Best Lemon Garlic Baked Cod Recipes

BAKED COD WITH PESTO & GARLIC LEMON BUTTER BY NOREEN

Steps:

• 1. Soak Cod in Milk for 30 minutes. This helps to sweeten the fish. You can skip this step if you want. Simply just rinse and pat dry the fish. Heat oven to 400 degree's. Take out all ingredients needed. Combine breadcrumbs, paprika, parsley, oregano, basil,salt, pepper and cheese together in a bowl. Toss crumbs with 3 TB melted butter.
• 2. Place filets in a buttered casserole or pan. Place Skin side down. Divide and Spread pesto sauce over each fillet. You just want a very thin amount of pesto. Pesto a strong goes along way. Pat the breadcrumb mixture on top of the pesto onto the fish fillets.
• 3. Melt the 2 TB butter and drizzle over fish. Place in oven uncovered. Bake about 20 minutes. Fish should flake when cut with fork.
• 4. in a small pan. Add olive oil. Heat pan to medium high. Add the crushed cloves of garlic to the pan. Stir constantly until garlic is light golden brown. Do not let it brown to much. It sjould take less than 15 seconds. Uou want it to barely get brown. Remove from heat. Add green onion, and crushed red pepper if wanted.
• 5. Stir in the wine or stock. Add the lemon juice. Cook and stir until sauce reduces to 1/2. I There won't be a lot of sauce after It reduces. Remove from heat. Add 4 TB's of chopped butter. Keep stirring until butter melts and sauce thickens.
• 6. Remove fish from oven. Plate fish. Drizzle butter sauce around each serving.

MEDITERRANEAN BAKED COD RECIPE WITH LEMON AND GARLIC

Steps:

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

MEDITERRANEAN BAKED COD WITH LEMON AND GARLIC

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400.
• Mix lemon juice, oil and butter in a shallow bowl and set aside.
• In another shallow bowl, mix flour, spices, salt and pepper and set aside.
• Pat fish dry. Dip in lemon juice mixture then flour mixture; shake off excess. Reserve the lemon mixture for later.
• Heat 2 Tbl olive oil in oven proof skillet until shimmering but not smoking. Add fish and sear on each side to give it some color. Remove from heat.
• Add minced garlic to remaining lemon juice mixture and drizzle over fish.
• Bake until it begins to flake easily with a fork, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and sprinkle with chopped parsley and serve immediately.

LEMON GARLIC BAKED COD

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 425 F.
• 2. In a bowl stir together sour cream, zest, garlic, parsley, salt and pepper. Spread the mixture over the cod fillets. Place fillets on a baking sheet, lined with parchment paper.
• 3. If panko topping is desired, stir together the panko and butter and press on the tops of fillets.
• 4. Bake 425 for 10-12 minutes.