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Crunchy Wasabi-Crusted Fish with Red-Cabbage Slaw

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Mild fillets get zing from a coating of wasabi mayonnaise.

Recipe information

  • Total Time

    20 min

  • Yield

    Makes 4 servings

Ingredients

For fish

4 (3/4- to 1-inch-thick) skinless white-fleshed fish fillets, such as Pacific cod or halibut (6 oz each)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons wasabi paste (from a tube)
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 to 1 1/4 cups panko (Japanese bread crumbs)

For slaw

1/4 cup distilled white vinegar
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 seedless cucumber (usually plastic-wrapped)
8 oz shredded red cabbage (4 cups; from a 10-oz package)
Accompaniment: pickled ginger (sushi ginger)

Preparation

  1. Prepare fish:

    Step 1

    Put oven rack in upper third of oven and preheat oven to 400°F. Line a shallow baking pan with foil.

    Step 2

    Pat fillets dry, then arrange in baking pan. Sprinkle salt all over fillets. Stir together wasabi paste and mayonnaise in a bowl, then spread tops of fillets with half of mayonnaise and sprinkle with half of panko. Turn fillets over and spread with remaining mayonnaise, then sprinkle with remaining crumbs.

    Step 3

    Bake until fish is just cooked through, 12 to 16 minutes, then broil 4 to 6 inches from heat until crumbs on top are golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes.

  2. Make slaw while fish bakes:

    Step 4

    Stir together vinegar, sugar, mustard, and salt in a bowl until sugar is dissolved. Halve cucumber lengthwise, then thinly slice. Add to dressing along with cabbage and stir to coat. Serve slaw alongside fish.

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