Jeannie's Kickin' Fried Fish

Ingredients

• 0.3 teaspoon pepper black freshly ground to taste
• 1 teaspoon blackened seasoning old bay® such as
• 2 teaspoons butter 
• 1  eggs 
• 2 teaspoons garlic minced
• 0.5 cup seasoned bread crumbs italian progresso® such as
• 0.3 cup milk 
• 1.5 tablespoons olive oil 
• 2 teaspoons roasted onion flakes 
• 0.3 teaspoon sea salt freshly ground to taste
• 1 pound tilapia fillets dry rinsed

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• paper towels

Directions

1. Beat the egg with milk in a shallow bowl. In another shallow bowl, mix together the bread crumbs, roasted onion flakes, garlic, blackened seasoning, crushed red pepper flakes, black pepper, and sea salt.
2. Dip a tilapia fillet into the egg mixture, then press gently into the crumb mixture on both sides; set the coated fillet onto a plate. Repeat with remaining fillets; refrigerate the coated fillets for about 15 minutes to help set the crumbs.
3. Heat the olive oil and butter in a cast-iron frying pan over medium heat.
4. Lay the fillets into the skillet, and pan-fry until golden brown on each side, about 3 minutes per side. The fish should be opaque and flaky underneath the coating.
5. Remove and drain fillets on paper towels.