Description
Delight your taste buds with this flavorful Lemon Butter Sautéed Cod recipe. Perfectly seasoned cod fillets are cooked to a golden brown, then topped with a luscious lemon butter sauce for a dish that’s both elegant and easy to make.
Ingredients
Scale
Cod Fillets:
- 4 cod fillets (about 6 oz each)
- Salt and black pepper to taste
Lemon Butter Sauce:
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3 garlic cloves (minced)
- Juice of 1 lemon
- Zest of 1 lemon
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley (chopped)
- Lemon slices for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Prepare the Cod: Pat the cod fillets dry and season with salt and pepper.
- Cook the Cod: Heat olive oil in a skillet, cook fillets until golden brown.
- Make the Lemon Butter Sauce: Melt butter in the skillet, add garlic, lemon juice, and zest.
- Combine and Serve: Return cod to skillet, pour sauce over fillets, heat through. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.
Notes
- Cod can be substituted with haddock or halibut.
- For extra richness, add a splash of white wine to the butter sauce.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 fillet
- Calories: 295
- Sugar: 0.5g
- Sodium: 220mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 2g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 95mg
