Pan-fried cod with browned butter sauce
This shelf holds light butter blended with canola oil, which browns steadily without burning and won't split under heat, perfect for a quick weeknight fish. Cod fillets catch colour in minutes, then finish in the nutty butter foam. You'll have dinner on the table in under twenty.
About 860 calories a serving, 126 g protein, 17 g carbohydrate, 29 g fat. From USDA figures for 100% of the ingredients; amounts are the recipe's.
To buy
- two 6-ounce pieces skinless cod fillets
- one lemon
From your shelf
- 4 tablespoons Land O' Lakes light butter with canola oil
Staples
- to taste salt
- to taste pepper
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 2 cloves garlic
- Heat 2 tablespoons of the butter blend in a skillet over medium-high until it begins to foam. Pat two 6-ounce cod fillets dry, then dust each with 1 tablespoon flour seasoned with salt and pepper. Lay them in the pan and cook for 3 minutes, until the underside is golden.
- Turn the fillets and cook for another 2 to 3 minutes, until the fish flakes at the thickest part. Transfer to a plate, loosely covered.
- Add the remaining 2 tablespoons butter and 2 minced garlic cloves to the same pan over medium heat. Watch as the butter foams and turns golden, about 2 minutes, stirring the garlic so it colours evenly without burning. Pour the brown butter and garlic over the fish.
- Squeeze the juice of half a lemon over each fillet and taste; adjust salt and pepper if needed. Serve right away.
Note Swap cod for haddock or any mild white fish fillet of similar thickness. Leftovers keep in the fridge for one day and are best eaten cold or gently reheated. Serve with a green salad dressed in lemon juice and olive oil, or with steamed potatoes.
On the label
WATER*, BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), CANOLA OIL*, BUTTERMILK*, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF FOOD STARCH - MODIFIED*, TAPIOCA MALTODEXTRIN*, SALT, DISTILLED MONOGLYCERIDES*, LACTIC ACID*, POTASSIUM SORBATE AND SODIUM BENZOATE* (PRESERVATIVES), NATURAL FLAVOR*, XANTHAN GUM*, PGPR*, BETA CAROTENE (COLOR). *INGREDIENTS NOT FOUND IN REGULAR BUTTER.
Land O' Lakes, butter & spread, serving 14 g. Ingredients as printed on the label.
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Cooks as butter, vegetable oil. Half of it left? Use up the butter.