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Baked Cod Recipe with Lemon and Garlic

Baked Cod Recipe with Lemon and Garlic

This Baked Cod Recipe with Lemon and Garlic features tender cod fillets coated in a zesty lemon sauce, making for a delicious and healthy meal.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Mediterranean
Servings 4 pieces
Calories 319.3 kcal

Equipment

  • oven
  • Cast Iron Skillet
  • Shallow Bowls

Ingredients
  

Main Ingredients

  • 1.5 lb Cod fillet pieces 4-6 pieces
  • ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley leaves

Lemon Sauce

  • 5 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • 5 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil link to high quality olive oil
  • 2 tablespoon melted butter
  • 5 cloves garlic minced

For Coating

  • cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon ground coriander link to product
  • ¾ teaspoon sweet Spanish paprika link to product
  • ¾ teaspoon ground cumin link to product
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper

Instructions
 

Cooking Steps

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
  • Mix together the lemon juice, olive oil, and melted butter in a shallow bowl (do not add the garlic yet). Set aside.
  • In another shallow bowl, mix the all-purpose flour, spices, salt and pepper. Set next to the lemon sauce.
  • Pat the fish dry. Dip the fish in the lemon sauce then dip it in the flour mixture. Shake off excess flour. Reserve the lemon sauce for later.
  • Heat 2 tablespoon olive oil in a cast iron skillet (or an oven-safe pan) over medium-high heat (watch the oil to be sure it is shimmering but not smoking). Add the fish and sear on each side to give it some color, but do not fully cook (about 2 minutes on each side). Remove the skillet from heat.
  • To the remaining lemon sauce, add the minced garlic and mix. Drizzle all over the fish fillets.
  • Bake in the heated oven until the fish flakes easily with a fork (10 minutes should do it, but begin checking earlier). Remove from the heat and sprinkle chopped parsley. Serve immediately.

Notes

Serve immediately with Lebanese rice and this Mediterranean chickpea salad or traditional Greek salad. Leftovers can be refrigerated for 2 to 3 days, or frozen for up to one month.

Nutrition

Serving: 1pieceCalories: 319.3kcalCarbohydrates: 9.6gProtein: 25.8gFat: 19.8gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 70.6mgSodium: 466.1mgPotassium: 641.5mgFiber: 1.2gSugar: 0.5gVitamin A: 603.3IUVitamin C: 14.2mgCalcium: 45.3mgIron: 1.7mg
Keyword Baked Cod, Cod Recipe, Healthy Cod, Lemon Garlic Cod, seafood recipe
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