Lemon Butter Fish

Name: Lemon Butter Fish
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Australian
Ingredients: 4 white fish fillets (snapper, barramundi or flathead); salt and pepper to season; 2 tbsp plain flour for dusting; 3 tbsp butter; 2 tbsp olive oil; 3 cloves garlic, minced; juice of 2 lemons; 3 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped; steamed greens and rice to serve

A quick Australian pan-fried white fish in a simple lemon butter sauce. Dusting the fish lightly in flour before it hits the pan helps it brown properly and leaves just enough starch behind to lightly thicken the lemon butter sauce.

Total time

15 min

Prep

5 min

Cook

10 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Australian

Ingredients

4white fish fillets (snapper, barramundi or flathead)

salt and pepperto season

2 tbspplain flour for dusting

3 tbspbutter

2 tbspolive oil

3 clovesgarlic, minced

juice of 2lemons

3 tbspfresh parsley, chopped

steamed greens and riceto serve

Instructions

Season and dust fish with flour.

Fry in butter and oil 3-4 minutes per side until golden.

Remove fish.

Add garlic to pan. Cook 30 seconds. Add lemon juice and parsley.

Pour sauce over fish. Serve with greens.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

148

Protein

0.7g

Fat

15.6g

Carbs

2.8g

Fiber

0.8g

Sodium

8mg

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