Once when I was six years old, visiting my aunt and uncle in Washington D.C., I ate an entire box of Ritz crackers.
We never had anything like those crackers at home, so buttery, so delicious. And once I started, I couldn’t stop eating them.
They are banned from my house for the very reason that I still find them impossible to resist. Banned with the exception of this cod recipe.
Baked Cod with Ritz Crackers -A Perfect Match
Have you ever had white fish, baked with a Ritz cracker topping? It’s such a standard in New England that you’ll even find a Ritz cracker and butter mixture already packaged in plastic containers for sale at fish markets. Cod recipes using Ritz crackers are simply delicious and worth trying!
How to Bake Cod
Baked cod is so easy, it’s silly. All you have to do is put the fish fillets in a baking pan, smother them with the topping, and bake for about 20 minutes, depending on thickness. Add a little lemon and parsley and you’re done. And the taste of this baked cod? Like lobster—infused with butter.
Can you use a different cracker? I don’t think so. You can, of course, but it just won’t taste the same.
Baked Cod with Ritz Cracker Topping Recipe
PrintAny white, lean fish will work with this recipe. In New England, cod, haddock, pollock and hake are traditional, but walleye, catfish, bass, snapper, Pacific rock cod, striped bass or Gulf Coast redfish will all work.
Ingredients
- 2 pounds skinless cod fillets
- Salt
- 1 sleeve of Ritz crackers (about 34 crackers)
- 5 Tbsp unsalted butter
- Lemon and parsley for garnish (optional)
Method
1 Prepare oven, baking pan, fish: Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a small baking pan or casserole pan with butter or a little oil. Rinse off the fish fillets with cold water, pat dry. Use long nose pliers to remove any pin bones from the fillets.
2 Place fillets in bottom of dish: If you want, cut the fillets into large serving pieces. Place the fillets at the bottom of the pan, sprinkle with salt.
3 Top fish with Ritz Cracker butter mixture: Melt the butter. Crush the Ritz crackers and place in a bowl; they should look like coarse breadcrumbs. Mix the melted butter with the breadcrumbs. Pack the crumb mixture over the top and sides of the fish fillets.
4 Bake: Place in the 350°F oven and bake for 20 minutes, or until the fish flakes easily. (Thin fillets may take less time, very thick fillets may take longer.)
Serve the fish with lemon and parsley.
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Awesome our Cod was so very yummy will definitely use this scrumptious topping recipe again…
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Sounds delicious
I’m making it for dinner tonight
Great simple fish dish…I’ve used cod, halibut and mahi mahi all with good results.
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Had to cook it longer because the breading was still a little soggy, but once it was crispy it was excellent!
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can you make ahead?