Pan roasted fish fillets with lemon and thyme is a delectable and hassle-free dish that elevates the flavors of fresh fish with a zesty and aromatic twist. This recipe offers a delightful combination of crispy skin, tender flesh, and vibrant citrusy notes, making it a perfect choice for a weeknight dinner or a special occasion meal. With its ease of preparation and delightful taste, this recipe is sure to become a staple in your culinary repertoire.
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PAN-ROASTED FISH FILLETS WITH HERB BUTTER
A blast of heat in a cast-iron pan and a basting of golden butter does wonders for plain fish fillets. This life-changing method is adopted from a former chef and current fishmonger, Mark Usewicz of Mermaid's Garden in Brooklyn, who also teaches cooking classes in topics like "How to Cook Fish in a New York City Apartment." The cooking time is so short that the smell - which, if your fish is fresh and not funky, should not be overpowering - will dissipate quickly. And in the meantime, you have an easy dinner of tender fish with a toothsome crust, anointed with nutty, lemony brown butter and perfumed with herbs. You can use virtually any fish fillet, skin on or off, as long as it is not too thick. If the butter is browning too fast, reduce the heat and add a nut of cold butter to prevent scorching, or squeeze in the juice of half a lemon.
Provided by Julia Moskin
Categories dinner, lunch, quick, main course
Time 20m
Yield 2 servings
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Pat fillets dry with a paper towel. Season on both sides with salt and pepper.
- Heat a heavy 10-inch nonstick or cast-iron skillet over high heat. When the pan is hot, add the oil. Place the fillets in the pan, skin side down (if applicable), laying them down away from your body. If fillets have skin, press down gently with a spatula for about 20 seconds to prevent curling.
- Lower heat to medium and let sizzle until fish is golden and caramelized around edges, about 2 to 3 minutes. Carefully flip fillets and add butter and thyme to pan. Tilt pan slightly to let the melted butter pool at one end. Use a spoon to baste the fish with the pooled butter. Continue basting until golden all over and cooked through, 45 to 90 seconds more, depending on the thickness of your fish. Serve immediately with chopped parsley (if using) and lemon wedges.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 461, UnsaturatedFat 25 grams, Carbohydrate 5 grams, Fat 37 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 29 grams, SaturatedFat 10 grams, Sodium 471 milligrams, Sugar 0 grams, TransFat 1 gram
EASY LEMON-THYME ROASTED SALMON
Provided by Alex
Time 20m
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Place salmon filets in a baking dish and pat dry.
- Drizzle with olive oil and rub oil evenly into all of the salmon filets. Sprinkle with the salt, pepper, paprika. Top with the minced garlic, lemon zest, and scatter the lemon rounds around the salmon. Sprinkle with the fresh thyme.
- Transfer to the oven and roast until the salmon is cooked through and easily flakes with a fork, about 10-12 minutes (depending on how thick your salmon is).
- Remove from oven, serve and enjoy!!
BAKED FISH FILLETS
Baking fish fillets is the easiest way to ensure a tender, flaky entrée that maintains its flavor and doesn't dry out. Mix up a lemon-butter mixture, drizzle it on, and pop into the oven. You'll be enjoying baked fish in just half an hour.
Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Entree
Time 25m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Heat oven to 375°F. Grease bottom of rectangular pan, 11x7x1 1/2 inches.
- Cut fish fillets into 4 serving pieces if needed. Place pieces, skin sides down, in the pan, folding thin ends under if necessary for even thickness.
- Mix remaining ingredients; drizzle over fish.
- Bake uncovered 15 to 20 minutes or until fish flakes easily with fork.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 235, Carbohydrate 0 g, Cholesterol 110 mg, Fat 1 1/2, Fiber 0 g, Protein 23 g, SaturatedFat 7 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 270 mg
EASY BAKED FISH WITH LEMON
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a baking dish with cooking spray.
- Place tilapia pieces into the prepared baking dish. Combine bread crumbs, parsley, lemon zest, and garlic powder in a small bowl. Mix in melted butter and sprinkle mixture over fish fillets.
- Bake in preheated oven until tilapia flakes easily with a fork, about 15 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 439.4 calories, Carbohydrate 20.2 g, Cholesterol 113.8 mg, Fat 16.1 g, Fiber 1.6 g, Protein 50.6 g, SaturatedFat 8.3 g, Sodium 383.7 mg, Sugar 1.9 g
PAN-FRIED SEA BASS WITH MISO, LEMON, AND THYME-GLAZED ROASTIES
A tangy, easy, and healthy seafood dinner that's full of zing. The thyme adds deep flavor and the roasted vegetables give real crunch.
Provided by Alice Liveing
Categories HarperCollins Fish Seafood Dinner Bass Parsnip Sweet Potato/Yam Carrot Potato Quick and Healthy Healthy Wheat/Gluten-Free
Yield Serves 2
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas Mark 6
- In a mixing bowl, combine the miso paste, lemon juice, melted coconut oil and crushed garlic and stir well.
- Lay the vegetables in a roasting dish, drizzle the miso glaze over the veg, then give the vegetables a good toss so that they are all coated.
- Scatter the fresh thyme over the veg and a small sprinkling of sea salt then place into the hot oven for about 45 minutes.
- When the vegetables are almost ready, prepare the sea bass by scoring the skin of the fillets with a sharp knife five or six times. Season with a little salt and pepper.
- Heat a little coconut oil in a frying pan and place the sea bass in the pan, skin side down, to fry over a medium heat until the skin is crisp and brown. Flip over and cook for a further 2 minutes.
- Lay a generous helping of roasted vegetables on a plate, top with the cooked sea bass and serve.
PAN-SEARED TILEFISH WITH GARLIC, HERBS AND LEMON
All cooks needs a basic sautéed fish fillet recipe in their repertory, and this one could not be much simpler. It does require a step that may intimidate on first glance: you baste the fish with the fat you're cooking it in. Don't worry. Just use a good amount of fat in the pan, about a tablespoon per person (you could get away with a little less if you insist, or use half white wine and half fat). Basting helps cook the fish evenly and keeps it and moist. In this recipe, the fat is butter. As the fish cooks, the butter browns, taking on a nutty scent that is classic with seafood. Tilefish is specified but any firm fillet will do, from sea bass to grouper.
Provided by Melissa Clark
Categories dinner, easy, quick, main course
Time 15m
Yield 2 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Remove any remaining pin bones in the fish, pat dry, and season both sides with salt and pepper.
- In a large sauté pan over medium heat, melt butter. Once butter has begun to foam, lay fish in pan. Add green garlic or scallions and a pinch of salt. Without disturbing the fish, tilt the pan toward you; using a spoon, ladle green garlic butter over fish. Continue basting fish for 2 to 3 minutes.
- Using a spatula, gently flip fish. Reduce heat to low, cover pan and cook for 2 minutes.
- Uncover pan, add herbs and continue basting fish with butter until it is just cooked through, another minute or two longer.
- Transfer fish to a serving platter or individual plates, pour pan sauce over the top, and pour lemon juice over everything. Season with more salt and black pepper if needed. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 352, UnsaturatedFat 6 grams, Carbohydrate 5 grams, Fat 18 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 44 grams, SaturatedFat 10 grams, Sodium 640 milligrams, Sugar 1 gram, TransFat 1 gram
SLOW-BAKED SALMON WITH LEMON AND THYME
Baking salmon in a low-temperature oven slowly melts the fat between the flesh and leaves the fillets incredibly moist and tender. Lemon and thyme, a classic Mediterranean combination, add another layer of flavor without sacrificing this dish's elegant simplicity.
Provided by Bon Appétit Test Kitchen
Categories Fish Bake Easter Quick & Easy Low Cal Mother's Day Father's Day Dinner Lemon Salmon Healthy Thyme Bon Appétit Sugar Conscious Pescatarian Paleo Dairy Free Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added
Yield Makes 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 275°F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil. Brush with 1/2 tablespoon oil. Place salmon fillets, skin side down, on prepared baking sheet. Mix remaining oil, thyme, and lemon zest in a small bowl. Spread thyme mixture over salmon fillets, dividing equally. Season with salt and pepper. Let stand 10 minutes to allow flavors to meld.
- Bake salmon until just opaque in center, 15-18 minutes. Serve with lemon wedges.
PAN-ROASTED TILEFISH WITH PROSCIUTTO, LEMON, WHITE WINE AND CAPERS
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- Spread the flour on a deep plate or in a shallow bowl and season generously with salt and pepper. Dredge the tilefish fillets in the flour.
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add 1 tablespoon each of the butter and olive oil. Add the fillets and sear until browned on one side, 2 to 3 minutes. At the same time, add the prosciutto and cook, stirring, until browned. Flip the fillets and place the skillet in the oven. Roast until the fish is just cooked through, about 10 minutes. Set the fillets on serving plates and drain the prosciutto on a paper towel-lined plate.
- Return the skillet to the stovetop and heat the remaining 2 tablespoons butter and 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium heat. Add the white wine, parsley, capers and lemon juice. Bring to a boil and cook until reduced and thickened. Season with salt and pepper.
- Pour the sauce over the fish, top with the prosciutto, and garnish with parsley sprigs. Serve immediately.
ELEGANT BAKED FISH WITH TOMATO AND LEMON
This recipe is healthy, simple, and elegant enough for a party. It originally came from a restaurant in the Napa Valley of California. This cooks fast, so have the rest of your dishes ready or nearly ready by the time you put the fish in the oven. I have used tilapia but any white fish fillets should work.
Provided by Nose5775
Categories Tilapia
Time 12m
Yield 3-4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 500 degrees.
- Slice lemon and tomato into thin slices.
- Lay fillets in a single layer in a baking dish.
- Bake for 3 to 5 minutes, until they start to draw up and turn white.
- Remove from oven.
- Alternate slices of lemon and tomato on fish.
- Sprinkle with thyme and wine (if using).
- Bake 3 to 5 minutes more, or longer, until fish flakes with a fork.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 123.9, Fat 2.1, SaturatedFat 0.7, Cholesterol 56.8, Sodium 62.2, Carbohydrate 5.5, Fiber 2.2, Sugar 1.1, Protein 23.6
LEMON HERB FISH FILLETS
I adapted this simple recipe from Sara Moulton. Please note that the herbs and salt are divided - part for the fish and part for the sauce. You can use dried or fresh herbs, and you can use any light fish. The dried herbs I use are Herbes de Provence (a blend of thyme, marjoram, rosemary, basil, fennel, sage, and lavender) I'm sure various combinations will work. Or you can use 1/2 TBS each fresh chopped herbs: chives, chervil, parsley and tarragon from the original recipe.
Provided by Recipe Reader
Categories < 30 Mins
Time 20m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Combine flour, half the herbs, and half the salt.
- Season the fish with additional salt and pepper, then dredge in flour mixture to coat, shaking off the excess.
- Heat 1 TBS butter in a large skillet over moderately high heat and cook fish 3 minutes on each side. Remove from pan.
- Reduce heat to moderately low and add butter pieces and simmer until a light golden brown, about 5 minutes.
- Remove skillet from heat and stir in lemon juice, remaining herbs, salt and pepper to taste.
- Pour over fish fillets.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 236.3, Fat 16.7, SaturatedFat 9.6, Cholesterol 89.3, Sodium 753.8, Carbohydrate 6.3, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 0.1, Protein 15.1
Tips:
- Choose the right fish fillets: Look for firm and fresh fillets with a mild flavor, such as cod, tilapia, or salmon.
- Pat the fish fillets dry: This will help them crisp up in the pan and prevent them from steaming.
- Season the fish fillets generously: Use a combination of salt, pepper, and your favorite herbs and spices.
- Use a non-stick skillet: This will help prevent the fish from sticking and breaking apart.
- Heat the skillet over medium-high heat: This will help sear the fish and create a nice crust.
- Cook the fish fillets for 3-4 minutes per side, or until they are cooked through and flake easily with a fork.
- Serve the fish fillets immediately: They are best when served hot and crispy.
Conclusion:
Pan-roasted fish fillets are a quick and easy weeknight meal that is packed with flavor. By following these tips, you can create perfectly cooked fish fillets that are crispy on the outside and tender and flaky on the inside. Serve them with your favorite sides, such as roasted vegetables, mashed potatoes, or rice.
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