Simple Fish Dinner with Lemon Garlic Butter Sauce
This Simple Fish Dinner features perfectly seared fish fillets drizzled with a zesty lemon garlic butter sauce. It's a quick and delicious meal that...
Ingredients
- 4 fish fillets (such as salmon or tilapia)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 lemon, juiced and zested
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- Lemon wedges for serving
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Season both sides of the fish fillets with salt, black pepper, and paprika before placing them in the hot skillet.
- Cook the fish for about 3-4 minutes on each side until golden brown and cooked through. Remove the fillets from the skillet and set aside on a plate.
- In the same skillet, reduce the heat to medium and add the unsalted butter. Once melted, stir in the minced garlic and sauté for about 1 minute until fragrant.
- Pour in the lemon juice and zest, stirring to combine with the garlic butter sauce. Let it simmer for an additional minute to blend the flavors.
- Return the cooked fish to the skillet, spooning the lemon garlic butter sauce over the fillets to coat them well.
- Garnish the fish with fresh parsley and serve immediately with lemon wedges on the side.