Watched the video, took out the cod from the freezer and am very anxious to get started to-night.Will e-mail you back on the results. thank you…
Hi Jackie: Thank you for your message and for visiting my website, this is a lovely recipe for pan fried cod. Make sure your pan is hot a oiled good and your pan fried cod will come out nice, crisp and golden brown. Enjoy Bonita
Cooked this after having pan-fried cod in St. John’s Fish Exchange – this is my kind of dish. A suggestion – there is always left-over milk/egg, flour and bread crumbs – mix them up, add some baking powder and fry the resulting batter to make a spiced pancake.
Hi Justus: Thank you so much for your message and for making our recipe for PAN FRIED COD, and for your suggestion for the leftover ingredients. This is our food fishery here in NL now and we have made sure we got our cod for the rest of our summer. Thank you for stopping by and for following up on your email message. Have a lovely day. 🙂 Bonita
Hi Bonita just finished cooking Newfoundland panfried cod and I have to say it turned out delicious I checked in on your other recipes and I’m sure I’m going to use them. I come from helen prusac Newfoundland and today’s dinner brought back a lot of memories, my husband said you have to do this more often, once againBonita Great job done
Hi Helen: Welcome! Thank you so much for stopping by and leaving a lovely message, I’m glad you and your husband is enjoying our channel and home cooked meals. We love pan fried cod its so lovely, I’m glad you are enjoying having access to our recipes and videos, take care and stay safe during this very difficult time. Bonita
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Excuse me, I’m not sure what your question is or if you are being nice or not. I believe one should like themselves as well as other people. Have a Happy Thanksgiving and stay safe. 🙂 Bonita
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You are very welcome John and thank you for stopping by. :)Enjoy Bonita