Description
Delight your taste buds with this succulent Broiled Cod with Lemon Butter Garlic Sauce recipe. Tender cod fillets are bathed in a flavorful lemon butter garlic sauce and broiled to perfection, resulting in a dish that’s both elegant and easy to make.
Ingredients
Scale
Cod Fillets:
- 4 cod fillets (about 6 ounces each)
Lemon Butter Garlic Sauce:
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter (melted)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves (minced)
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Garnish:
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
- lemon wedges (for serving)
Instructions
- Preheat the Broiler: Preheat the broiler and line a baking sheet with foil. Lightly grease the foil with olive oil or nonstick spray.
- Prepare the Cod: Pat the cod fillets dry with paper towels and place them on the prepared baking sheet.
- Make the Lemon Butter Garlic Sauce: In a small bowl, whisk together the melted butter, olive oil, minced garlic, lemon juice, lemon zest, salt, and pepper.
- Cover the Cod with Sauce: Spoon the lemon butter garlic sauce evenly over the cod fillets.
- Broil the Cod: Broil the cod for 6–8 minutes, or until the fish flakes easily with a fork and is opaque in the center.
- Finish and Serve: Remove from the oven, sprinkle with chopped parsley, and serve immediately with lemon wedges on the side.
Notes
- If your fillets are thicker, you may need to broil for an extra minute or two.
- This dish pairs beautifully with steamed vegetables, rice, or roasted potatoes.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 fillet
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 0 g
- Sodium: 390 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 1 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 24 g
- Cholesterol: 75 mg
