Lemon Butter Fish Fillet

🍋🧈 Lemon Butter Fish Fillet

Light, flaky fish in a rich lemon-butter sauce — ready in minutes and perfect for a quick, elegant meal.

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🛒 Ingredients

• 4 fish fillets (cod, tilapia, haddock, or sole)
• Salt & black pepper, to taste
• ½ tsp paprika (optional)
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 3 tbsp butter
• 3–4 cloves garlic, minced
• Juice of 1 lemon
• Zest of ½ lemon (optional)
• 2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped

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👩‍🍳 Instructions

1. Season the fish
   • Pat fillets dry. Season both sides with salt, pepper, and paprika.
2. Pan-sear
   • Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
   • Add fish and cook 3–4 minutes per side until golden and flaky.
   • Remove fish to a plate.
3. Make lemon butter sauce
   • In the same pan, melt butter.
   • Add garlic and sauté 30 seconds (do not brown).
   • Stir in lemon juice and zest.
4. Finish
   • Return fish to pan, spoon sauce over fillets.
   • Simmer 1–2 minutes.
5. Serve
   • Sprinkle with parsley and extra lemon slices.

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⭐ Tips

• Add a splash of cream for a creamy lemon butter version
• Great with rice, mashed potatoes, or steamed veggies
• Works perfectly with salmon or shrimp too

If you want this baked, air-fryer, or creamy garlic lemon version, just tell me 🍋✨