Garlic Butter Fish Recipe
Garlic Butter Fish - crispy and delicious pan-fried fish fillet with garlic butter sauce. This recipes takes 20 mins. Serve alone or with pasta for a wholesome dinner.
Servings: 3 people
Calories: 346kcal
Ingredients
- 12 oz. (350g) firm white fish fillet (halibut, cod or pollock fillet)
- salt
- ground black pepper
- 3 dashes cayenne pepper
- 2 tablespoons corn starch
- 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 to thin for easy pan-frying. Season the fish with salt, black pepper and cayenne pepper. Coat the fish with corn starch. Set aside.
- Prepare the Garlic Butter Sauce by mixing all the ingredients together. Set aside.
- Heat up a skillet (preferably non-stick) on medium heat. Add the cooking oil and once the oil is heated, pan-fry the fish in a single layer until both sides turn crispy and golden brown.
- Use a wooden spatula or tong 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
I used halibut in this recipe. Make sure to use firm white fish.
Nutrition
Serving: 3people | Calories: 346kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 96mg | Sodium: 213mg