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a hand spoon some sauce over cooked cod loins.

Easy Lemon Butter Sauce for Fish

Ajoke
This simple and delicious easy lemon butter sauce for fish is ready in under 6 minutes! A great accompaniment for whitefish and seafood or other types of fish of choice.
5 from 3 votes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 6 minutes
Total Time 11 minutes
Course Fish
Cuisine American, British
Servings 4
Calories 145 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 80 g slightly salted butter
  • 2 tablespoon lemon juice juice of 1 small lemon
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Make the brown butter: place a heavy-bottomed light-coloured pan on medium-low heat, add sliced butter swirling or whisking from when the butter starts to melt. The butter will begin to foam a bit, continue to whisk until the butter is golden brown, and the milk-solids settles at the bottom forming brown speckled bit and butter is nutty in aroma. Take it off the heat immediately as the butter can go from brown to burnt within a twinkle of an eye. The whole process should take about 4 to 5 minutes.
  • Pour the butter into a heat-proof bowl to stop the cooking process.
  • Add freshly squeezed lemon juice, and whisk to combine for about 20 seconds. Season with salt and pepper and serve on fish, pasta, mashed potatoes or as desired

Notes

Tips
Use aluminium or coloured pan to melt the butter, this is so that you can easily see the butter when the colour is changing.

Nutrition

Calories: 145kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 1gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 43mgSodium: 143mgPotassium: 13mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 500IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 5mgIron: 1mg

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