Lemon Pepper Cod with Hefeweizen Chaser

This is a quick and easy recipe that delivers a memorable meal that you will come back to time and time again. The lemon in the fish plays well with the Hefeweizen to create a delicious harmony between your plate and your pint.

 Hefeweizen is a south German style of wheat beer (weissbier) made with a typical ratio of 50:50, or even higher, wheat. A yeast that produces a unique phenolic flavors of banana and cloves with an often dry and tart edge, some spiciness, bubblegum or notes of apples. Little hop bitterness, and a moderate level of alcohol. The "Hefe" prefix means "with yeast", hence the beers unfiltered and cloudy appearance. Poured into a traditional Weizen glass, the Hefeweizen can be one sexy looking beer. 

Often served with a lemon wedge (popularized by Americans), to either cut the wheat or yeast edge, which many either find to be a flavorful snap ... or an insult and something that damages the beer's taste and head retention.

Lemon pepper Cod:

serves 4

Ingredients

3 tablespoons vegetable oil

1 1/2 pounds cod fillets

1 lemon, juiced

ground black pepper to taste

Directions

In a large skillet, heat oil over medium high heat until hot. Add fillets and squeeze 1/2 of the lemon's juice over the tops. Sprinkle with pepper to taste. Cook for 4 minutes and turn. Squeeze with the remaining lemon's juice and sprinkle with pepper to taste. Continue to cook until fillets flake easily with a fork.

Serve this dish with rice pilaf and a fresh green vegetable during the summer weather while dining al fresco, and you will impress even your toughest critics.

Cheers!