Double Almond Pickerel Fillets

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup fine dry breadcrumb
• 1/4 cup ground almonds
• 1 lb pickerel fillets, fresh or thawed
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/3 cup sliced almonds
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 place flour in a shallow bowl.
• 2 in another bowl combine egg and salt.
• 3 in last bowl combine bread crumbs and almonds.
• 4 coat fish in flour, then eggs and lastly crumb mixture, coating all sides well.
• 5 place on a rack to dry a bit.
• 6 in a large skillet melt 2 t.
• 7 of the butter; cook fish over medium high heat, turning once and adding an additional 2 t.
• 8 butter, until fish flakes easily, about 5 minutes.
• 9 transfer fish,with a slotted spoon, to a plate and keep warm.
• 10 in the skillet melt the remaining butter and cook the sliced almonds until lightly browned- watch carefully.
• 11 add lemon juice, salt and pepper and pour over fish.