Paleo Baked Scrod with Piquant Onion and Bacon Crust

Tuesday May 4, 2010

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posted by Samantha

This recipe is a modified version of the one found on Epicurious.com and is seriously one of Lesha’s favorite paleo meals these days.

I’ve used scrod as well as turbo, cod and haddock in this recipe (whatever is cheapest or on sale) and for some reason it tastes eerily similar to mac and cheese… I recommend making your own mayo. Store bought mayonnaise has some scary stuff in it even though it’s prettier. Don’t be intimidated. Mayo seems like a complicated thing to do… but it’s really not. You just have to have a blender or something to whip it with (includes fork/whisk). Also, dont skip the dill pickles. I know it’s sounds weird… but trust me on this one.

Ingredients

2 slices of bacon, chopped
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
1/2 cup coarse fresh almond meal
1 1/2 tablespoons minced dill pickle
3/4 pound scrod (young cod or haddock) fillet
1 teaspoon mayonnaise (see end of post for paleo mayonnaise recipe)

Directions

Preheat the oven to 400°F. In a skillet cook the bacon over moderate heat, stirring, until it is crisp, add the onion, and cook the mixture, stirring, until the onion is softened. Transfer the mixture to a bowl and stir in the almond meal, the pickle, and salt and pepper to taste. Arrange the scrod in a foil-lined shallow baking dish, spread the top with the mayonnaise, and cover the fish with the crumb mixture, pressing it in gently. Bake the scrod in the upper third of the oven for 15 to 20 minutes, or until it just flakes.

Mayonnaise

Recipe taken from Mark’s Daily Apple

1 egg
1 1/4 cup olive oil
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, or, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
pinch of cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon dry mustard

Mayonnaise Directions

Blend egg, mustard, pepper and 1/4 cup oil in blender until smooth. Add the rest of the oil and blend again until well mixed. After blending, take off lid and add lemon juice, mixing well with a spatula. Put lid back on and blend again until mixed. Pour into bowl or Mason jar and refrigerate.

Joanna

You had me at “mac and cheese.” Sounds great… where do you get your almond meal, Whole Foods?
http://www.samanthahawkins.com Samantha

I usually get it at Whole Foods because I’m lazy. However, it’s far more expensive there than say Trader Joes. In a pinch you can also make your own almond meal by grinding almonds in a food processor… although the finer they are, the better it is to cook with (texture wise).