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Garlic butter fish is one of the best fish recipes, pan-fried with garlic butter sauce. This garlic butter fish recipe takes 20 mins. Serve alone or with pasta for a wholesome dinner.
Fish Recipes
I love fish and enjoy all kinds of fish recipes such as baked cod, swai fish and tilapia recipes.
Halibut is one of my favorite firm white fish. It has a mild and delicate taste, with a perfect texture for homemade fish recipes.
I went to a seafood market and got some fresh halibut fillets because they are so delicious.
I made two recipes from the fish: Ginger Soy Fish and this easy Garlic Butter Fish.
Garlic and butter are two magic ingredients that go well with all kinds of proteins, including fish recipes.
Garlic Butter Sauce
How to make garlic butter sauce for fish recipes?
This magical sauce is very easy to make and calls for four simple ingredients:
- Minced garlic
- Melted butter
- Lemon juice
- Chopped parsley
A perfect ratio of each ingredient is important for the best Garlic Butter Sauce recipe, which you can get from my recipe card below.
Please refer to the recipe card at the bottom of this post for full details on each ingredient.
This Garlic Butter Fish recipe is just like the ones served at seafood restaurants, except that it’s homemade and much cheaper.
The dish is perfect as a main course; it also pairs well with a simple pasta dish.
Cooking Tips
- Use a firm white fish. Other than halibut, you can also use cod, mahi mahi or pollock.
- Use a wooden spatula to gently flip the fish over while cooking. Try not to break the fish.
Frequently Asked Questions
Fish are extremely healthy and low calories. This recipe is only 355 calories per serving.
What To Serve With Garlic Butter Fish
This meal is best served as an main dish with garlic butter dipping sauce. For a wholesome meal and easy weeknight dinner, I recommend the following recipes.
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Garlic Butter Fish
Ingredients
- 12 oz. (350g) firm white fish fillet , halibut, cod or pollock fillet
- salt
- ground black pepper
- 3 dashes cayenne pepper
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons cooking oil
- lemon wedges
Garlic Butter Sauce
- 1/2 stick salted butter, 4 tablespoons, melted
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
Instructions
- Cut the fish into pieces, not too thin, for easy pan-frying. Season the fish with salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper. Coat the fish with cornstarch. Set aside.
- Prepare the garlic butter sauce by mixing all the ingredients together. Set aside.
- Heat a skillet (preferably non-stick) over medium heat. Add the cooking oil, and once the oil is heated, pan-fry the fish in a single layer until both sides are crispy and golden brown.
- Use a wooden spatula or tongs to gently flip the fish over. Try not to break the fish.
- Remove the fish from the skillet and drain on paper towels. Toss the fish with the garlic butter sauce and serve immediately with lemon wedges.
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Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Delicious!!
Awesome thanks so much for trying this fish recipe.
DELICIOUS!!!!!!! Made this with the creamy mushroom spaghetti recipe. An absolutely instant family favorite.
Hi Billy thanks for trying my garlic butter fish. Yes, it’s very delicious. Please try more recipes on my site: https://rasamalaysia.com/recipe-index-gallery/
Deeelicious! Only one recommendation would be to prep the Garlic sauce but not put it together until the fish is almost cooked through because with the butter, it solidified twice and required some quick nuking before I could put it on the finished fish.
PS: I probably used more than a dash of cayenne since my partner likes “hot” and since I’m Italian, I don’t scrimp on the garlic!
Thanks for the recommendation. I made it in hotter days so didn’t have that solidified butter issue. Thanks for letting me know! :)
Found your recipe when searching for a quick fish recipe for dinner. My son and hubby loved it , paired it with steamed broccoli and baby asparagus..! This one goes to my fav menu top list..?❤️ Thanks..!
Hi Eia awesome. Please try more recipes on my site: https://rasamalaysia.com/recipe-index-gallery/
Looks great and easy am going to try it out and will let you know the results
Awesome this is a great fish recipe.
So delicious and that sauce makes it perfection! Thank you!!
Hi. Just found this recipe. It looks yummy. I know my mom will ask me if I tested it with a thermometer for the “right” temperature when checking for doneness. I don’t need to do that here though, do I? Thanks for answering? so Ican show her!
My husband just had triple bypass and we are normally red meat eaters which had come to a stop. Would this recipe be considered heart healthy?
I think so, fish is healthy. You can use olive oil instead of butter.
I rarely cook fish since my kids don’t like it but I saw this picture on Pinterest and it looked so goo I had to try it. I actually used my air fryer and some spray olive oil. Flipped once and tossed in the butter sauce. Amazing!
Hi Paulina, I am so happy you tried this garlic butter fish recipe. Yes, so yummy!
This looks good, I have my two boys and one fianceé-in-law coming over tonight and I am going to try this recipe. I will let you know how much they like it.
Hi Steven, awesome, please let me know! :)
??❤️ Thank you ? This Looks GREAT!! I DON’T FRY food often or eat it THANKS for the hints!! G-d Bless ❤️
Thanks Cheri, this is an amazing fish recipe, thanks for checking it out!