Garlic Butter Cod Recipe (Pan Fried Cod)
This garlic butter cod recipe is ridiculously easy to make. The Cod is pan-fried in oil until crispy on the outside and around the edges. It is then finished in garlic butter sauce. The result is restaurant-quality cod fish that is flavorful, tender, and flaky, more importantly, it is ready in less than 15 minutes!
Ingredients
- 280 g 2 Cod loin (boneless) skinless or skin-on
- 40 g butter salted or unsalted
- 2 Tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 Tablespoon garlic chopped
- 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 Tablespoon parsley chopped
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- 15 minutes before you cook the fish remove it from the fridge so it comes to room temperature
- Pat the cod thoroughly dry with a kitchen paper towel (this step is important and should not be skipped)
- Season the cod with salt and black pepper (and any other seasoning of choice).
- Place a skillet on medium-high heat, add oil, and heat until hot and the oil shimmers.
- Carefully place the cod loin in the hot oil skin side down, do not move or touch the fish at this point, you want to form a nice golden and crispy crust on the bottom side of the fish.
- After 3-4 minutes use a (fish) spatula to carefully flip the cod over, be very careful not to break the fish. Continue to cook for another 3 minutes.
- Carefully remove the pan seared fish from the pan. this is optional as the following steps can be done with the fish in the pan
- Still using the same pan, reduce the heat, add butter and melt, add chopped garlic and cook for about 30 seconds to release flavor, add chopped parsley and stir to combine.
- Return the cooked fish to the garlic butter sauce and baste with the sauce for about 30 seconds, so that the fish can soak up the garlic butter flavor.
- Finally, squeeze about 1 Tablespoon of lemon juice over the fish, take it off the heat, and serve immediately. Serve as is with other sides of your choice and enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 267kcalCarbohydrates: 2gProtein: 25gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 103mgSodium: 206mgPotassium: 618mgFiber: 0.2gSugar: 0.3gVitamin A: 725IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 38mgIron: 1mg
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