Description
This Favorite Lingcod Recipe features pan-seared filets with a rich brown butter garlic sauce. It’s a quick and delicious meal that delivers incredible flavor in just 20 minutes, making it perfect for a simple yet impressive weeknight dinner.
Ingredients
4 tablespoons salted butter (see notes)
1 clove garlic, finely minced
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon minced parsley
1 pinch chili flakes
4 filets lingcod
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 tablespoons olive oil
Instructions
- Prepare the Brown Butter Sauce: In a large frying pan, melt the butter over medium-high heat. Stir frequently as the butter cooks until it turns golden brown and releases a nutty aroma. Add the minced garlic to the butter and then remove the pan from the heat.
- Finish the Sauce: Pour the browned butter into a heat-proof bowl. Stir in the lemon juice, minced parsley, and chili flakes. Set aside.
- Prepare the Lingcod: Pat the lingcod filets dry with paper towels. Sprinkle cornstarch over both sides of the fish, rubbing it in with your hands to coat evenly. Season both sides with salt and pepper.
- Cook the Fish: Heat the olive oil in the same frying pan you used for the butter over medium-high heat. Once hot, add the lingcod filets and cook for 4 minutes. Shake the pan gently to loosen the fish if it sticks, then flip the filets carefully using a spatula. Cook for an additional 2-3 minutes, or until the fish flakes easily when tested with a fork.
- Finish the Dish: Pour the prepared brown butter lemon sauce into the pan, ensuring that the lingcod is well coated with the sauce.
- Serve: Serve the lingcod with the sauce immediately, garnished with additional parsley if desired.
Notes
If you use unsalted butter, add a pinch of salt to the brown butter garlic sauce to balance the flavor.
If you don’t have cornstarch, you can substitute it with flour.
This recipe can be made gluten-free by using cornstarch and avoiding gluten-containing ingredients.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 filet with sauce
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 400mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 5g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 90mg
