Description
A restaurant-style baked cod recipe featuring a rich garlic butter sauce, bright lemon, and flaky fish, perfect for a comforting weeknight dinner.
Ingredients
- Cod fillets (680 g / 1.5 lb total; about 4 × 170 g / 6 oz each)
- Unsalted butter (60 g / 4 tbsp)
- Olive oil (15 ml / 1 tbsp)
- Garlic (4 cloves, minced)
- Lemon juice (30 ml / 2 tbsp) and zest (1 tsp)
- Dry white wine (optional, 30 ml / 2 tbsp)
- Fresh parsley (15 g / 1/4 cup chopped)
- Kosher salt (1 tsp) and black pepper (to taste)
- Smoked paprika (1/4 tsp, optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200°C (400°F). Pat cod fillets dry and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- In a skillet, melt butter and olive oil, then sauté garlic until fragrant. Stir in lemon juice, white wine, lemon zest, and parsley; remove from heat.
- Spoon garlic butter over each fillet and sprinkle with smoked paprika if using.
- Bake fillets for 10–12 minutes until the internal temperature reaches 63°C (145°F).
- Remove from oven, spoon reserved garlic butter over fish, and let rest for 2 minutes before serving.
Notes
Avoid over-salting and overcooking by using an instant-read thermometer. Fish continues to cook after removal from the oven.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Seafood
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 fillet
- Calories: 360
- Sugar: 0g
- Sodium: 380mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 2g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 38g
- Cholesterol: 115mg