Crab Topped " Cod"-ster

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 cod fish fillets (not necessary to thaw if using frozen)
• 6 cups water
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 2 tablespoons salt
• 1/2 cup butter, plus
• 6 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 tablespoon finely minced onion (i use flakes if i have to)
• 1/3 cup minced crabmeat (i used canned)
• 1/2 tablespoon dried parsley or 1 tablespoon finely minced fresh parsley
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/8 teaspoon dill weed (barely a smidgen in my book)
• 12 garlic butter flavored ritz crackers, crushed
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/8-1/4 cup grated parmesan-romano cheese mix

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400°f.
• 2 dissolve the sugar and salt in the water then pour over the cod fillets in a large saucepan.
• 3 bring to a boil (which may take a while if using frozen fillets).
• 4 boil 4 to 5 minutes.
• 5 scoop fish out and drain very well, blotting as necessary.
• 6 place in a baking dish and brush with 6 tbs of melted butter (must be the real cahoona, not margarine).
• 7 while the fish comes to boiling point i start on the topping.
• 8 melt the rest of the butter in a saucepan and add the onion, sauté for 1 minute.
• 9 add the crab, parsley, dill, garlic powder and a touch of salt and pepper.
• 10 stir for 1 minute.
• 11 remove from the heat and add your crushed crackers.
• 12 i top the buttered fillets with this mixture (you may want to use your hands to pile it high if your fillets are chunky); sprinkle with a little more melted butter and the lemon juice.
• 13 sprinkle with parmesan to taste.
• 14 place in oven until topping is slightly brown.