Pan-Seared Lemon Butter Barramundi
A delicious and simple recipe for pan-seared barramundi fillets topped with a flavorful lemon butter sauce.
Ingredients
| 4 | barramundi fillets (skin on or off) |
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| cooking spray (canola or olive oil) | |
| 2 | tablespoons salted butter |
| 1 | small garlic clove |
| 1⁄2 | teaspoon salt |
| 3 | tablespoons lemon juice |
| 4-6 | fresh basil leaves (or ¾ tsp. dry) |
Instructions
| 1. | Begin by rinsing the barramundi fillets and patting them dry with a paper towel. |
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| 2. | Lightly spray the fillets with canola or olive oil. |
| 3. | In a hot skillet, saute the fillets for 3 minutes on high heat with the skin side up. |
| 4. | Carefully flip the fillets and cook for an additional minute. Transfer the cooked fillets to a serving dish. |
| 5. | To prepare the sauce, gently saute a small garlic clove and salted butter in the skillet for about 2 minutes. Stir in salt, lemon juice, and torn basil leaves. |
| 6. | Remove the skillet from heat and spoon the lemon butter sauce over the barramundi fillets just before serving. |
| 7. | For serving suggestions, consider pairing the barramundi with lightly steamed young green beans. |
Nutrients
The following values are based on a single serving of this recipe.
| Calories | 109.3 kcal |
| Protein | 11.8 g |
| Fat | 6.3 g |
| Carbohydrates | 1.1 g |
| Fiber | 0.1 g |
| Sugar | 0.3 g |
Published on Jul 20, 2024 by Luminița