LEMON GARLIC BUTTER BAKED FISH.

4 tablespoons butter

3 cloves garlic, minced

1 lemon

1 ½ lb white fish fillets, see notes

½ teaspoon EACH: sea salt and pepper

Minced parsley, (to serve)

Preheat your oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit.

Melt the butter in a small frying pan over medium heat. Add the garlic and let it cook for 1 minute. Zest the lemon (preferably with a Microplane) and add it to the butter.

4 tablespoons butter,3 cloves garlic

Thinly slice the zested lemon and place the slices in the bottom of a baking dish. If there are extras, save them for the top of the fish.

1 lemon

Dry the fish with paper towels, season both sides with salt and pepper, then lay the fish on top of the lemon slices. Spoon or brush the garlic butter over the fish.

1 ½ lb white fish fillets,½ teaspoon EACH: sea salt and pepper

Bake the fish for 10-12 minutes, or until it flakes easily with a fork. Serve with a little parsley sprinkled over the top for color.

Minced parsley.

NOTES

White fish is the generic term for many different kinds of fish. A few to look for are cod, lingcod, grouper, snapper, whitefish, haddock, rockfish, or sole.

*adapted from https://www.theendlessmeal.com/

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