Mouth-Watering Oven-Fried Fish

• 2 lb fish fillets

• 1 Tbsp lemon juice

• ¼ C fat-free or 1 percent buttermilk

• 2 drops hot sauce

• 1 tsp fresh garlic, minced

• ¼ tsp ground white pepper

• ¼ tsp salt

• ¼ tsp onion powder

• ½ C cornflakes, crumbled, or regular bread crumbs

• 1 Tbsp vegetable oil

• 1 fresh lemon, cut in wedges

Directions

• 1

  Preheat oven to 475 °F.

• 2

  Clean and rinse fish. Wipe fillets with lemon juice and pat dry.

• 3

  Combine milk, hot sauce, and garlic in a mixing bowl.

• 4

  Combine white pepper, salt, and onion powder with cornflakes, and spread on a plate.

• 5

  Let fillets sit briefly in milk mixture. Remove a fillet, coat on both sides with seasoned crumbs, and let stand briefly until coating sticks to each side of fish. Repeat for all fillets.

• 6

  Arrange fillets on a lightly oiled shallow baking dish.

• 7

  Bake for 20 minutes on middle rack without turning.

• 8

  Cut into 6 pieces. Serve with fresh lemon.