Easy Baked Fish with Lemon Butter Sauce
Even if your family says they don't like fish, try this recipe out on them! The buttery, tangy sauce gives mouthwatering flavor to a mild-tasting fish. We think you'll love it!
Servings: 4
Calories: 895kcal
Ingredients
- 5-6 fillets of fish I like to use flounder or hake
- salt & pepper to taste
- 1/4 cup butter or ghee
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic about 3 cloves
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice about 1/2 a lemon
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest about 1 lemon
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon parsley
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425° F.
- Arrange fish on jellyroll pan (a cookie sheet with sides) and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- In small saucepan, melt butter over medium heat.
- When butter is melted stir in garlic. Let sizzle a minute or two until fragrant, then turn off the heat and add in remaining ingredients.
- Spoon sauce over fish (about 1 1/2 tablespoons per fillet) and bake for 10 minutes, or until flakey.
- Serve hot, with leftover sauce for drizzling.