I tend to have a lot of friends that are picky eaters which makes them hard to cook for. That in itself is fairly ironic since I used to be the pickiest of eaters and now it has come around to bite me in the ass.

I have just started enjoying eating fish in the last three years, thanks to being able to get some of the best seafood anywhere during my frequent trips to the Outer Banks of NC, but I have not yet found an easy way to cook it. Until now.

I was watching Dave Lieberman on Food Network, whom I really enjoy for his simple recipes, when I saw him cook a wicked easy fish that looked really delicious. It was a Baked Seabass with Garlic and Herb Bread crumbs. Since at the time Sea Bass was pretty expensive I opted to go for Cod which was a bit cheaper but any white fish will do.

1. Preheat oven to 350o F
2. Coat at baking dish with butter or non-stick spray
3. Place the fish in the dish and season with salt, pepper, lemon zest, lemon juice, and thyme
4. Melt a 1/2 stick of butter in a large skillet with 3 smashed garlic cloves. As soon as the butter starts to bubble, turn off the heat and let the garlic infuse the warm butter for a few minutes.
5. Remove the garlic from the butter. Add the bread crumbs and lightly toss until all the butter has been absorbed. Turn the heat off, stir in 1 cup parsley and season, to taste, with salt and pepper.
6. Spread the bread crumbs over top of the fish and bake for 12-15 minutes.

This dish is simple and comes out amazingly flavorful and even a novice fish cooker like myself can make like a pro in very little time.

Heres the original recipe on FoodNetwork