Preparing a delectable sautéed fish fillet dish infused with sliced garlic and butter sauce is an art of culinary expertise. This popular dish entices taste buds with its crispy, golden-brown fish fillets enveloped in a velvety, aromatic sauce. Whether you prefer using delicate white fish like cod or tilapia or more robust options like salmon or halibut, the sautéing technique allows you to achieve perfectly cooked fish with a tender, flaky interior. The addition of sliced garlic and butter sauce elevates the dish to a symphony of flavors, creating a harmonious balance between the savory notes of the fish and the richness of the sauce.
Here are our top 6 tried and tested recipes!
SIMPLE SAUTEED FISH WITH GARLIC
Provided by Ingrid DeHart - EatWellEnjoyLife.com
Categories Main Dish
Time 15m
Yield 2
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Rinse the fish fillets and blot dry with a paper towel. Season with salt and pepper.
- Heat butter in wide sauté pan over medium low heat. Once butter has begun to foam, place the fish into the pan.
- Add garlic. Sauté 1 minute without disturbing the fish.
- Tilt the pan toward you and using a spoon, ladle the garlic butter over the fish. Continue to sauté while basting the fish for 2-3 minutes.
- Using a spatula, gently flip fish. Reduce heat to low, cover pan and cook for 2 minutes.
- Uncover pan, and continue basting fish with butter until it is just cooked through, another minute or two.
- Add 3 tablespoons of parsley and turn off the heat.
- Transfer fish onto a platter or individual plates. Tilt pan and spoon butter sauce evenly over fillets.
- Sprinkle with remaining tablespoon parsley and lemon juice.
SAUTED FISH FILLETS WITH SLICED GARLIC AND BUTTER SAUCE
Although this recipe was created for fresh caught large-mouth bass, any fish fillets will work great. Intended for the campsite, you can cook it on the stove as well. Very adaptable recipe.
Provided by 2Bleu
Categories Bass
Time 15m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Season the fillets with salt and pepper. Heat a saute pan on top of the grill, firepit, or stove over med high heat.
- When the pan is hot add the olive oil and heat. Dredge the bass fillets in the flour and shake off any excess.
- Place the fillets in the pan and pan fry about 3 minutes per side, until golden brown. Remove the fish from the pan. Reduce to a medium/med-low heat (move away from coals if cooking outdoors). De-glaze the pan with the wine and then add the butter.
- When the butter is melted, add the sliced garlic. Fry for about a minute just until the garlic begins to turn light golden brown.
- Add the herbs and remove from the heat. Carefully, add the lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper. To serve, place a fillet on a plate and spoon some of the lemon garlic herb butter over the fish. Garnish with lemon slices.
PAN FRIED LARGEMOUTH BASS WITH LEMON GARLIC HERB BUTTER SAUCE
Steps:
- Season the fillets with salt and pepper. Heat a saute pan on top of the grill. When the pan is hot add 2 tablespoons of the olive oil and heat. Dredge the bass fillets in the flour and shake off any excess. Place the fillets in the pan and pan fry about 3 minutes per side, until golden brown. Remove the fish from the pan. Add the rest of the butter to the pan and melt. When the butter is hot, add the sliced garlic. Fry the garlic until it just begins to turn light golden brown. Add the herbs and remove from the heat. Carefully, add the lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper. To serve, place a fillet on a plate and spoon some of the lemon garlic herb butter over the fish.
FISH FILLETS IN GARLIC BUTTER
This dish features seafood that's a mealtime mainstay in our home area. If fresh salmon isn't available where you live, other fish varieties will work just as well.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 15m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- In a skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Saute garlic 1 minute. Place fish over garlic, cover and cook over low heat 3 minutes. Carefully turn fish; sprinkle with onions. Cover and continue to cook until fish flakes easily with a fork, about 2-3 minutes. Squeeze lemon over fish. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 132 calories, Fat 10g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 40mg cholesterol, Sodium 84mg sodium, Carbohydrate 1g carbohydrate (0 sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 9g protein.
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
SAUTEED CATFISH FILLETS WITH PECAN BUTTER SAUCE
Steps:
- Have ready in separate shallow dishes the flour, and the egg beaten with the water. Dredge each catfish fillet in the flour, shaking off the excess, dip it in the egg mixture, letting the excess drip off, and dredge it in the flour again, shaking off the excess. Transfer the fish as it is coated to a wax paper-lined baking sheet. In a large skillet heat 2 tablespoons of the oil over moderately high heat until it is hot but not smoking and in it sauté the fish in batches, adding the remaining oil as necessary, for 2 to 3 minutes on each side, or until it just flakes. Transfer the fish to paper towels to drain and keep it warm, covered.
- In a skillet cook the onion and the garlic in the butter over moderately low heat, stirring, until they are softened, add the pecans, and cook the mixture over moderately high heat, swirling the skillet, until the butter is browned and the pecans are toasted well. Stir in the lemon juice, the Tabasco, and salt and pepper to taste. Divide the fish among 6 heated plates, spoon the butter sauce over it, and garnish each serving with a lemon wedge.
Tips for Making the Best Sautéed Fish Fillets with Sliced Garlic and Butter Sauce
- Use fresh fish fillets. Frozen fish can be used, but fresh fish will give you the best results.
- Choose a firm-fleshed fish. This will help the fish hold its shape when sautéing.
- Season the fish fillets with salt and pepper before cooking. This will help enhance the flavor of the fish.
- Use a large skillet to cook the fish fillets. This will help prevent the fish from overcrowding and sticking to the pan.
- Cook the fish fillets over medium heat. This will help prevent the fish from overcooking and becoming dry.
- Add the sliced garlic and butter to the skillet towards the end of cooking. This will help prevent the garlic from burning.
- Serve the fish fillets immediately with the sliced garlic and butter sauce.
Conclusion
Sautéed fish fillets with sliced garlic and butter sauce is a quick and easy dish that is perfect for a weeknight meal. The fish is cooked to perfection and the sauce is rich and flavorful. This dish is sure to please everyone at the table.
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