Mangrove Snapper with Garlic Lemon Butter
Mangrove Snapper with Garlic Lemon Butter is a quick and easy dinner made in one pan. The fish is seared until golden and topped with a simple garlic lemon butter sauce. Clean, fresh flavor in every bite and ready in 20 minutes. Serve it with rice, veggies, or a side salad for great meal.
Ingredients
For the Fish
- 1 pound mangrove snapper fillets (sub red snapper, hogfish, haddock, cod, or any other thin white fish)
- sea salt and black pepper
- ¼ cup flour (all-purpose, brown rice flour, cornstarch, etc.) or leave it out for low-carb
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 lemon, sliced into wedges for serving
For the Lemon Garlic Sauce
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter (sub ghee, coconut oil, or olive oil)
- 1 large garlic clove, minced
- juice of half a fresh lemon or 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Zest the lemon, then cut it in half and squeeze out the juice.
- In a small pot, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook about 20 seconds until fragrant.
- Add lemon juice and zest, parsley, a pinch of salt, and a few grinds of pepper. Turn off the heat and cover the pot.
- Pat the fish dry. Season both sides with salt and pepper.
- Scatter the flour on a plate and gently press the fish into the flour on both sides. Shake off the excess.
- Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. When oil is shimmering, add the fish and cook 2-3 minutes per side, depending on its thickness.
- Plate the fish and spoon the sauce over the top.
Notes
You might need to cook the fish in two batches. If you do, change the cooking oil between batches. To save time, you can use two skillets at once.
Leftovers & Reheating
Store any leftover fish and sauce in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 days.
To reheat, place the fish in a non-stick skillet over low heat with the sauce for a few minutes.
Nutrition
Calories: 819.4kcalCarbohydrates: 9.8gProtein: 93.4gTotal Fat: 42.9gSaturated Fat: 17.6gCholesterol: 226.7mgSodium: 584.5mgPotassium: 1920.1mgFiber: 0.4gSugar: 0.1g
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