Grilled fish with lemon butter sauce recipe | Pan fried cod fish recipe | Lemon Butter garlic fish

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is lower in saturated fat.

fish fillets

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Tofu is a plant-based protein option.

Season the cod fish fillets with salt and black pepper.

Heat a wide non-stick pan on medium flame.

Add 2 tablespoons of unsalted butter to the pan and let it melt.

Add the cod fish fillets to the pan along with the crushed garlic cloves.

Cook the fish for 1 minute while basting it with the garlic butter sauce.

Lower the flame and baste the fish for another 2 minutes, being careful not to overcook it.

Flip the fish gently using two spatulas.

Add the two slices of lemon thyme to the pan and cover, cooking for 1 minute.

Squeeze in 1 tablespoon of lemon juice and baste the fish again for one more minute before plating.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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