Crispy Oven Fried Cod - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    3/4 cup dry breadcrumbs
    3/4 cup yellow cornmeal
    1 teaspoon salt
    1/4 teaspoon cayenne
    4 (6 ounce) center cut cod fish fillets
    2 large eggs, lightly beaten
    6 tablespoons vegetable oil
Preparation
    Preheat oven to 500*F.
    Combine bread crumbs, cornmeal, salt and cayenne in a large sealable plastic bag and shake to mix.
    Season fish with salt and pepper on both sides and working with 1 piece at a time, put fish in bag and shake to coat well with crumbs.
    Dip fish in eggs, then shake in crumbs again to coat.
    Transfer to a plate Heat 3 TBs oil in a 23 inch heavy oven proof skillet over high heat until hot but not smoking.
    Fry fish until undersides are golden brown, about 1 minute.
    Turn over, add remaining 3 TBS oil, an cook one minute more.
    Put skillet in upper third of oven and bake until fish is just cooked through, about 5 minutes.

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