Lightly lemony fried cod

Not a batter, deep fry. A lighter, easier and faster way to fry cod (or your white fish of choice)

2-3 cod fillets

4-5 tbl olive oil

juice of 1 lemon

¾ cup of all purpose flour

salt

pepper

1 - heat a heavy fry pan which can hold the fish (cast iron is a great choice)

2 - while pan is heating, whisk 3-4 tbl of the olive oil with the lemon juice on a large plate or pie pan

3 - mix the flour with the salt and pepper in another plate or pie pan

4 - add 2 tbl of olive oil to the pan

5 - dredge both sides of a fillet in the olive oil/lemon, and then in the flour.

6 - shake off excess flour, and lay gently into the hot oil in the pan

7 - repeat with the other fillets

8 - fry 3-4 minutes, then gently flip

9 - fry 2-3 minutes longer until flaky.

10 - if you’ve some more lemon juice, spritz over the fish in the pan

11 - remove and serve