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Easy, Perfect Barramundi Recipe
This Easy, Perfect Barramundi Recipe has all the perks of a healthy, seafood dinner and comes together in just 20 minutes. Made with a lemon, butter sauce and garnished with fresh basil, this vibrant meal will be a new favorite!
👥 4 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 21 min⏳ Prep: 15 min🔥 Cook: 6 min👤 Amy Dong📖 chewoutloud
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- pan
- spatula
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Combine
2
Make Lemon Butter Mixture: in a small pan, combine all Lemon Butter Mixture ingredients. Heat sauce just until bubbly, stirring often. Once bubbly, turn heat off and keep warm.
butter (salted, softened)2 tablespoons
3
Pat dry
4
Use clean paper towels to pat-dry all excess moisture from the fish fillets. This step is important to proper cooking, so be sure to dab off as much moisture as you can. Evenly sprinkle top of fillets with a thin layer of kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper.
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
5
Cook
6
In a large nonstick or cast iron pan, heat 2 TB olive oil over high heat. Once oil is smoking and sizzling hot, carefully add 2 fish fillets, skin side down, and let cook undisturbed for ⏱️ 3 minutes – do not move fish around.
olive oil4 tablespoons
7
Flip
8
Use large metal spatula to carefully flip fish fillets over for another ⏱️ 3 minutes, without moving fish around. Gently lift cooked fish onto a serving plate and keep warm. Repeat with other 2 fish fillets.
9
Garnish and Serve
10
Just before serving, re-warm the Lemon Butter Mixture if needed, and evenly distribute over the fish fillets. Serve with freshly chopped basil and lemon slices for garnish.
butter (salted, softened)2 tablespoonsbasil (packed, freshly chopped)1 tablespoonFreshly chopped basilLemon slices
Nutrition Facts
calories
260 kcal
fat Content
12 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
0.3 g
sugar Content
0.2 g
sodium Content
119 mg
protein Content
9 g
trans Fat Content
0.2 g
cholesterol Content
13 mg
carbohydrate Content
2 g
saturated Fat Content
5 g
unsaturated Fat Content
10 g
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